Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education (한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육)

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Analysis on the Use of Visualization Materials in Free Inquiry Reports for Scientifically-Gifted Elementary School Students Focusing on Infographics

초등 과학영재 학생의 자유탐구 보고서의 시각화 자료 활용 실태 분석 - 인포그래픽을 중심으로 -

  • Received : 2021.03.25
  • Accepted : 2021.04.23
  • Published : 2021.05.31
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Abstract

This study analyzed the use of visualization materials in "free inquiry" reports for scientifically-gifted elementary school students focusing on infographics. From 2017 to 2019, 78 students in grades 4~6 at a gifted science education institutes in Seoul were selected. The visualization materials in the reports (n=60) of "free inquiry" submitted by the students were analyzed from the viewpoint of using infographics. The analysis of the results showed that the visualization materials were mostly general illustrations, and infographics were very few. In addition, there were more cases of citing the existing infographics than the case of constructing the infographic. Looking at each stage of inquiry, general illustrations or infographics composed by the students appeared in 'inquiry method' or 'inquiry result' stage, but the existing infographics appeared in 'theoretical background' stage. Among the infographic types by 'expression type', 'structural type' and 'process type' were the most frequent and 'statistical type' or 'comparative/analytic type' was used frequently. Among the infographic types by 'construction level', 'simple reorganization', 'simple layout', and 'reorganization' appeared relatively more. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.

이 연구에서는 초등 과학영재 학생의 자유탐구 보고서에 포함된 시각화 자료의 활용 실태를 인포그래픽에 초점을 두고 분석하였다. 이를 위해 2017년부터 2019년까지 서울특별시에 소재한 1개 과학영재교육원 소속 4-6학년 학생 78명을 선정하였다. 그리고 이 학생들의 자유탐구 보고서 60개에 포함된 시각화 자료를 인포그래픽 활용 측면에서 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 시각화 자료는 대부분 일반삽화였으며, 인포그래픽은 매우 적게 나타났다. 또한 인포그래픽을 구성하는 것보다 기존 인포그래픽을 그대로 인용하는 경우가 많았다. '탐구단계'별로 살펴보면 일반삽화나 학생이 구성한 인포그래픽은 '탐구 방법'이나 '탐구결과' 부분에서 많이 나타났으나, 기존 인포그래픽을 인용한 경우는 '이론적 배경'에서 많이 나타났다. '시각화 표현 방법'에 따른 인포그래픽 유형 중에서는 '구조형'과 '프로세스형'이 비교적 많이 나타났으며, 이보다는 적지만 '통계형'과 '비교·분석형'도 적지 않게 나타났다. '구성 수준'에 따른 인포그래픽 유형 중에서는 '단순재구성', '단순배치', '재구성'이 비교적 많이 나타났다. 이에 대한 교육적 함의를 논하였다.

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