• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2000

Elementary school teachers' understandings about buoyancy were investigated through the questionnaire method. The questionnaire was composed of 4 questions on hydraulic pressure and 8 questions on buoyancy. The questions on buoyancy asked about the correlation of buoyancy with following basic concepts, density of liquid, volume of submerged object and so forth. 295 teachers on the 22 elementary schools in Busan, Yangsan and Gimhae were selected through random sampling method. The results of this study were summarized as follows: On the correlation of the magnitude and direction of hydraulic pressure with the depth of water, a large portion of the respondents had a scientific conception. But on the correlation of hydraulic pressure with density, the relatively small portion of them appeared to have a scientific conception. The respondents, on the whole, had a scientific conception about the correlation of buoyancy with density of liquid. But they seemed to have naive conceptions about the correlation of buoyancy with the volume of a submerged object and with the depth of water, the amount of water in container and the reduced amount of water by the object from container. We found that the respondents were context dependent and tended to search for solutions for the questions of buoyancy using the concept of pressure in the water. From above results, we suggested that in the would-be revised elementary science text book, the contents of pressure in the water should be introduced after the concept of weight in the water was gained.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.261-266
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• 2002

학생들은 어떠한 과학 탐구 문제를 적절한 것으로 생각하는지 조사하기 위하여, 서울 소재 중학교 1학년 중 과학 성적이 상위 1/3 안에 해당하는 105명을 연구 대상으로 선정하고, 이 학생들에게 자신들이 수행할 탐구 문제를 스스로 설정하게 한 다음, 이를 모두 수집하여 제시하고 각각의 문제에 대하여 적절한지 여부를 5단계 리커트 척도를 사용하여 평가하도록 하였다. 탐구 수행전 평가에서는 탐구 문제에 과학적 용어나 주제가 포함되는가, 쉽게 경험하기 어려운 내용이나 소재가 포함되는가, 원인과 결과의 인과적 관계를 질문하는가 등을 적절한 탐구 문제라고 하였다. 탐구 수행 후 탐구 문제가 변경된 학생들에게 그 이유를 조사한 결과 '실행 가능성'을 또 다른 준거로 생각함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.930-943
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• 2007

이 연구에서는 과학자들의 연구 수행에서 나타나는 인식론적 특성을 반영한 개방적 참탐구 활동을 수행하도록 하고,이 과정에서 학생들이 실제로 과학의 인지과정을 경험하면서 참탐구 인식론을 반영한 추론 특성을 보이는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 서울시 소재 과학고등학교 1학년 학생 86명을 연구 대상으로 하였으며,4주 동안 비교집단 2개 학급의 학생들은 전통적인 학교 탐구 활동을 수행하게 하고 실험집단 2개 학급의 학생들은 개방적 참탐구 활동을 수행하게 한 후 학생들이 제기한 질문을 비교하였다. 그 결과 두 집단의 학생들이 제기한 질문의 빈도는 크게 차이가 없었으나,질문의 유형에는 차이가 있었다. 실험집단에서 사고 질문의 빈도가 높게 나타났고,질문의 세부 유형에서도 비교집단 학생들의 질문과 유의미한 차이를 보였다(p <.01) 특히 사고를 확장시키는 질문과 변칙 데이터에 대한 질문의 빈도에서 큰 차이가 있었다. 또한 실험 집단에서 제기된 질문 가운데에는 과학적 방법,변칙 데이터,추론의 불확실성과 같은 참과학의 인식론을 반영하는 질문들이 발견되어 개방적 참탐구 수행에서 학생들이 과학적 인식론을 이해하게 될 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 탐구주제에 따른 질문 비교에서 개방도가 높아질수록 변칙탐지 질문과 전략질문의 빈도가 높아지는 경향이 있었고,귀납적 질문과 유추적 질문의 경우에는 개방도보다는 탐구 주제와 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.121-133
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• 1996

