• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.700-709
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of question-generating strategy on science academic achievement, scientific attitude in elementary science class. To examine the effects of question-generating strategy this learning materials were applied to elementary science curriculum, and an experimental group and a control group were selected from $5^{th}$ graders at H elementary school located in Gyeonggi-do. Students were taught for 6 weeks. Control group take traditional lessons and solve questions presented textbook. Question generated group generate questions, solve them and feed back by themselves. The results of this study were found statistically significant difference in the pupil's enhancement of the science academic achievement, scientific attitude (p<.05). Thus question-generating strategy for elementary science inquiry instruction that has a positive effect on interests in class is useful and better be widely applied to science education.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.920-932
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• 2010

Many topics in science, especially, abstract concepts, relationships, properties, entities in invisible ranges, are described in mathematical representations such as formula, numbers, symbols, and graphs. Although the mathematical representation is an essential tool to better understand scientific phenomena, the mathematical element is pointed out as a reason for learning difficulty and losing interests in science. In order to further investigate the relationship between mathematics knowledge and science understanding, the current study examined 793 high school students' understanding of the pH value. As a measure of the molar concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution, the pH value is an appropriate example to explore what a student mathematical structure of logarithm is and how they interpret the proportional relationship of numbers for scientific explanation. To the end, students were asked to write their responses on a questionnaire that is composed of nine content domain questions and four affective domain questions. Data analysis of this study provides information for the relationship between student understanding of the pH value and related mathematics knowledge.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to analyze the structure and type of prospective elementary school teachers' scientific hypotheses generated on zoological tasks. The subjects were 18 prospective elementary school teachers. Four zoological hypothesis generation tasks were developed and administered to the subjects. After being presented with the zoological situations of the tasks, the subjects were asked to generate causal questions and scientific hypotheses. The scientific hypotheses were analyzed by the inductive approach. The results of this study showed that the hypotheses contained explicans and explicanda. The explicans were divided into two parts: 'what' and 'how'. In some cases, additional explanations were attached to the 'what' section. In addition, the hypotheses were classified into 9 types. The number of explicanda, the pattern of explicans, and the number of explicans were used as criteria for classification purposes. This study also discussed the implications of these findings for future directions in teaching and teaming in science education.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.656-662
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• 2004

본 연구의 목적은 고등학생을 대상으로 대기와 물의 순환 개념에 대해 과제 상황(과학적 상황과 일상적 상황)에 따른 지식의 출처와 응답에 상황 의존성이 나타나는지 알아보는 것이다. 또한 이러한 상황 의존성과 학습자의 인지 양식과의 관계를 밝히는 것이다. 이를 위해 고등학생 115명을 대상으로 본 연구에서 개발된 과제 상황에 따른 지구과학적 문제 해결 검사지와 인지 양식 검사지(GEFT)가 사용되었다. 지구과학적 문제해결 검사 문항은 동일한 개념에 대해 과학적 상황 10문항, 일상적 상황 10문항으로 총 10쌍의 문항으로 구성되어 있으며 모든 검사 문항은 지식의 출처를 선택하는 하위문항을 포함하고 있다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 과제 상황에 따른 학생들의 지식의 출처는 상황에 따라 달라짐을 알 수 있었다. 즉, 과학적 상황과 관련된 문항에서는 ‘학교에서 과학수업시간’을 그리고 일상적 상황과 관련된 문항에서는 ‘일상생활에서의 경험이 주된 지식의 출처였다. 둘째, 과제 상황에 따른 응답의 일관성을 알아보기 위해 각 상황에서 일치하는 응답 수를 일치 점수로 나타내어 비교한 결과, 불일치 점수가 일치 점수에 비해 유의미하게 높았다(p<.01). 따라서 과제 상황에 따른 응답은 일관성 없으며 상황 의존적임을 알 수 있었다. 셋째, 장의존형 학생은 장독립형 학생에 비해 일치 점수가 낮음을 보였는데 이는 인지 양식에 따라 상황의존성에 차이가 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.607-619
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to investigate the degree of concept understanding on the stratum for elementary school students. For this objective, questions on the stratum concept were developed, and concept survey was conducted for random sampling of $5^{th}$ and $6^{th}$ grade 536 students. As a result, students chosen correct answers of the average 57.4% for 16 questions. Below the average rate of correct answers in each domain were 1 question in the definition of the stratum, 3 questions in formation of the stratum, and 4 questions in features of the stratum. Especially, the percentage of correct answers were appeared in lowly that the difference between the visible side and non visible side on the stratum, the definition and formation process of a fault and the main cause of the stratum's exposure. Also, between the residence, grade, and gender of students, there were significant differences in 2 questions, 7 questions, and 1 questions, respectively. Therefore, many elementary school students do not have high understanding about the stratum concept. Through the results of this study, it can be contributed to find an efficient ways as a basic data for modify misconceptions of the stratum to the scientific concept.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.155-172
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• 2023

