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Elementary and Secondary School Teachers' Polar Literacy

초·중등학교 교사들의 극지 소양

  • Received : 2021.09.17
  • Accepted : 2021.11.11
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to prepare basic data to reflect polar literacy education in the school curriculum. The perception about the polar regions, teaching experience, and polar-related cognitive and affective characteristics of teachers were investigated. The survey was conducted among 56 elementary, middle, and high school teachers from schools from 10 major cities and surrounding regions, based on their perceptions of the polar region, current teaching status, polar knowledge, and beliefs and attitudes toward polar region and climate change. Results showed that although teachers' polar information efficacy was low, they positively evaluated the status of educators in resolving polar and climate change problems, and prioritized global citizenship values over practical purposes. The experience of teaching polar region and climate change issues at schools varied across subjects and non-subjects, but showed a passive aspect in teaching development, such as wanting to be provided with consolidated learning materials. On the cognitive aspect, teachers revealed an ambiguous understanding of the mechanisms and processes by which polar change and climate influence each other. On the affective aspect, most teachers showed strong beliefs and attitudes for polar-related issues beyond the school level, but their behavior choices were relatively lower. Based on the results, we propose the following as recommendations: providing opportunities and materials to promote polar knowledge, discovering educational materials in various contexts to form values and attitudes, developing educational materials from polar research materials, identifying misconceptions about polar knowledge among students and teachers, strengthening elementary school teachers' polar literacy, and cultivating positive attitudes and values toward polar issues.

이 연구는 극지 소양 교육을 학교 교육과정에 반영하기 위한 기초 자료를 마련하고자 수행되었다. 교육과정을 현장에서 구현하는 교사들이 지닌 극지 인식과 교수 경험, 극지 관련 인지적·정의적 특성을 조사했다. 대도시 및 중소도시 10개교의 초·중·고등학교 교사 56명을 대상으로 극지 관련 인식, 교수 현황, 극지 지식, 극지와 기후 변화에 대한 신념 및 태도를 포함한 설문을 실시했다. 그 결과, 교사들은 극지 정보에 대한 효능감은 낮은 편이나, 극지와 기후 변화 문제 해결에 있어 교육자의 위상을 긍정적으로 평가하고 있으며 세계 시민적 가치를 실용적 목적보다 우선했다. 학교에서 극지와 기후 변화 문제를 교수한 경험은 교과와 비교과에 걸쳐 다양했지만, 완성된 형태의 교수-학습 자료를 제공받기 원하는 등 교수 개발에 있어 수동적인 면모를 보였다. 인지적 측면에서 교사들은 극지 변화와 기후가 영향을 주고받는 작동 원리와 과정에 대해 다소 모호한 이해를 드러냈다. 정의적 측면에서 대부분 교사들은 학교급을 초월해서 극지 관련 문제에 대한 신념과 태도에서 높은 경향이 나타났지만, 행동 선택은 근소하게 낮았다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 극지 소양을 증진시키기 위한 기회 및 자료 제공, 가치 및 태도 형성을 위한 다양한 맥락의 교육 소재 발굴, 극지 연구 자료를 활용한 교육 자료 개발, 학생과 교사를 포함한 극지 지식에 대한 오개념 파악, 초등 교사의 극지 소양 강화, 정의적 태도와 가치관 함양 등의 시사점을 제안했다.

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본 연구는 2021년도 한국해양과학기술원 부설 극지연구소의 PAP 사업 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임.

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