This study investigates the effect of instructional program using Nott & Wellington's" your nature of science profile" to facilitate the understanding about the nature of science for elementary preservice teachers. To do this. this study used posttest only control group design. The students in control group studied the topic by instructional program using textbook and reference book. Experimental group studied by instructional program: (1)evaluating personally one's understanding of the nature of science using Nott and Wellington's "your nature of science profile"; (2)studying the way of understanding the nature of science focusing five dimensions presented in it; (3)knowing other's understanding the nature of science; (4)discussing and evaluating reflectively the various aspect about it. Because the true understanding about the nature of science is not only to know about the method of science but also to know the target of science. We planned to evaluate the effect of instruction by such dichotomous way as evaluating simultaneously the understanding about the method of science and the target of science. Therefore the Questionnaire to evaluate the effect of instruction consisted two pairs of open-ended Questions: first pair is consisted of questions for the representation and judgement of scientific theory, second pair is consisted of questions for components and sources of scientific manipulation of the structure of science. The results of questionnaires by experimental group(n=75) and control group(n=77) are as follows: (1) Analysing responses about first pair of questions in dichotomous way, we identified four different patterns in students' understanding about scientific theory. And the instructional program using Nott & Wellington's "your nature of science profile" is not significantly effective in the distribution of patterns of understanding about scientific theory, but effective in driving out scientifically valid understanding, naturalistic realism, about scientific theory from the students having realistic aspect in representation of scientific theory; (2) Analysing responses about second pair of questions in dichotomous way, we identified five different patterns in students's understanding about structure of science. And the instructional program using Nott & Wellington's "your nature of science profile" is significantly effective in the distribution of patterns of understanding about structure of science, and effective in driving out scientifically valid understanding, dualistic-circular view or dualistic-circular view, about structure of science from the students having dualistic or dualistic aspect in components of structure of science.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2005

이 연구의 목적은 초등예비교사들의 관찰활동에서 나타난 인과적 의문의 사고 유형과 생성 과정을 알아보는데 있다. 연구를 수행하기 위하여 기 개발된 (이혜정 등, 2004) 관찰활동 수행에 적합한 4가지의 과제 즉, 사이다에 담긴 건포도 관찰, 촛불 관찰, 잉크에 염색된 샐러리 관찰, 암석 관찰 과제를 토대로 교원 양성 대학교 4학년 학생 7명을 대상으로 질적연구 방법을 통하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 인과적 의문에서 나타난 사고 유형은 설명자 탐색의문이 8가지로 유형을 분류할 수 있었으며, 설명자 확인 의문은 설명자 탐색 의문에서 나타난 8가지 사고 유형 외에 설명자 차용이 추가로 발견되어 9가지로 사고 유형을 분류 할 수 있었다. 또한 설명자 탐색 의문의 생성 과정은 6가지 유형으로, 설명자 확인 인과적 의문의 생성 과정은 5가지 유형으로 생성되었다. 이러한 연구 결과는 학생들에게 과학적 탐구의 방향과 방법을 안내할 수 있는 교수 전략과 학생들의 과학적 의문 생성을 돕는 교수-학습 프로그램 개발을 위한 교수 전략으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.209-223
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze science self-efficacy, science self-concept and scientific attitude according to the class size in the elementary school. For this purpose, three research questions were set as follows; First, are there any differences in science self-efficacy according to the class size? Second, are there any differences in science self-concept according to the class size? Third, are there any differences scientific attitude according to the class size? To solve this research questions, the subjects in this study were 809 5th and 6th grade students of eight elementary schools in Busan. 220 were sampled from small-size classes, 354 from mid-size classes and 235 from large-size classes. The results of this study through the process are as follows; First, there were significant differences in science self-efficacy according to the class size. Second, there were significant differences in science self-concept according to the class size. Third, according to the result, there was not a significant difference in scientific attitude according to the class size. The findings of the study suggest that it is necessary the class size should be adjusted to the appropriate level for improving student's science self-efficacy and science self-concept.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.84-92
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• 2007

