• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.327-337
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• 2014

In this research, a subject substitute STEAM program was developed in context of a trend of STEAM education and a new science contents in a 2009 revised curriculum, which can replace the 2009 revised curriculum contents of 'Sound' unit in the third and the fourth grade. The developed program was taught to the 4th graders in a field. After applying the program, how students acknowledge the subject substitute STEAM program was analyzed through questionnaire. The research results were as follows. First, the subject substitute STEAM program of 3 sub programs was developed with centered around 'sound' unit for 4th graders. Second, students made a positive estimation of the STEAM program because of various activities and learning subject related to daily life. Third, they considered difficult term, necessary craft skills in creative design, understanding scientific principle and a lot of necessary time as difficulties of the STEAM program. And they also recognized that making stuff activity and learning aid material like activity sheet, picture and video helped to understand a lesson. Lastly, students had a positive thinking or negative thinking about STEAM program before they learn. But after learning the STEAM program, all of them showed their positive attitude to the STEAM program.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.119-132
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• 2014

In recent years, Korea encourages teachers to do STEAM education(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics), which includes Arts to STEM education to train creative science technology talent. Related to this, we developed a subject substitute STEAM program for the 6th grade students in elementary school and applied it in a field. The STEAM program which substitutes contents in curriculum related to Energy unit was developed and it was taught to twenty four sixth grade students during regular classes. During the classes, all activities of students were observed and they were written in recording notes during the observation. After all STEAM program ended, how students recognize the subject substitute STEAM program compared to general class, understand learning contents and think about the program before and after the STEAM classes were analyzed through questionnaire and interviews. The results were as follows. First, some students had difficulty in reconciling different ideas in group, creative thinking and crafts but most students liked the STEAM classes because many activities are fun and it is easy to understand. Second, learners regarded practical use of knowledge, learning different subjects together and interests as the reasons they can understand learning contents easily during STEAM program. Third, learners recognized STEAM classes are good to understand knowledge, think creative ideas and improve social skills after the STEAM classes while they showed anticipation, worry and fear before taking the classes. It is found that a subjective substitute STEAM program is helpful to increase learners' interests in learning, understand learning contents, increase creativity and have a good personality through a qualitative research.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to explore instructional objectives of 'Wise Life' based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. It was to extend understanding the 7th and the revised Wise Life 2007 as well. The written objectives of two curriculum of Wise Life were divided into two, the 'knowledge' dimension and the 'cognitive process' dimension based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Major activity subjects presented in the 7th and the revised Wise Life 2007 were dominantly the basic inquiry activity types. It was found from this research that the 'factual' knowledge of the 'knowledge' dimension and the 'understand' of the 'cognitive process' dimension took a large proportion of the revised Wise Life 2007 objectives. The 'meta-cognitive' knowledge was increased. 'Remember' of the 'cognitive process' dimension was decreased and the high level objectives as 'analyze' and 'create', in the 'cognitive process' dimension was increased from the 7th to the revised curriculum. The 'factual' knowledge, 'conceptual' knowledge and 'metacognitive' knowledge were engaged with 'understand' and the 'procedural' knowledge were engaged with 'apply'. The 'meta- cognitive' were engaged with 'create' is the 'procedural' knowledge in the revised Wise Life 2007. 'Remember' was decreased. 'Create' was increased in the basic inquiry activities. It was analysed in zero percent of 'Observing', 'Investigating and Presenting', and 'Making'.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.703-714
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• 2011

