• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2004

This project was carried out under the assumption that applying a science history program to a teaching-learning process would lead to students' increased interest in science and increase the development of their scientific process skills. The project aimed at designing an effective science history program which would help to improve students' scientific process skills, to enhance their interest in learning science, and to maintain their inquiry learning abilities. The survey for the activity objectives was produced by the authors. The test items used for testing students' scientific attitude and scientific process skills were created by Korea National University of Education. The survey about scientific perception indicated that there was a meaningful difference of p=0.005 before and after implementing this program. The survey about scientific interest shows that students became interested in science, science-learning and science-related activities after participating in the science history program. Students' scientific process sills increased by 9% after the program was implemented in the subjects' classes. This indicates that the science history program was effective in improving students' science scientific process skills. Since this project, which targeted 8th grade science education activities, has proven to be effective, developing other programs suitable for younger and older students seems promising, too.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.16-30
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• 2019

This study aimed to develop and apply the process-focused assessment, and verify the assessment's effectiveness for improving scientific communication skills in elementary science learning. To achieve the aims of this study, the unit "Action of Electricity" in elementary science text book for 5-6th students was selected, and then 13 process-focused assessments were developed to improve scientific communication skills. 119 elementary school students in 6th grade participated in this research. it was performed to compare between 60 students on the general assessment and 59 students on the process-focused assessment in the results of achievement levels on scientific concept and scientific communication skills. The results were as follows: First, this study showed that process-focused assessment had higher educational effectiveness in specific area of scientific communication skills than the general assessment. Second, the process-focused assessment can help to form students' scientific concepts as the general assessment. Furthermore, the process-focused assessment group was more effective at reducing the non-scientific concept than the general assessment.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.647-655
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• 2014

이 연구는 초등학생들의 과학적 의사소통능력, 과학 탐구능력, 논리적 사고력이 학업성취도 수준에 미치는 영향을 분석하여, 과학적 소양 함양을 위한 교육에 시사점을 얻고자 하였다. 초등학교 6학년 학생 64명을 대상으로 과학적 의사소통능력 검사(SCST), 과학 탐구능력 검사(TSPS), 논리적 사고력 검사(GALT)를 실시하였으며, 과학교과지필 평가와 과학교과 서술형 평가, 전체교과의 학업성취도 평가를 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 이러한 자료를 바탕으로 과학 탐구능력과 논리적 사고력, 과학적 의사소통능력의 상호간의 상관관계를 분석하고, 각각의 능력의 하위 요소별로 학업 성취도와의 영향을 분석하였다. 그리고 과학 탐구능력과 논리적 사고력이 영향을 주고 있는 과학적 의사소통능력이 학업성취수준에 직접적인 영향을 미친다는 가정아래세 가지 유형의 성취도평가와의 상관관계를 구조적인 모형으로 분석하였다. 연구 결과 과학적 의사소통능력과 과학 탐구능력, 논리적 사고력은 서로 높은 상관관계를 가지고 있었다. 그리고 이 세 능력은 학습자의 과학교과 지필, 과학교과 서술형, 전체교과 학업 성취도 수준와도 유의미한 상관관계를 가졌으며, 하위 요소별로 그 상관정도는 조금씩 다르게 나타났다. 마지막으로 과학 탐구능력과 논리적 사고력이 과학적 의사소통능력에 영향을 주고 과학적 의사소통능력이 학습자의 학업성취도 수준에 직접적인 영향을 끼친다는 모형을 설정하여 분석한 결과, 과학적 의사소통능력이 전체 교과에 대한 학업 성취도 수준에 가장 크게 영향을 주고 있었다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to investigate how free inquiry activities affects the scientific process skills and scientific attitudes of 5th and 6th of elementary school students. For this study, 265 elementary students from 5th and 6th grade in Seoul were selected. In comparison group 130 students were implemented and to the experimental group 135 students who did not the free inquiry activities were implemented. The result of this study is as follows: First, curiosity was the most affective factor that motivate free inquiry activities and made them select their topics. Most of the students invested for the inquiry activity in less than 3 weeks. They had some help in every stages. Students became interested in free inquiry activities because they learned new facts and enjoyed doing experiments and they wanted to continue for the same reasons. Second, free inquiry activities had little effect on the basic science process skills of the experimental group, compared to the control group at the significant difference of p=0.05. Third, free inquiry activities had considerable effect on the integrative inquiry process skills of the experimental group, compared to the control group at the significant difference of p=0.05. Fourth, the result of the post-test of the experimental group showed that free inquiry activities had no effect on scientific attitudes at the significant difference of p=0.05. In conclusion, free inquiry activities will be much more effective in developing integrative inquiry process skills than in developing basic scientific process skills and scientific attitudes.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding on the primary school students' scientific creative problem solving ability, science process skills and attitude toward science class. To verify this research problem, the subject of this study was fifth-grade students selected from four classes of M elementary school located in Busan city. For four months, the experimental group of 51 students was taught using the "scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding". The control group also of 53 students was taught in normal classes which used a text-book. All students were given pre and post test to verify the effects of scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding on the primary school students' scientific creative problem solving ability, science process skills and attitude toward science class. The results from this study are as the following. First, the scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding were effective in scientific creative problem solving ability among the primary school students. It is possibly because in the process where one student compare his/her own thoughts with the others' ones and discuss them. Second, the scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding were effective in science process skills among the primary school students. Third, the scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding were effective in attitude toward science class. In conclusion, the scientific discussion classes focusing problem finding had positive effects on improvement of primary school students' scientific creative problem solving ability, science process skills and also could lead to a change in students' cognition about science class to a positive way. Therefore, the scientific discussion class focusing problem finding is hopefully to be provided as an effective instructive strategy of science class in school in the future.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.251-264
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• 1994

There are a considerable number of instruments in testing science process skills in Korea as well as America and Europe. However, it has been difficult to find the instruments encompass the wide range of scientific process skills. Most instruments developed and used in Korea were focused on a school level or a few components of scientific process skills. In this study, the researchers examined the whole body of scientific process and identified 10 component skills. Three items for each component process skills were developed and revised by two pilot tests. The final instruments showed moderate difficulty, discrimination index, reliability, and validity. The instrument was also tested the usability by finding differences of students' ability on science process skills by grade levels, sexes, and city size. The results showed that the instrument was proved to be useful to discriminates the differences.