이 연구는 생물학자들이 생물학 현상에서 과학적 의문을 생성할 때 나타나는 두뇌의 활성을 분석하고자했다. 이를 위해서 10개의 의문 생성 과제를 개발하여 8명의 생물학자들에 투입하였고, 의문 생성 과정에서 fMRl를 통해 생물학자들의 두뇌 활성을 측정하여 분석하였다. 그 결과, 방추이랑, 전안구운동 영역, 소뇌, 좌측 전두엽, 좌우측 해마와 대상이랑, 복외측전 두피질부 등이 특징적으로 활성화되었다. 이것은 과학적 의문을 생성하는 과정에서 생물학자들의 뇌는 주어진 생물학 현상을 상세히 분석하였고, 언어적 전략을 사용하였으며, 현재의 현상과 비교하기 위해서 과거의 경험상황과 선지식 등의 장기기억을 인출하고 표상했다고 할 수 있다. 특히 복외측전 두피질부의 활성은 의문 생성 과정에서 뇌가 인지적 갈등 및 부조화 단계를 거쳤음을 보여주었다고 할 수 있다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2004

Pre-service teachers' understandings on magnet was investigated through the questionnaire method. The questionnaire was composed of 17 questions about the strength of magnet, the magnetized object and the direction of magnetic field around magnet. In this investigation study, 225 pre-service teachers were selected through random sampling method, who were sophomores in a National University of Education. The formation rate of the scientific conceptions on the strength of magnet was 30.3% and that on the direction of magnetic field around magnet was 53.9%. The average formation rate of scientific conception of all questions on magnet was 44.13%, which doesn't seem to be high as expected. It shows that many of subjects of the questionnaire don't understand fully the concept of moleclar magnet model and the superposition effects of magnetic field around magnet. The formation rate of the scientific conception on magnet of females who took courses in sciences in high school were higher than that of females who took courses in arts in high school, which had meaningful difference (p<.05).

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.428-445
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• 2012

The objective of this study is developing an instrument for investigating views of the respondents on nature of science(NOS) by using experienced scientific knowledge, atomic model. It consists of total six questions and 36 detail items, and each question is reflected the aspects of different NOS which are 'recognition on the model', 'tentativeness of scientific knowledge', 'subjectivity in science', 'use of inference and imagination', 'myths of the scientific method', and 'comparison between science and art'. Particularly, 'comparison between science and art' is addressed almost for the first time in this questionnaire. In the class environment almost not to teach nature of science linking with concrete scientific knowledge, to inquire how the students recognize nature of science, relating to experienced scientific knowledge through this questionnaire will give the data of scientific knowledge based recognition on the nature of science and an important implication for nature of science teaching with concrete scientific knowledge. Developing processes have gone through four steps. In first step, we chose aspects of NOS and developed questions and details. In second step, we tested the draft into fifteen science teachers and, reflecting their opinions, corrected the form and contents of questionnaires. In third step, we tested the questionnaire included writing section for expressing thoughts of the respondents into 55 students in science high school and checked index of coincidence between Likert and open-ended responses which shows 88.2% degree of consensus. Furthermore, to identify the feature of using concrete scientific knowledge we applied this and views on science and education questionnaires together into six university students. We performed final test to 68 university students and measured Cronbach's, and ultimately completed final questionnaire in last step.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.206-224
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to investigate the elementary pre-service teachers' conceptions on 'the freezing point depression' focusing on the survey from a National University of Education. Eighteen pre-service teachers who had completed high school Chemistry II coursework were selected to participate in the study. Participants answered a four question survey to measure their scientific knowledge and conceptions of this phenomenon. Each answer was qualitatively analyzed to determine whether they have 'scientific conceptions' or 'quasi-scientific conceptions' or 'misconceptions'. The results from the study are as follows: First, it was showed that none of the eighteen participants had 'scientific conceptions', six had 'quasi-scientific conceptions' and eight had 'misconceptions' about the caused effect when $CaCl_2$ is scattered on the ice. Second, it was found that three participants had 'scientific conceptions', eight had 'quasi-scientific conceptions' and two had 'misconceptions' for the second survey question. Third, ten out of eighteen participants demonstrated 'scientific conceptions' about the phenomenon of salt water freezing. Fourth, only three of eighteen participants illustrated appropriate 'scientific conceptions' for the fourth survey question. Fifth, of all participants, none answered more than three questions correctly, and only three participants answered any combination of two questions correctly. Based on the findings of this study, five explanatory models were developed. And the models were proposed for pre-service teachers to enhance their understanding of the freezing point depression phenomenon.