• Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.292-301
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• 2021

This study is a basic research to apply ESD linked to SDGs to pre-service teachers majoring in earth science education. The purpose of this study is to evaluate carbon literacy by analyzing the awareness, attitude and knowledge, subjective norms, and behavioral control of the carbon footprint internalized by pre-service teachers. Pre-service teachers recognize the carbon footprint as their responsibility, but are not willing to pay the cost and accept inconveniences of the actions to reduce carbon footprint. They also support actions to reduce carbon footprint, but do not demand the actions from others. While they have sufficient knowledge about carbon mitigation actions, their conception of causes and effects of global warming is unstable. Pre-service teachers will go out to school sites and teach millions of students about global warming. It is essential to educate these teachers on the economic cost and social responsibility of reducing their carbon footprints. It is also important to find ways to bridge the gap between their thought and action. It is hoped that this study on pre-service teachers' carbon literacy will lead to realizing ESD.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.246-257
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• 2006

TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) aims to produce reliable and internationally comparable indicators of student achievement. The TIMSS science achievement scale summarizes student performance on test items designed to measure a wide range of student knowledge and proficiency. This study analyzed Korean middle school students' science achievement at the advanced and high international benchmarks of the four benchmark levels of the benchmarks classified in TIMSS 2003 in light of science content areas (physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and environmental science) and item characteristics. The average percent correct on items at the advanced benchmark by Korean students was highest in physics followed by earth science, biology, chemistry, and environmental science, whereas internationally the order was earth science, chemistry, biology, physics and lastly environmental science. Korean students performed relatively better in physics yet somewhat worse in chemistry than other top-performing countries. According to item analysis, Korean students reaching the advanced international benchmark understood some fundamentals of scientific investigation, but demonstrated weakness in written explanations of scientific principles, abstract science concept comprehension, and application of scientific concepts to solve quantitative problems. In addition, Korean students reaching the high international benchmark demonstrated relative weak conceptual understanding of ecology compared with other countries.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.285-296
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• 2007

Graph is a major aspect of science textbooks. In this study, we investigated graph types and characteristics used in high school earth science subject by comparative analysis of science textbooks. The results of the analysis revealed that line graph and contour map was the most widely used graph types in earth science. Among line graphs, multiple line graph and YX graph was dominant. Comparing earth science graphs with other science graphs, earth science graphs exhibited superior in the number and variety. In earth science graphs, the portion of line graph was small, but the portion of contour map and scatter graph was larger than that of other science graphs. YX graph was the most specific graph type in earth science textbooks. The results of our study have implications for reform in function and structure of graph. We suggest that future studies be focused on students' ability of earth science graph interpretation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.484-484
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 농림축산식품부 "농업 농촌부문 가뭄대응 종합대책(2015)"의 일환으로 가뭄에 의한 농촌지역 물부족 문제를 극복하기 위한 농민 물절약 교육을 실시하였다. 물절약 교육을 통해 가뭄상황에 적응할 수 있도록 하기 위해 물절약 교육 시범대상지역은 농민농업가뭄지도 및 재해연보 등의 자료를 활용하여 가뭄 취약지역을 8개도별로 한국농어촌공사 관할지구로 선별하여 선정하였다. 최종적으로 농민 물절약 시범교육이 실시된 지역은 경기 평택 석정지구, 강원 철원 토교지구, 충북 음성 용계지구, 충남 서산 신창지구, 경북 문경 경천지구, 경남 거창 가북지구, 전북 고창 신림지구, 전남 영암 월악지구가 선정되었다. 시범교육실시 앞서 대상지구의 용 배수로 현황, 수로노후화, 농민 물이용 실태 등 물손실 요인을 파악하였다. 시범교육은 기존과는 차별된 체험식 비주얼 물절약 교육이 실시되었으며, 시범대상지구별로 3단계 교육이 실시되었다. 1단계 교육은 이해단계로 플래쉬 동영상과 물이용 모의를 체험하게 하여 물 손실 원인 및 물 절약 방안을 모색하도록 하였다. 2단계 교육은 적용단계로서 물절약 시뮬레이터를 이용하여 평상시 농민의 물이용 관행에 따른 물손실 야기에 대한 이해와 가뭄시나리오에 따른 물 공급량 감소 시 농민 피해 및 가뭄극복을 위한 효율적인 물이용에 대한 효과를 이해시키고자 하였다. 또한 이를 통해 농민이 스스로 물절약을 위한 행동강령을 도출하도록 하였다. 마지막 3단계는 실천단계로 실제 현장여건에서의 물절약 실천을 도모하기 위해서, 현장에서의 물손실 상황 파악 및 현장여건에 맞는 물절약 실천방안을 도출하도록 하였다. 교육을 통해 농민의 물절약 필요성에 대한 공감대를 형성하고, 물절약을 스스로 실천할 수 있도록 유도 하고자 하였다. 물절약 교육의 효과를 파악하기 위해서 설문조사를 실시하였으며, 그 결과 농민들은 물절약의 필요성을 매우 높게 공감하며, 필지단위 물손실을 감소시키는 물꼬관리의 중요성을 인정하고, 농민 수로관리 참여에 대한 인식을 높이는 계기가 되었다.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.324-347
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• 2022

