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Analysis of Factors that Stress Science Teachers and Analysis of Stresses Related to Teaching Science

과학교사의 스트레스 분석 및 과학 교수 관련 스트레스 사례 분석

  • Received : 2014.02.19
  • Accepted : 2014.04.01
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the stress factors experienced by science teachers and stress related to science teaching. To do these, I have developed the Science Teacher Stress Inventory, which consisted of 50 stress factors with subcategories such as student characteristics, teacher characteristics, school environment, administrative procedures, and conditions of service. 104 science teachers have participated in this questionnaire survey. Additionally, I got 109 stress cases related to science teaching from surveys of 25 science teachers. Results are as follows: first, stress from students characteristic and administrative procedures are perceived as having more stress factors than teacher characteristics, school environment, and conditions of service. Second, stress in affective domains such as students' low motivation in science and insincere class attitude is perceived as having more stress factors than stress in cognitive domain. Third, female science teachers are significantly more stressed than male science teachers. Fourth, students' low motivation and low understanding in science learning are the most stressful factors in stress related to science teaching. Fifth, science teachers feel more stress in evaluation such as experiment test and joint-set exam questions.

본 연구의 목적은 과학 교사가 갖는 스트레스의 정도와 과학 교수관련 스트레스에 대하여 분석하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 104명의 과학 교사를 대상으로 학생의 특성, 교사의 특성, 학교의 환경, 행정적인 절차, 서비스 상태 등의 범주로 구성된 50개의 스트레스 유형으로 구성된 과학교사 스트레스 검사를 실시하였다. 또한 25명의 과학교사들 대상으로 서술식 설문을 통하여 과학교수 관련 스트레스 109개를 수집하였다. 주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 과학 교사의 스트레스는 학생의 특성에 의한 스트레스와 행정적인 절차에 의한 스트레스가 교사의 특성, 학교의 환경, 서비스 상태 등에 의한 스트레스보다 크게 나타났다. 둘째, 학생들의 인지적인 능력의 부족에 의한 스트레스보다 과학에 대한 동기 부족, 불성실한 수업태도 등과 같은 정의적인 측면에 의한 스트레스가 더 크게 나타났다. 셋째, 여자 과학 교사의 스트레스가 남자 과학 교사의 스트레스보다 훨씬 더 크게 나타났다. 넷째, 과학 교수와 관련한 스트레스에 대해서 가장 많은 의견은 학생들의 동기부족과 이해부족 등에 의한 스트레스였다. 다섯째, 과학 교사들은 실험 평가에서의 객관성 확보, 동료교사와의 공동출제 등과 같이 평가와 관련하여 많은 어려움을 느끼고 있었다.

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