• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.159-172
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• 1999

This is the second year study of ''The Development of Model of National Criterion- Referenced Assessment Standards" that had started in 1997. In the study, national assessment standards for high school common science were developed based on national curriculum. In the whole process of developing the standards, high school teachers, university professors and administrators of the Ministry of Education have participated as the "developing group" or "consulting group". Through various activities such as conference, workshop, intensive work, examination by science education experts, the standards and instruments were developed and modified. The research contents can be itemized as follows: - modifying the achievement standards developed in the first year research based on the opinions of various experts(science teachers, professors of science education, philosophers) - developing assessment standards based on the specially designed system. The standards divide students' achievements into three levels(upper/middle/low) and state each level so that it can guide evaluation of achievement. - developing various types of test instruments to probe students' achievement levels for each assessment standard.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.305-313
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• 1999

As a comprehensive study on the development of curriculum for environmental education based on the standpoint of ecology, the environmental issues within the science textbooks used in the elementary, middle and high school were analyzed with the special emphasis to four aspects; 1) the causes and 2) the examples of environmental pollution, 3) the principles of ecology, and 4) the endeavor to overcome environmental crises. The results confirm that the science textbooks were written on the basis of Environmentalism rather than Ecology, and the environmental issues were listed fragmentarily within the subjects related to science, and not systematically assembled between inter-subjects or-sciences. Therefore, the systematic and inter-scientific approaches based on the ecology will be needed for further and better environmental education.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.14
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• pp.371-394
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• 2001

교사 교육기관에서 교육을 받고 있는 예비 수학교사들의 교수-학습에 대한 신념은 주로 초, 중, 고등학교를 다니면서 수학 교사와의 상호작용과 긍정적 혹은 부정적인 경험에 의해서 형성되어져 있다. 이러한 신념은 결국 사범대학에서의 교육을 받으면서 지식의 습득 과정에 영향을 미치게 된다. 따라서 예비수학교사들이 가지고 있는 수학의 교수-학습에 대한 신념을 조사하는 것은 이들이 기존에 가지고 있는 신념에 대한 반성의 기회를 제공하게 되어 바람직한 신념형성 및 장차 교사가 되었을 때 수학교실에서의 교수-학습의 새로운 전환에 도움이 될 것이다. 그리고 이들의 신념을 조사, 연구하는 것은 현재 수학과 교사 교육기관에서 이루어지고 있는 교수와 학습에 대한 질을 개선하는데 도움이 될 것이다.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.133-173
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• 1988

최근 과학기술(科學技術)의 영향을 받아 급변하는 국내외의 환경을 감안할 때, 과학교육(科學敎育)의 중요성은 심각히 인식되고 있으며 특히 수학교육(數學敎育)은 그 비중이 크다고 할 수 있다. 따라서 수학교과과정(數學敎科課程)의 편성(編成)은 매우 중요한 위치에 있으며 현재 문교부(文敎部)에서도 중(中) 고등학교(高等學校)의 수학교과서(數學敎科書)를 새로이 개편하는 작업을 진행하고 있다. 이러한 국가적으로 중요한 작업이 체계적(體系的)인 연구(硏究)와 제도적(制度的)인 개선(改善)을 바탕으로 이루어져야 한다는 생각 아래에서, 각급학교(各級學校)의 교과과정(敎科課程), 행정(行政) 및 제도(制度), 교과서(敎科書) 집필(執筆) 및 지도평가방법(指導評價方法)에서 나타나는 문제점(問題點)을 파악하고 개선방향(改善方向)을 모색하는 데에 본고(本稿)의 목적이 있다. 수학교육(數學敎育)의 목적을 이해하는 데에는 수학(數學)의 특성(特性)을 파악함이 가장 중요하다고 생각된다. 이 특성(特性)의 근원을 산수(算數)와 기하(幾何)의 발단(發端)에서 찾아보았으며 각급학교(各級學校)의 학과내용(學科內容)을 수학(數學)의 역사적(的) 발전단계(發展段階)와 현대수학(現代數學)의 특징(特徵)에 비추어 분석하여 보았다. 그 결과 각급학교(各級學校) 교과과정(敎科課程)이 일관성있게 배열되지 않은 면이 있고 하위(下位)의 능력평가(能力評價)에 치우친 감이 많아, 다음 단계의 교육에 지장을 초래하면서도 오히려 학생들이 수학(數學)을 어렵게 생각하게끔 만드는 원인들을 찾을 수 있었다. 이러한 문제를 개선하기 위해서는 장기적(長期的) 연구(硏究)를 할 수 있는 전문연구집단(專問硏究集團)과 활성화된 교사(敎師)의 재훈련제도(再訓練制度)의 필요성과 아울러 인시제도(人試制度), 지도방법(指導方法), 평가방법(評價方法)의 개선(改善)이 이루어져야 하겠다.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.438-452
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• 2008

The purposes of National Assessment of Educational Achievement(NAEA) are to assess Korean students' achievement of the educational goals as well as to diagnose the trends of educational achievement in order to monitor the quality of education at the national level. We analysed average scores in science achievement and trend of achievement level at the National Assessment of Educational Achievement(NAEA) from the year 2003 to 2006 for 6th, 9th and 10th graders. The results are as follows: For grades 6, 9, and 10, the average scores of NAEA did not tend to increase or decrease. About the trend analysis of gender, females outperformed males for grade 6, but males outperformed females for grade 10. For grade 6, the ratio of females in Advanced level was more than that of the males in the same level. For grades 9 and 10, the ratio of male was higher than the females. For grades 6, 9 and 10, the ratio of males in Below-Basic level was more than that of females in the same level. The results of the educational achievement of urbanization shows that students in rural area scored the lowest. And the ratio of Below-basic level students was highest in rural area. It is needed that educational surroundings be improved to lessen the score difference both between genders and regions. An additional study is needed to used the results of NAEA for the improvement of curriculum and educational policy.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.254-266
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• 2016

