• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.318-330
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to compare the biology contents of elementary schools science textbooks between Korea and Japan. To this end, the organization of subject matter and the type, process and context of inquiry activities were analyzed. The findings of this study were as follows: First, the sheer number of topics presented at each grade level was considerable and the contents of science textbooks were fixed in a set form in Korea. However, the organization and development of contents were made by considering the state of things and seasons in the case of Japan. Second, the amount of inquiry activities in Korea was higher, but the relationship between concepts and inquiry activities was lower than in Japan. Third, actually conducting (or 'doing') inquiry type activities was highest in Korea, on the other hand, 'experimenting' appeared to have a higher priority in Japan. Fourth, inquiry processes of activities in each country were very similar, in that the ratio of performing an inquiry was high, and perceiving a problem or designing an inquiry was low. Fifth, the results of analyzing the inquiry contexts of activities showed that the framework of evaluating inquiry activities based on curriculum objectives should be provided in the earlier stages of science textbook development.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.275-286
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to investigate the features of inquiry activities using technology in the 2015 revised elementary science digital textbooks. For this, we analyzed the features of inquiry context and inquiry method presented in inquiry activities using three kinds of technology: Virtual experiment, virtual reality and augmented reality. As a result, firstly, the most common types of 77 inquiry activities were realistic type which shows the phenomenon actually and vividly as possible and realistic-abstract type which shows the phenomena with the abstract concepts. Second, the ways of using three technologies were different depending on the processes of inquiry and the sub-domains of science. For example, virtual experiment technologies were mostly used in the contents of physics and chemistry with the inquiry context of realistic-abstract type for investigating the relationship between variables of experiments and describing the phenomena mechanically. On the other hand, virtual reality and augmented reality techniques tended to be used more frequently in biology and earth science contents with the inquiry context of realistic type for observing and describing the phenomena. Finally, we discussed educational implications in terms of developing and applying technology-based inquiry activities.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.202-212
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to examine the connection among inquiry activities related to 'Metabolism' presented in life science textbooks developed according to the national common basic curriculum. To perform this, the type, process and context of inquiry activities of life science textbooks were analyzed. The number of inquiry activities is gradually increased from elementary to secondary school. As result of analysis, types, processes and skills, and context of inquiry were not balanced according to textbooks and school levels. It is suggested that the framework of evaluating inquiry activities based on curriculum objectives be provided when developing science textbooks. It also implies that teachers need to reconstruct inquiry contents and activities suitable to school situations when they teach in the real fields of education.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.449-463
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• 2020

This study was to analysis teaching strategies, types of inquiry activities and the relationship between science concepts and inquiry activities presented in science textbooks. As a result of the study, first, the inquiry-based teaching strategies presented in science textbooks were experiment, simulation, demonstration, and field study. Second, there were 53 inquiry activities presented in 8 units related to the earth science area of science textbooks, and the types of inquiry activities were experimental observation (EO) 18, mock activity (SA) 20, investigation discussion and presentation (IP). It was analyzed as 12, data interpretation (ID) 2, and express (EX) 1 piece. Third, the relationship between inquiry activities and science concepts presented in science textbooks was analyzed. As a result of the analysis, out of a total of 42 inquiry activities, 21 inquiry activities corresponded to EA (explicit activities), in which the result of inquiry activities was directly and explicitly linked to science concepts. And IA (implicit activities), which is an implicit inquiry activity in which science concepts must be inferred using the results of inquiry activities, were analyzed as 21. In particular, IA (implicit activities), which is an implicit inquiry activity, can be said to be the result of reflecting the characteristics of earth science areas where many simulated activities (SA) are used. This is considered to be a matter to be considered in the process of developing various elementary science textbooks in the future.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2007

