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Analysis of Variation in Pupil Size of Elementary Students on the Types of Generating Scientific Hypothesis

과학적 가설 생성 유형에 따른 초등학생의 동공크기 변화 분석

  • Received : 2017.04.29
  • Accepted : 2017.06.12
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the variation in pupil size as shown in the scientific hypothesis generation process of students in Elementary School. The subjects for research consisted of 20 fifth-year students at Seoul B elementary school who agreed to participate in the research. The task consisted of four scientific hypothesis-generating tasks. SMI's Eye Tracker(iView $X^{TM}$ RED) was used to collect eye movement data. Experiment 3.6 and BeGaze 3.6 softwares were used to plan experiment and analyzed the task performance process and eye movement data. The findings of this study are twofold. First, there were four types that generate hypothesis about the tasks. Second, in the moment of generating hypothesis, participants' pupils have grown bigger. And while thinking of generating hypothesis or elaborating hypothesis, there were no big changes. These results show the moment of generating hypothesis is affected by emotional factors besides cognitive factors.

이 연구의 목적은 초등학생들이 과학적 가설을 생성하는 동안에 나타나는 동공크기의 변화를 분석하는데 있다. 연구 참여자는 서울소재의 B초등학교 5학년 학생들 중 자발적으로 연구에 참여하기를 희망하는 학생들 20명으로 구성하였다. 과제는 4개의 과학적 가설 생성과제로 이루어졌으며, 안구운동 데이터를 얻기 위해서 SMI사의 안구운동 추적기(iView $X^{TM}$ RED)기를 사용하였다. Experiment 3.6와 BeGaze 3.6 프로그램을 사용하여 실험을 계획하고 수행하였으며, 안구운동을 수집하여 분석하였다. 연구결과는 두 가지이다. 첫째, 실험과제에 대해 가설을 생성하는 유형으로 4가지 유형이 나타났다. 둘째, 가설을 생성할 때 동공크기의 특징 있는 변화가 있었으며, 가설을 생성하기 위해 생각하거나 가설을 정교화 하는 과정에서는 큰 변화가 없었다. 이와 같은 연구 결과로 볼 때, 가설을 생성하는 순간에는 인지적 요인 외에 감성적 요인의 영향을 받는 것으로 판단된다.

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