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Exploring the Characteristics of Scientific Observation of Gifted Middle-School Students in Rock Identification

암석 판별 탐구에서 중학교 영재들의 과학적 관찰의 특징 탐색

  • Received : 2021.05.30
  • Accepted : 2021.06.30
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the characteristics of scientific observation and reasoning of gifted middle-school students in rock identification. Five rock samples that are considered important as per science textbooks, including igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, were provided to 19 first-year middle-school students attending a gifted education center. Students were asked to infer the formation process, type, and name of each rock. The results showed that the characteristics of rocks that students primarily paid attention to included color, texture, and structure. Students immediately succeeded in identifying common rocks based on memory; however, meaningful inferences were not made. In case of rocks that students faced difficulty discriminating, significant reasoning processes were revealed through discourse. In addition, although scientific reasoning was properly constructed based on meaningful observations, there were cases wherein rock identification failed. These results will contribute to determining the current level of understanding of middle-school students in rock identification activities and finding ways to provide students with meaningful scientific observation and inference experiences through rock identification in the school field.

본 연구의 목적은 암석 판별 탐구에서 중학교 영재학생들의 과학적 관찰과 추론의 특징을 탐색하기 위함이었다. 이를 위하여 영재교육원에 다니는 19명의 중학교 1학년 학생들에게 과학 교과서에서 중요하게 다루는 화성암, 변성암, 퇴적암이 포함된 5가지 암석 샘플을 나누어 주고 각 암석의 형성과정, 종류, 이름 등을 유추해 보도록 하였다. 연구 결과, 학생들이 주로 주목하는 암석의 특징은 색, 조직, 구조로 나타났다. 전형적인 암석의 경우 기억에 의존하여 즉각적으로 암석 판별에 성공하나 관찰에 근거한 유의미한 추론이 이루어지지 못하는 반면, 판별에 어려움을 겪는 암석의 경우 관찰에 근거한 유의미한 추론 과정이 담화를 통해 드러나기도 하였다. 또한 유의미한 관찰 결과로부터 과학적 추론을 타당하게 구성하였으나 암석 판별에 실패한 경우도 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 중학생들의 암석 판별 탐구 활동에서 학생들의 현 수준을 파악하고, 학교 현장에서 이루어지는 암석 판별 탐구가 학생들에게 과학적 관찰과 추론의 경험을 제공할 수 있도록 방안을 모색하고, 시사점을 제공하고자 한다.

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