Research into scientific inquiry methods indicates that providing various types of inquiry methods can enhance students' science loaming in terms of providing students with actual science in various ways' more so than exposure to one type of inquiry method. This article develops a framework for an analysis of scientific inquiry types based on the nature of scientific enterprise. We selected three types of scientific inquiry: these were minds-on activities, hands-on activities, and experimenting. Elementary science textbooks in the 7th national science curriculum were analysed according to the following subject areas; earth science, physics, biology, and chemistry. A total of 61 teaching units from 3rd through 6th grade science textbooks were investigated. The frequencies of each type of scientific inquiry method were slightly different among four science subject areas. The most frequent type which appeared in physics and chemistry was the hands-on type, while the minds-on activity type was the most frequent type which appeared in earth science and biology.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.256-266
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to use DARTs (Directed Activities Related to text) to foster inquiry problems while actively engaging accelerated gifted elementary students in the field of earth sciences. This study is continually evolving in the classroom on the proposition that accelerate the scientific thought whether inquiry problems show any change according to the extent of prior background knowledge through DARTs. Researchers appointed the accelerated gifted elementary students with 14 investigation problems and it was their duty to not only classify the inquiry problems, but to analyze using interviewing methods according to type classification framework. Many scientific terms were used concretely in the inquiry problems that were propose after DART. The students gave a direct effect to the inquiry problem to be proposed according to the level of the content that it is presented in the DARTs worksheet. As a result, the NP-IP type and the EC-IP, NC-IP inquiry problem type proposed above much as a whole in DARTs former and prior. Particularly, the EMC-IP type and etc. was variously proposed after the DARTs. And the students proposing the inquiry problem of above average proposed the inquiry problem of the EP-IP type much unlike the general average student after the DARTs. The EC-IP, NC-IP and NF-IP type were changed much after DARTs used. Particularly, the EC-IP and NC-IP type were changed much.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2022

이 연구는 초등 과학 5~6학년 교과서에 제시된 필수 탐구 활동의 유형을 파악하고, 현장 교사들은 실제 지도 과정에서는 어떤 어려움이 있는지를 파악하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 교과서에 제시된 필수 탐구 활동을 실험·관찰, 조사·토의 및 발표, 자료 해석, 토의·토론, 모의활동, 표현하기의 6가지 유형으로 분석하였다. 또한 초등 교사 108명을 대상으로 탐구 활동에 대한 탐구 활동의 성취기준 달성 적합성, 학생 수준 적합성, 학생 흥미도, 수업 지도의 어려움을 조사하였다. 연구 결과를 종합하면, 5~6학년 과학 교과서에 제시된 탐구 활동 유형을 분석한 결과 가장 많이 제시되는 유형은 실험·관찰 유형이었고, 다음으로 많은 유형은 모의활동 유형, 자료 해석 유형이었다. 5학년 교과서에는 토의·토론 유형이 없는 것으로 분석되었고, 6학년은 조사·토의 및 발표 유형과 표현하기 유형에 해당되는 탐구 활동이 교과서에 제시되지 않았다. 교과서에 제시된 탐구 활동의 성취기준 달성 적합성과 학생의 수준의 적합성에 대한 교사들의 응답결과에서는 5학년이 6학년에 비해 낮은 평균 점수를 나타냈고, 학생 흥미도와 지도 어려움에서는 비슷한 평균 점수를 보였다. 설문조사 결과를 바탕으로 개선이 필요한 탐구 활동을 도출한 결과 총 17개의 탐구 활동에 대한 개선이 필요한 것을 확인되었다. 구체적으로 교사들은 실험 결과가 교과서에서 의도한대로 잘 나타나지 않을 때, 탐구 활동에 대한 학생의 흥미도가 낮을 때, 학생 및 교사들이 관련된 과학 개념에 대해 이해도가 낮을 때 탐구 활동 지도의 어려움을 겪는다고 응답하였다. 천문 관련 단원에서 장기간의 꾸준한 관찰이 어렵다거나 초등학교 고학년 학생들이 역학놀이 활동에 적극적으로 참여하지 않는 등의 현실적인 문제도 지적하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.453-464
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• 2019

