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Research on Ways to Improve Science Curriculum Focused on Key Competencies and Creative Fusion Education

핵심역량과 융합교육에 초점을 둔 과학과 교육과정 개선방향 연구

  • Received : 2014.04.23
  • Accepted : 2014.05.23
  • Published : 2014.05.30
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Abstract

Changes are expected in the future, and the future society will expect changes in education. Science curriculum needs to reflect such demands for changes in the future of education. Hence, this study explored ways to reflect the changes demanded by the future society in science education. In this study, we investigated the major issues and directions for improvements based on the findings from questionnaires given to 447 primary and secondary school science teachers as well as in-depth interviews with 12 experts. We explored the problems of the 2009 revised national science curriculum including organization of science elective courses, fusion 'science' as an elective course, intensive course-taking of science, career-focused science curriculum, variation of completion units in science elective courses, and fairness of science elective course selection in college entrance. In addition, we proposed ways to organize science curriculum around core competencies and STEAM education suggested by science teachers. According to the results, we need to add such key competencies as basic learning abilities, self-identity, and moral competencies to science curriculum in addition to existing key competencies including problem solving and communication. Regarding the fusion science, experts contended that convergence of science courses should come before that of science and other subjects, and that STEAM with science as the axis was the desired form of convergence. We also need to establish a curriculum development center that exclusively focuses on science curriculum research and development.

미래 사회의 변화는 미래 교육의 변화를 요청하며, 이러한 미래교육의 변화 요청을 과학과 교육과정에서도 적극적으로 반영해 나갈 필요가 있다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 현재 교육과정인 2009개정 과학과 교육과정에 대한 실태를 진단하고, 미래교육의 변화 방향에 비추어 개선방안을 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구는 초 중 고 과학교사 447명의 설문조사와 12명의 전문가 심층면담을 통해 과학과 교육과정의 주요 쟁점 및 개선 방안을 탐색하였다. 과학과 선택과목 구성, 일반선택과목인 융합형 '과학', 과학 과목 집중이수제, 진로집중과정, 과학과 선택과목의 이수단위 증감, 대학 입시에서 과학과 선택과목 간 형평성 등으로 구분하여 2009개정 과학과 교육과정의 문제점을 살펴보았다. 이어서 현장교사들과 전문가들이 제안한 과학과 교육과정 개정방향들 중 핵심역량과 융합교육에 초점을 두고 과학과 교육과정을 구상하는 방안을 탐색하였다. 그 결과 과학과의 핵심역량은 기존 교육과정에서 강조한 문제해결력, 의사소통 능력뿐만 아니라 기초학습능력과 자아정체성, 도덕적 역량 등이 추가되어야 함을 알 수 있었다. 융합교육은 다른 교과와의 융합 이전에 과학과 내부 과목 간 융합이 먼저 이뤄져야하며, 과학 과목을 중심으로 한 STEM 형태의 융합이 바람직함을 알았다. 이러한 결과를 실천하기 위해서는 과학과 교육과정 연구 개발을 전담할 교육과정 개발센터의 구축이 필요하다.

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