• 아동학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.167-191
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to examine how science activities using nonfiction literature affectspreschool children's scientific process skills, attitudes and concepts. For the purposes of this study, two classes, consisting of four and five-year-old children in a kindergarten located in D city were selected. One class was designated as the experimental group and the other as the control group. The experimental group performed science activities using nonfiction literature, while the control group did not. Thisexperimental study was conducted over the course of 8 weeks. Analysis of data was performed by ANCOVA. The results of the posttest indicated that the experimental group which performed science activities using nonfiction literature showed an improvement in their process skills, scientific attitudes and scientific concepts compared with the control group.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제25권spc5호
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• pp.532-547
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• 2007

The purposes of this study were to investigate the creative science problem solving (CSPS) process amongst scientifically-gifted students and average students through the qualitative think-aloud research method, and to compare the differences in their CSP, scientific knowledge, scientific process skills, creative thinking, and finally, the affective domain used in their CSPS. For the purposes of this study, two scientifically-gifted 6th grade students and one average student were selected. The results show that one gifted student with good creative thinking skills exhibited better performance in CSPS than the other gifted student, who had the highest level of scientific knowledge. In the case of the average student, in spite of her high level of factual knowledge, she had difficulty in proceeding in CSPS due to her shallow scientific knowledge along with her low level of understanding of the given problem. This study highlights the importance of considering the factors which influence successful CSPS and which can play an important role in the education of scientifically-gifted children. These factors were identified as scientific knowledge, understanding of the scientific process, creative thinking, the affective domain, and science problem solving skills.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.289-310
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• 2013

본 연구의 목적은 과학영재 프로그램의 탐구활동에서 다루고 있는 과학탐구능력을 토대로 과학영재들에게 적합한 탐구활동을 개발하는 과정에서 고려해야 할 점을 제안하려는 것이다. 이를 위하여 과학영재프로그램의 탐구활동을 분석하고, 상위 수준의 과학탐구능력인 문제인식, 문제발견, 탐구계획이 다루어진 횟수를 근거로 탐구활동을 평가하였으며, 분석결과를 토대로 탐구활동에 이 과학탐구능력들이 다루어지도록 수정하였다. 연구 결과는 첫째, 탐구주제마다 다루어지는 과학탐구능력의 종류와 수가 조금씩 다르다. 둘째, 본 연구에서 과학영재들에게 적합한 과학탐구능력이라고 정한 문제인식과 문제발견은 거의 다루어지지 않고 있으며, 탐구계획은 일부 활동에서 다루어지고 있다. 셋째, 일부 탐구활동은 수정 후에 문제인식, 문제발견, 탐구계획을 다루게 되었다. 연구결과에 따르면 과학영재프로그램의 탐구활동들은 다수의 다양한 주제들로 구성되어야 하며 각 주제의 탐구활동에 문제인식, 문제발견, 탐구계획과 같은 상위 수준의 과학탐구능력을 더 다루어야 할 것이다. 이를 위해서는 탐구활동 개발자가 과학영재학생에게 적합한 과학탐구능력을 미리 정하고 이를 구안하려는 의도를 가지고 개발해야 할 것이다.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.337-356
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• 2011

본 연구는 IIM을 적용한 천문학습 프로그램 개발 적용이 초등과학영재학생의 과학탐구능력 및 과학적 태도에 미치는 효과를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. IIM이란 독자적 탐구방법으로 학생들 스스로 탐구하고 연구하는 수업형태로 7단계의 학습단계를 가지고 있다. 본 연구의 실행을 위해서 초등학교 과학교과 5학년 천문영역의 내용을 바탕으로 IIM의 탐구단계를 적용하여 총 7차시(6주간)로 천문학습 프로그램을 구성하였으며, 주제 선정하기(1차시), 목표 설정하기(2차시), 자료 조사하기(3차시), 탐구 활동하기(4차시), 목표 평가하기(5차시), 보고서 작성하기(6차시), 발표하기(7차시) 등으로 구성하여 적용하였다. 본 연구의 효과를 검증하기 위해 연구반은 울산광역시 소재 G 초등학교 과학영재반(초등 3학년) 20명을 선정하였다. 검사도구는 과학탐구능력 검사와 과학적 태도 검사지를 사용하였고, 통계해석 프로그램은 SPSS WIN 18.0을 사용하여 결과를 분석하였다. 연구의 결과는 IIM을 적용한 천문학습 프로그램은 초등과학영재학생의 과학탐구능력(F=4.920, p=.021)에 긍정적인 효과가 있었고, 초등과학영재학생의 과학적 태도(F=11.224, p=.001)에도 긍정적인 효과가 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 IIM을 적용한 천문학습 프로그램은 초등과학영재학생들의 과학탐구능력 신장과 과학적 태도 함양에 도움이 된다는 것을 알 수 있으며 나아가 과학영재원이나 과학영재학급 교육과정에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.