In this study, the types of inquiry activities in the $5^{th}$ & $6^{th}$ grade science textbooks according to the 2015 revised science national curriculum were analyzed and compared according to grade level and science area. Science textbooks for elementary school $5^{th}$ & $6^{th}$ graders contain quite diverse types of inquiry activities, which are student-centered inquiry activities. There were comparatively higher proportions of inquiry types such as experiment & observation and simulation, but relatively lower of inquiry types of investigation-discourse & presentation, discussion, expression. Elementary science textbooks are expected to cultivate science key competencies for elementary school students. Considering the science area, the motion & energy, substances, earth & space, and integration areas had the most experiment & observation among activity types, while the life area had the most simulation activities. Even in some area of the 6th grade science textbook, there was little or no data interpretation, discussion, and simulation activities. In order to achieve the goal of elementary science education, science textbooks should be developed considering the revision of future elementary science curriculum.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.528-541
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• 1999

제 6차 교육과정에 의해 발행된 4종의 공통과학 교과서의 탐구영역 중 탐구실험을 중심으로 과학탐구 평가표(SIEI)를 사용 하여 탐구 활동을 분석하였다. 공통과학 4종의 교과서의 탐구활동의 평균 횟수는 115.5회로 나타났고, 교과서별 비교에서 B교과서가 147회로 가장 많고, D교과서가 121회, C교과서가 100회, A교과서가 94회로 가장 적어 교과서별로 차이가 나타났다. 탐구활동 영역별 횟수는 관찰이 22회, 실험이 117회, 자료해석이 196회, 조사가 64회.. 토의가 51회, 분류가 4회 그리고 예상이 8회로 개념적 탐구 활동이 탐구실험에 비해 약 2.3배 정도 많이 나타났다. 탐구과제수는 A교과서가 268개, B교과서가 328개, C교과서가 207개 그리고 D교과서가 304개로 C교과서가 가장 적었다. 탐구활동의 구조적 분석 중 경쟁/협동구조의 평가에서 공동과제, 조별결과가 87.1%, 토론구조평가에서 토론이 없는 활동이 83.5%, 탐구자유도 평가에서 문제, 방볍, 답이 모두 제시된 탐구활동이 58.3%, 탐구영역평가에서 교과내용의 증명이나 시범활동이 66.9%로 이들이 각 평가영역에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 공통과학4종의 교과서에 대한 탐구과정을 종합적으로 평가한 탐구피라미드 구조는 모두 형태 I 구조를 나타내었고, 탐구지수는 평균 47.8로 매우 높은 수준이었다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.550-559
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• 2002

본 연구는 제 7차 교육과정 하에서 개발된 제시된 탐구 활동을 탐구 과정, 탐구 상황 및 탐구 유형 측면을 분석함으로써 교과서의 개발과 학습에 대한 교육적 시사점을 제공하고자 하였다. 따라서, 제 7차 교육과정 7학년 과학 교과서 생명 영역에 제시된 탐구 활동을 탐구 유형, 탐구 과정 요소 및 탐구 상황으로 구분하여 출판사별로 비교 분석하였다. 분석에 사용된 교과서는 검정되어 현재 학교에서 사용되고 있는 6종을 대상으로 하였으며, 생명 영역의 '생물의 구성', '소화와 순환', '호흡과 배설' 등 총 3개 단원의 탐구 활동을 분석하였다. 탐구 분석 결과 교육과정의 개발과 교과서의 개발 시 탐구 활동이 탐구 유형이나 탐구 과정 요소 및 탐구 상황의 편중성이 두드러졌으며, 학교 현장에서는 이러한 부분을 보완할 수 있도록 학생들을 지도하여야 할 것으로 사료된다. 또한, 과하고가 교육 목표에 부합되는 교과서의 개발을 위한 탐구 활동에 대한 검토와 교과서 검정 기준에 탐구 활동의 평가 틀을 제공하여야 할 것이다.