Geological information on the Korean Peninsula plays a significant role in science education because it provides a basic knowledge foundation for public use and creates an opportunity to learn about the nature of geology as a historical science. In particular, the Mesozoic Era, when the Korean Peninsula experienced a high degree of tectonic activity, is a pivotal period for understanding the geological history of the Korean Peninsula. This study aimed to analyze whether content regarding the geology of the Mesozoic Era are reliably and consistently presented in the 'Geology of the Korean Peninsula' section of Earth Science II textbooks based on the 2015 revised curriculum. Four textbooks for Earth Science II were analyzed, focusing on the sedimentary strata, tectonic movement, and granites of the Mesozoic Era. The analysis items were terms, periods, and rock distribution areas. The consistency within and among textbooks and of textbooks and scientific knowledge was analyzed for each analysis item. Various inconsistencies were found regarding the geological terms, periods, and rock distribution areas of the Mesozoic Era, and suggestions for its improvement were discussed based on these inconsistencies. It is essential to develop educational materials that are consistent with the latest scientific knowledge through collaboration between the scientific and educational communities.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.51-60
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• 2020

In this study, we propose research methods to explore the nature of earth science by applying the phenomenological approach and NOS-family resemblance approach based on literature review. The phenomenological approach exploring the nature of earth science is a method of collecting, analyzing and synthesizing multifaceted features of earth science from intuitive sensory phenomena without prejudice. As a way of exploring the nature of earth science from a phenomenological point of view, we propose the NOS-family resemblance approach to the NOS. This approach provides a comprehensive explanation of NOS by combining the characteristics shared by different areas of science with distinct differences. Applying this method to exploring the nature of earth science, we can identify both domain-general and domain-specific characteristics that make sub-areas of earth science a 'family.' For example, through the networking of features shared by such sub-areas as geology, atmospheric science, oceanography, astronomy, earth system science, etc., we can extract the family-resemblance characteristics that make these sub-areas a family called earth science. Through these approaches to the nature of earth science, the richness, complexity, and dynamic nature of earth science can be revealed as a whole. In addition, we will be able to grasp the change in the sub-areas that constitute the earth science, which in turn changes the nature of earth science, and to contribute to establishing the status and development system of earth science as a school subject.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.139-165
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• 2008

This paper is focused on the development of sea wave experimental module for the science gifted students and the potential of its application in high school earth science. Sea wave experimental module for the gifted was characteristics by five phases: Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Expansion. Subjects were 16 gifted students, who were 10th graders and have been taught in the adjacent Education Institute for the gifted of Education Districts, Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education The changes of inquiry ability and knowledge achievement were analyzed according to analysis of experimental report and pre-test and post-test. Experimental module for the gifted was very effective on inquiry skills as follows: control of variables, experimental designing, and selecting tools of experimental process. And also it was positively effective on achievement. The result of this study suggested that experimental module for the science gifted should be very meaningfully to improve scientific ability of them, and the development and application of experimental module for the science gifted be needed for them.

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.02a
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• pp.101-107
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 모델 구성을 통한 교수-학습 활동을 지구과학 수업을 위한 유용한 방법의 하나로 제안하였다. 모델 구성은 지구과학자들이 직접적으로 경험하기 어려운 지구과학적 현상이나 과정을 연구하기 위하여 동원하는 방법으로서, 지구과학의 본질적 속성을 반영한 수업을 개발하는 데 이용할 수 있다. 모델 구성을 통한 지구과학 수업은 학생들이 지구과학적인 현상이나 과정에 대한 모델을 창안하고 학생들이 서로 모델에 대한 의견을 교환하며 지속적으로 모델을 수정해 나가는 순환적인 과정(creation-communication-change cycle)으로 진행될 수 있으며, 학습자들의 사고 과정을 촉진시켜 여러 가지 학습 효과를 가져올 수 있다. 따라서, 지구과학 교육 현장에서 학생들이 능동적으로 참여하는 지구과학 수업을 위하여 모델 구성을 통한 교수-학습 활동이 적극적으로 실천되고 그 효과를 자세히 검토하는 일이 필요하다.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.300-317
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to suggest improvements in the science concepts and inquiry activities presented in the earth science section in the 2015 revised curriculum elementary science textbooks. For this study, two science educator and three elementary school teachers developed a survey questionnaire to investigate science concepts, inquiry activities, and suggest improvements. The survey was conducted two times, and 30 elementary school teachers and three earth science professors (geology, meteorology, astronomy) participated in the survey. As a result, it was investigated that eight concepts in the solid section, three concepts in the fluid section, and one concept in universe and integration section contained misconceptions. It was investigated that the content of inquiry activity needs to be supplemented, with seven elements in solid section, three elements in fluid section, and one in the universe and integration section. According to the research results, if the textbook is revised, it is necessary to accurately confirm the science concepts or content of inquiry activities. Also in the case of science concepts presented in textbooks, it will be necessary to consider not only the scope and sequence of contents but also the process of learning progression.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.27 no.7
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• pp.645-662
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to explore the manners in which models are used in secondary science classrooms. A total of thirteen video-recordings of science lessons dealing with the domains of atmospheric and oceanic earth sciences and their verbatim transcripts were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Interviews with three inservice science teachers were also conducted. Six interrelated assertions were generated as the result of the study: 1) The most frequently used models in secondary earth science classrooms include two-dimensional pictorial, symbolic, iconic, and diagrammatic ones; 2) Science teachers employ models as a mode of representation to make the subject matter available to students; 3) In earth science classrooms, teachers use typical forms of models in intensive manners; 4) Students themselves deal with models on a few occasions, but they just follow similar procedures with the same models; 5) Teachers talk rarely about the nature of scientific models and provide few opportunities for students to think about it; and, 6) Teachers in practice think that the value of using models should be appraised in consideration of the pedagogical intentions of the teacher. Implications for science education and science education research were discussed.