The collapse of ice shelves is a process that can severely increase the rise of global sea-levels through the reduction of the buttressing effect of ice shelves and the consequent acceleration of the ice flow of ice sheets. In recent years, the West Antarctic ice shelves in the Amundsen Sea, whose buttressing effect is essential for a great part of the West Antarctic ice sheet, have been experiencing the most rapid melting and thinning in the world. The melting of the West Antarctic ice shelves is caused primarily by heat transported by Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW). For this reason, it is important to investigate ice-ocean interactions that could influence the melting of ice shelves and evaluate the stability of West Antarctic ice shelves. A lot of researchers have been actively investigating the West Antarctic ice shelves in the Amundsen Sea. High-impact journals have recognized the importance of and published studies on ice-ocean interactions occurring near and under the ice shelves as well as the connections among ice shelves. However, in situ observations are limited due to extreme weather and sea-ice conditions near the ice shelves; therefore, many scientific questions remain unanswered. This study introduces the characteristics of the Amundsen Sea and investigate the past and latest research issues in this region. This study also gives suggestions regarding important scientific questions and directions for future research that should help early-career scientists take the lead in future research on the melting dynamics of the West Antarctic ice shelves in the Amundsen Sea.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.319-329
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• 2018

'과제 연구'는 토론과 조사를 거쳐 특정 과학 과제를 선정하여 실험실습을 수행하고 결론을 도출하여 보고서를 작성하는 일련의 연구 과정을 체험하기 위한 과목이다. 이때 가치 있는 과학적 탐구 문제를 발견하는 것은 연구의 시작이라고도 할 수 있으며 그 중요성이 지속적으로 강조되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 고등학교 과제연구 수업에서 학생들의 탐구 문제 도출을 돕기 위한 다양한 전략을 마련하여 단계별로 적용하였다. 각 과정을 거치며 학생들의 탐구 문제가 어떻게 발전해 가는지 구체적으로 살펴보았다. 수업은 (1)개방적 문제 탐색, (2)문헌 연구 및 자료 검색, (3)탐구 문제의 변형 및 확장, (4)탐구문제의 공유 및 평가, (5)최종 선정 및 연구 계획서 작성 단계로 이루어져 있다. 이를 경기도에 위치한 일반고등학교 과제 연구 수업에 12차시 동안 적용하였다. 총 13명의 학생들은 3-4명씩 4개의 조를 이루어 연구를 수행하였다. 학생들의 연구 과정이 담긴 포트폴리오 및 연구 계획서를 수집하여 탐구 문제의 도출 과정을 조사하였다. 그 결과 학생들이 제시한 탐구 문제는 수업의 각 과정을 거치며 점차 구체화되었다. 또한 각 조가 도출한 탐구 문제는 수업의 각 단계에 따라 유사한 특징을 나타내었다. 개방적 문제 탐색 단계에서 관심주제를 확인하고 문헌 연구 및 자료 검색을 통해 실현 가능한 과학적 탐구 문제를 제시하기 시작했다. 탐구 문제의 변형 및 확장을 통해 탐구 문제와 관련된 다양한 변인을 찾을 수 있었으며 이를 동료들에게 공유하고 연구 계획서를 작성하면서 탐구 문제를 정확하고 구체적으로 서술할 수 있었다. 탐구 문제 도출을 돕기 위한 전략을 다양하게 투입함으로써 탐구 문제의 여러 가지 측면을 발전시키고 학생이 주도적으로 탐구 문제를 도출하도록 도울 수 있었다.

