• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.11-22
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• 1998

The present educational and social circumstances require the improvement of science education and the promotion of scientific technology simultaneously Under this situation, it is necessary to develop the performance assessment evaluating the ability of scientific inquiry. The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument of the performance assessment that is can evaluate the scientific inquiring ability. The characteristics of the instrument developed through this study, are as follows, 1. The performance assessment can be impartially achieved for all the elements of scientific inquiry, which are required in the units of elementary science from 3rd to 6th grade of elementary school. 2. To maintain the objectivity of performance assessment, the detailed standpoints and standards are established. 3. The instruments are devised to evaluate the thinking skills with the experimental reports of student, the operation skills by the check list of evaluation that the teacher's observation for the student are recorded. 4. Considering the level of elementary school student, the items required the complex thinking and the investigative skills are exclude as much as possible. 5. The items are arranged according to the learning steps of elementary school, so that the evaluation may be achieved in parallel with the process of the real teaching -learning in class. 6. According to circumstances, make use of these materials for the evaluation as the practical teaching-learning materials instead of the normal teaching-learning materials The first field trial with the instrument was carried out, using a sample of 20 students from the 3rd to 6th at K and Y elementary school located in Kwangju city. The results of mean achievement quotient for each grade are as follows, the first term of 3rd grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 85%, inquiry thinking skills ; 74%), the second term of 3rd grade (experiment and exercise skills : 81%, inquiry thinking skills ; 76%), the first term of 4th grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 70%, inquiry thinking skills ; 59%), the second term of 4th grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 61%, inquiry thinking skills ; 71%), the first term of 5th grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 84%, inquiry thinking skills ; 67%), the second term of 5th grade (experiment and exercise skills; 73%, inquiry thinking skills ; 70%), the first term of 6th grade (experiment and exercise skills : 83%, inquiry thinking skills ; 84%), the second term of 6th grade (experiment and exercise skills ; 87%, inquiry thinking skills ; 81%).

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2003

The enhancement of inquiry skills has been emphasized as a important objective of science education for a long time. Of these, the observation is not only a simple and basic skill, but also a very important skill, in aspect of gathering informations about the nature of all things around us, through interaction between the sense organs of body and objectives. The purpose of this study is to investigate the results of observations about the grasshopper(Oxya chinesis), made by the elementary student from the 3rd to the 6th grade, and to make use of them as the basic materials for the observative teaming and the evaluation of the observation ability. Through this study, the collected items of observation are as follows For grasshopper, a total of observation items is 95, 70 using the sight sense, 13 using the tactile sense,7 using the olfactory sense. 3 using the palate sense and 2 using the auditory sense. In this study, the findings of elementary student's observation are as follows. 1. On the whole, most of students have observed mainly by the sight and the tactile sense, when observing the grasshopper. 2. It is showed a tendency that the observation ability of student is increased with the higher grade in elementary school. 3. As the grade ascends. the observations with operating are increased, also the quantitative expression and interpretation about them are increased. 4. In the case of same grade, there is no significant difference between students' gender, though girls' ability of the observation showed somewhat higher than boys' 5. Occasionally, the interpretations on the observative facts made by student, are inaccurate. Basis on the above results, we suggested some directions for the improvement of the observative learning program in science classroom of elementary school. First, the teacher have to serve as a guide and encouragement in the observative learning class, to be accomplished the various observation, which all the sensory organ can be used by student than the sight sense. Second, to get elevated the ability of observation, it is necessary that some experimental tools(magnifying lens, stereoscope, auxiliary implements etc.) are utilized. Third, the teacher have to make often endeavors showing an example of operation, to be activated the atmosphere of operative observation.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.99-110
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to develop an instructional module for creativity(lMC) which was mainly based on a unit ('Sun's family' in the 2nd semester of the 5th grade in the textbook), to verify the effect of this module on Elementary student's creativity and attitudes related to science. The subject in this study was two 5th grade classes from J elementary school located in Busan. One of the group took the lessons which were designed for the IMC, and the other group took the normal classes. The effect of this subject for the experimental group and controlled group was verified by post-test: creativity and attitude related to science. The results of this study are as follows. First, the experimental group showed more creativity than controlled group on the post-test. The IMC was more effective to enhance student's creativity than general class. Second, the IMC was effective to enhance student's creativity without the difference in academic ability level. Third, the IMC was effective to enhance student's creativity without the difference in the gender. Fourth, the IMC was more effective to change student's attitude related to science than general class in the module application.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.113-129
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• 2000

The purposes of this study were to investigate children's preconception about matter, to analyze children's conceptual change. of ,matter by science learning activities, and to investigate understanding possibility about mallet The subjects of this study were the second grade students of an elementary school and science learning activities were conducted to 2 boys and 3 girls for investigating their conceptual change. Video tape recording, interview, drawing pictures and writing statements were used to collect data. The concepts in this study were properties of matter, states of matter, uses of matter and origins and changes in matter. Then, the collected data were analyzed by the way of categorization and qualitative method. The conclusions of this study are as follows: science loaming activities were effective for changing misconceptions of matter to scientific concepts. Conceptual changes of high achievers happened easier and more than of low achievers. In the ideas about matter, some children had supernatural ideas and animism, which were most second grade students' characteristics.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.282-295
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• 2011

