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Recognition of Middle School Students about 'Problem Solving and Invention' Unit in Technology·Home Economics Subject

중학생의 기술·가정 교과 '문제 해결과 발명' 단원에 대한 인식

  • Received : 2015.09.04
  • Accepted : 2015.10.05
  • Published : 2015.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the recognition about 'problem solving and invention' unit in technology and home-economics subject. The study was carried out through questionnaire survey method. The sample of this study was 397 8th middle school students. The data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed by the descriptive statistics, t-test and one-way ANOVA. The result of this study was as follows: First, middle school students presented positive preferences toward 'problem solving and invention' unit. Second, middle school students recognized the necessity of this unit. Third, the level of difficulty for this unit of students was intermediate. Fifth, middle school students recognized that learning 'problem solving and invention' unit made them have more interest than before learning it.

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