• 분석과 대안
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.31-69
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• 2018

This study examines the role of science in resolving trade disputes. After the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011 that not only jeopardized the people of Japan, but also put the safety of an entire region at risk, the Republic of Korea (Korea) has imposed import bans as well as increased testing and certification requirements for radioactive material on Japanese food products. Japan has challenged these restrictions at the World Trade Organizations Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). This study aims to explain how international trade agreements and previous DSB rulings have dealt with different scientific viewpoints provided by confronting parties. In doing so, it will contrast the viewpoints espoused by Korean and Japanese representatives, and then analyzes the most similar case studies previously ruled on by the DSB, including the case of beef hormones and the case of genetically modified crops including biotech corn, both between the United States and the European Communities (EC). This study finds that science is largely subordinate to national interests in the case of state decision-making within the dispute settlement processes, and science has largely been relegated to a supportive role. Due to the ambiguity and lack of truly decisive decisions in the Appellate Body in science-based trade disputes, this study concludes that the Appellate Body avoids taking a firm scientific position in cases where science is still inconclusive in any capacity. Due to the panel's unwillingness to establish expert review boards as it has the power to do, instead favoring an individual-based system so that all viewpoints can be heard, it has also developed a system with its own unique weaknesses. Similar to any court of law in which each opposing party defends its own interests, each side brings whatever scientific evidence it can to defend its position, incentivizing them to disregard scientific conclusions unfavorable to their position. With so many questions that can arise, combined with the problems of evolving science, questions of risk, and social concerns in democratic society, it is no wonder that the panel views scientific information provided by the experts as secondary to the legal and procedural issues. Despite being ruled against the EC on legal issues in two previous cases, the EC essentially won both times because the panel did not address whether its science was correct or not. This failure to conclusively resolve a debate over whose science is more scientific enabled the EC to simply fix the procedural issues, while continuing to enforce trade restrictions based on their scientific evidence. Based on the analysis of the two cases of disputes, Korea may also find itself guilty of imposing an unwarranted moratorium on Japan's fish exports, only to subsequently pass new restrictions on labelling and certification requirements because Japan may have much scientific evidence at its disposal. However, Korea might be able to create enough uncertainty in the panel to force them to rule exclusively on the legal issues of the case. This will then equip Korea, like the EC in the past, with a way of working around the ruling, by changing whatever legal procedure they need to while maintaining some, if not most, of its restrictions when the panel fails to address its case on scientific grounds.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.194-204
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between types and sources of background knowledges of elementary preteachers' questions about astronomy contents in the elementary science text books. Data were extracted from the preteachers' classes established in a university of education. The results are as follows. First, right background knowledges of questions were found in about 58% questions, wrong background knowledges 15%, and no background knowledges 26%. Second, it was found that 'school' as a source of background knowledges was found in 29% questions, 'friend' 21%, 'internet' 14%, 'book reading' 12%, 'others' 9%, 'TV' 7%, 'institute' 4%. In case of the type that right background knowledges have casual relation or correlation with question contents, 'book reading' and 'TV' sources rate increased, but 'internet' and 'others' decreased when compared to total questions. In the type which background knowledges are right and did not have casual relation or correlation with question contents, 'internet' source rate increased and 'friend' decreased. In case of the type that wrong background knowledges do not have casual relation or correlation with question contents, 'friend' and 'TV' sources rate increased, but 'school' and 'book reading' decreased. The type which background knowledges are right and did not have casual relation or correlation with question contents, 'internet' source rate increased and 'friend' decreased. In case of the type of no background knowledges, 'TV' and 'institute' source rate increased, but 'internet' and 'book reading' decreased. Third, the questions in 'Earth and Moon' unit have little background knowledges. The questions in 'solar system and stars' have background knowledges with no relation to the questions. Especially, in the unit 'changes of seasons', right background knowledges were found in more than half questions, but the contents of questions and background knowledges were not connected scientifically.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to examine the questioning styles of $3rd{\sim}6th$ elementary science textbooks in terms of frequency, type, and placement of questions. This paper also sought to analyse and compare the kinds of scientific inquiry processes elicited by the questions in the content domains of textbooks. The instrument used was the Textbook Questioning Strategies Assessment Instrument (TQSAI). The average number of questions per book was 129 and the ratio of questions to sentences was 31.9%. The results were summarized as followings. First, many science textbook questions were used for the purposes of explanation or identifying levels of teaming. Second, process skills were located in each content domain, although it was not affected meaningfully. Third, the number of text question was below 3 in each elementary science class. Therefore, an effective questioning development framework is clearly needed for elementary science instruction.