Prior research has reported that student epistemological beliefs might affect their participation in learning and the process of conceptual change. The purposes of this study were to investigate the characteristics of sixth grade students epistemological beliefs about science and the relation between their epistemological beliefs about science and factors related their learning. For this research questions, 245 sixth grade students participated and various test instruments were used in this study. Students answered two types of questionnaires on epistemological beliefs about science and three test instruments on factors related students' learning(achievement in science, science inquiry skills, and cognitive levels). The results of this study were as follows. First, a large number of elementary school students believed that the purpose of science to perform activities like simple experiments. A lot of students believed that scientific knowledge was changeable according to the nature of scientific knowledge and that scientific knowledge could be learnt on their own. Also, many students believed experiment results to be basis on which to form personal scientific conceptions. Second, students who believed in more modern epistemology about science represented higher levels of science learning achievement, science inquiry skills, and cognitive levels. Therefore, when developing science curriculum, science educators need to consider how to develop student modern epistemological beliefs about science.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.40-49
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate a motivation system about science learning and interest in science among elementary, middle & high school students and analyze on the their relations. For this, the questionnaires on interest in science that developed by Kind et al., (2007) were selected and translated. After that, second-grade 80 students, fourth-grade 87 students, sixth-grade 107 students, eighth-grade 123 students and eleventh-grade 128 students were required to accomplish a questionnaire on behavioral inhibition system/behavioral activation system about science learning (SL-BIS/BAS), interest in science. Based on these materials, SL-BIS/BAS by student's variables and relations of between the system to interest in science have been analyzed. The result of this study shows the followings. First, the sensitivity about SL-BIS was no significant difference in School levels. But sensitivity about SL-BAS and interest in science in elementary and high school was higher than it in middle school. Second, there were low negative correlation with SL-BIS and interest in science, and relatively high positive correlation with SL-BAS and interest in science. Through the results of this study, relations of motivation to related variables, and the motivation by student's variables are identified. These results would be helpful for teachers to understand the difference about motivation by students' variables and to make a plan for the appropriate strategies for learners.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.266-275
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Earth System Education using multimedia on the elementary school students' environmental sensitivity and pro-environmental behavior. To verify this research problem, the subject of this study was fifth-grade students selected from two classes of M elementary school located in Busan city. For three months, the experimental group of 25 students was taught using multimedia. The comparison group also of 26 students was taught in normal classes which used a text-book. All students were given pre and post test to verify the effects of Earth System Education using multimedia on elementary school student's environmental sensitivity and pro-environmental behavior. The results from this study are as the following. First, Earth System Education using multimedia were effective on elementary school student's environmental sensitivity. Second, Earth System Education using multimedia were effective on elementary school student's pro-environmental behavior. Third, All most all experimental students were satisfied with Earth System Education using multimedia. In conclusion, Earth System Education using multimedia showed very positive effects on improvement of elementary school students' environmental sensitivity and pro-environmental behavior.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.156-162
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to explore effects of 4MAT system program on the creativity, science achievement and science-related attitudesof elementary school students. 4MAT learning program is a model based on the whole brain learning including the learning styles and the cognitive specialization of left and right hemispheres. The study was conducted for 10 weeks during the 1998 second semester in H elementary school which is located in Incheon. 4MAT learning program was applied to the 5th and 6th grade students. One hundred 5th grade students and eighty three 6th grade students are selected for this study. The experimental group was taught in applying the 4MAT system, and the control group was taught by the traditional manner. The results of this study were as follows: There was a significant difference on creativity between the instruction by applying 4MAT system and the traditional instruction. In the 6th grade, there was a statistically significant difference on science achievement and science-related attitude. In the 5th grade, there was slightly increased, but statistically onsignificant. In conclusion, the instruction by applying 4MAT system was more effective in developing student's creativity than the traditional instruction in both grades.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.3760-3767
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• 2013

본 연구는 초등학생들을 대상으로 일반창의성, 언어지능, 국어성적이 언어창의성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 실시되었다. 서울시에 위치한 3개의 초등학교 4학년 338명을 대상으로 검사를 실시하였다. 사용된 검사는 다중지능검사 중 언어검사와 일반창의성 검사인 TTCT이며 국어성적은 학교에서 실시한 중간, 기말시험 성적을 사용하였으며 언어창의성은 에세이쓰기를 실시하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 18.0을 활용하여 상관분석, 회귀분석, 분산분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과를 살펴보면 언어창의성은 일반창의성 전체점수에서 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났으며 하위요인에서는 제목의 추상성과 정교성에서 유의미한 상관이 나타났다. 언어창의성은 국어성적과는 정적상관이 있는 것으로 나타났으며 언어지능과는 상관이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 회귀분석을 실시한 결과 언어창의성은 일반창의성 가운데 제목의 추상성 요인이 가장 잘 설명하는 것으로 나타났으며 제목의 추상성 수준에 따라 언어창의성 평균은 의미있는 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.433-446
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• 2004

컴퓨터를 배우고 이해하며 효과적으로 사용하기 위해서는 컴퓨터 용어를 바르게 알고 있어야 한다. 처음으로 컴퓨터를 배우는 초등학교 학생에게 있어서 컴퓨터 용어의 바른 이해는 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 현재 초등학교에서 사용되고 있는 컴퓨터 교과서에 사용된 컴퓨터 용어를 조사하여 초등학생에게 적합한 컴퓨터 용어를 선정하였고, 이를 분석하여 초등학교 컴퓨터 교육과정에 맞게 1 2학년 용어, 3 4학년 용어, 5 6학년 용어로 분류하였고, 분야별로는 정보윤리 용어, 컴퓨터 기초 용어, 응용소프트웨어 용어, 컴퓨터 통신 용어로 분류하였다. 본 연구의 시사점은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 교사들에게 초등학교 컴퓨터 수업 지도에 필수적인 컴퓨터 용어 사용 지침을 제공한다. 둘째, 초등학교 컴퓨터 교과서나 연수 교재 그리고 학습 자료제작 시에 참고 자료가 된다. 셋째, 초등학교에서 컴퓨터 인정 교과서를 선정할 때 중요한 기준을 제공한다.