In this study, MBL experiments in the Korean secondary science textbooks and chemistry textbooks under the 2007 and the 2009 curriculum revision were analyzed in terms of curriculum revision era, grade, context of experiment in the textbook, field of science, topic, sensor, and publisher. As a result, 25 MBL experiments were found in the science textbooks under the 2007 revision, and 29 experiments under the 2009 revision (19 for middle school textbook and 10 for high school textbook). MBL experiments in middle school textbooks were not increased after curriculum revision while those in high school textbooks appeared for the first time. Most of them were in the textbooks for grade 7 and presented as an essential experiment rather than optional one. Motion sensor and temperature sensor were used most frequently, and oxygen sensor and carbon dioxide sensor were followed. In aspect of publishers, a frequency of MBL experiment was decreased in most textbook and some publishers didn't include MBL experiment at all. Based on these results, educational implications were discussed.

• Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.47-66
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• 2013

This study aimed to develop a music teaching-learning program for secondary students with intellectual disabilities in special education settings based on music therapy approach. Designed lesson plans included three learning domains based on the guidelines from 2008 amendments to the special education music curriculum: Perception, expression, and appreciation. Within the domains, instruction topics and its corresponding contents were re-structured as considered more appropriate and effective for implementing music classes for this population. With consideration of therapeutic goals as well as educational goals, student activities and teacher activities were designed and the activities were presented at three levels depending on students' functional levels. Integrating these instructional components into an actual plan, this study presented yearly (for 20 hours of classes) and monthly lesson plans. The developed lesson plans were reviewed and verified by related professionals including special class teachers and music therapists. As systematic and well-organized lesson plans, the results from this study would provide basic music education resources for students with intellectual disabilities in special education settings. It would also enable the discussion on the music therapy-based teaching-learning program as new methodological and strategic ideas applicable to future special education.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.64 no.6
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• pp.429-437
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• 2020

This study investigated a total of 529 integrated science teachers' implementation and changes to apply the curriculum-instruction-assessment. Data was collected through online survey on scientific competencies and skills, teaching-learning and assessment methods, changes of teacher's preparation, topics/materials, teaching-learning, and assessment to apply the curriculum-instruction-assessment as teaching integrated science. The results of the study were as follows: first, in the integrated science class, teachers implemented more on scientific communication and scientific inquiry among scientific core competencies, and analysis and interpretation of data collection and communication among scientific skills. Teachers often taught in lectures and used multiple choice items and short essay for evaluation. Teacher groups with less than 10 years of teaching experience appeared to be less active in teaching scientific core competencies and skills than those with more than 10 years. Second, Teachers have increased more time and efforts to search and to organize various materials in addition to textbooks, and try to integrated concepts in various fields to prepare learning topics and textbooks. Third, even though teachers made little change in implementing the process-oriented assessment, they used instructional strategies to increase student engagement in the integrated science class, restructured the instruction to provide immediate feedback after conducting the assessment. It is necessary to build a system that ensures fairness and credibility of evaluation while respecting the autonomy and professionalism of teachers.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.446-463
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• 2022

This study suggests the need for polar literacy education as an effective conceptual system to explain climate change in terms of science education in line with the common effort of humankind to respond to global environmental changes. To this end, we investigated the status of polar literacy in high school students through quantitative tests and qualitative interviews and discussed the resulting implications. A total of 329 high school sophomore students from two high schools participated in a test consisting of 25 true and false questions developed by referring to the Polar Literacy Principles, while 13 students agreed to be interviewed. The results showed that a somewhat insufficient understanding and conceptual gaps appeared regarding several areas of the Polar Literacy Principles. Knowledge of the geographic features of the polar regions was weak, and little was known about the components and key characteristics of the cryosphere. The lack of understanding of these concepts results in the inability of students to link the operational mechanisms of polar and global climate change sufficiently. While accepting unsatisfactory concepts in the school curriculum without criticism from outside media, students perceived the mechanism of climate change as somewhat monotonous or distorted. Moreover, linguistic information, analogies, and visual observation were used as cognitive strategies to compensate for the ambiguous understanding of polar and climate change. Based on the abovementioned results, we argue that polar literacy education should be introduced as a new knowledge system that can be used to aid a systematic and comprehensive understanding of climate change within the school science curriculum. Additionally, we suggest the following implications: review the consistency of knowledge related to polar literacy in other subjects, provide critical standards for out-of-school media information related to climate change, examine students' misconceptions, and identify improved thinking strategies.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.25 no.8
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• pp.697-707
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• 2004

The 7th curriculum which was administered to high school science courses from 2002 asked for a revel specific curriculum. But those curriculums were not developed. The purpose of this research was to develop a level specific curriculum for high school science courses, apply it to high school science courses, and then investigate the effects of this curriculum through the change in attitude towards science and perception towards level specific curriculum. The results are as follows. 1) The two types of level specific curriculum for high school science course was developed. In the first type, the level specific curriculum instruction was conducted in the same class whereas, instruction was divided in the second one, according to the students' intellectual levels. 2) Result on the perception of the test showed that developed level specific curriculum was ineffective in changing the students' attitude towards science, even though they recognized the importance of the curriculum. This was because the students perceive science as a difficult and uninteresting subject.