이 연구에서는 안산시의 지리적 특성을 반영한 고등학교 화학 I 단원의 STS 모듈을 개발하여 교과 수업에 적용한 후, 과학에 관련된 태도에 미치는 영향 및 STS 수업에 대한 선호도를 분석하였다. 연구 대상은 경기도 안산시에 소재한 K고등학교 2학년 2개 반 71명을 실험 집단으로, 2개 반 78명을 통제 집단으로 하였으며, 연구는 동일 집단 사전 사후설계 방식으로 진행되었다. 안산 지역 특성을 반영한 STS 모듈은 고등학교 화학 I 단원과 관련하여 물 공기 에너지를 주제로 4차시를 개발하여 적용하였으며, 수업 전 후 과학에 관한 태도와 STS 수업에 대한 선호도를 조사 분석하였다. 과학에 관한 태도 검사에서 STS 모듈을 적용한 실험 집단이 교과서 중심의 수업을 한 통제 집단에 비해 통계적으로 유의미한 향상 효과가 나타났으며, STS 수업에 대한 선호도 조사 결과에서도 학생들은 STS 프로그램에 대해 매우 긍정적이었으며, 사회와의 관련성 영역에서 보다 큰 선호도를 나타내었다. 이러한 연구 결과는 과학 기술 사회의 상호관련성에 관한 과학 수업의 효율적인 적용을 위해서는 학생들이 보다 주체적으로 참여할 수 있는 지역적 특성을 반영한 STS 모듈을 개발하여 적용할 필요가 있음을 시사한다.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2010

Students' emotional attitude not only affects their achievement in a meaningful way but also is an important educational goal in its own right. This research investigated how students' interest in science varies among elementary, middle and high-school students based on a survey and reviews of previous research results. We analyzed students learning attitude in terms of interest in and enjoyment of science, instrumental motivation in science, science learning anxiety, and self-concept in science. Major findings are students showed more negative attitudes in intrinsic motivation, instrumental motivation, value perception of science, and confidence in science as they move in to a higher school level. According to students' explanation, science classes got bored in a higher grade because of difficult contents, lack of experiments and activities, and teachers' monotonous explanations. Based on the results, recommendations on how to improve students' attitudes towards science are suggested. First of all we need to secure more science instructional hours in the school curriculum than the 7th national curriculum to implement improved science teaching and learning methods.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to examine the consistency and balance of learning objectives of units and instructional units according to grades and educational domains. Educational domains were cognitive(scientific knowledge), scientific inquiry(inquiry process skills), affective(scientific attitude), and science-technology-society(STS). Learning objectives of life field of the 7th elementary science curricular teaching guidebooks were analysed. Scientific inquiry process skill objectives(43.5%) were most dominant in units, but cognitive objectives(53.9%) were most dominant in instructional units. STS objectives were most recessive in both units and instructional units. Especially, objectives of units and instructional units were shown no consistency by grade. The results of this study suggested that the textbooks and teaching guidebooks should be developed consistently by considering learning activities and contents on the basis of background and properties of science curriculum.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to analysis the curriculum for educating and operating the classes of elementary science gifted in Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education. We developed the framework for curriculum content analysis based on the principles of curriculum development for gifted education. The developed framework was applied to the curricula of four classes of elementary science gifted in Incheon. And the needs of gifted students were surveyed in the classes of the elementary science gifted. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The current curriculums of two classes described the goal of the elementary gifted education, but the content and theme of the curricula of three classes were not related to the contents of the 7th national curriculum. 2. The teaching methods used in the science gifted class were mainly a lecture and an experimental activity. and there was little the process of individual instruction. 3. There was not mostly the products as the results of learning because of little performed by a project teaming, an announcement and an exhibition in gifted class. 4. Most of the students of the science gifted class were estimated by the paper tests and observation of the teacher in charge of the gifted class, not by the products and presentation etc. 5. They mostly preferred the theme of everyday life in addition to the textbook, and the instructional type of enrichment teaming and acceleration learning over the grade of themselves. 6. They mainly expected that the curriculum of the gifted class is operated during the semester.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.95-118
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• 2013

이 연구는 교육과정이 고시된 1차 교육과정부터 현 2009 개정 교육과정에 이르기까지 9회 시기의 가정과 교육과정 문서에서 주생활 영역과 관련된 내용이 어떻게 변화되어왔는지를 성격, 목표, 내용 체계를 중심으로 분석하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 자료는 국가교육과정 정보센터(NCIC) 홈페이지(http://www.ncic.re.kr/2012. 04. 08)의 교육과정 자료실에 탑재된 1차 교육과정(1955. 08)부터 2009 개정 교육과정(2012. 03)에서 중 고등학교 가정과(실업 가정과) 교육과정을 다운 받아 주생활 영역에 중점을 두어 내용을 추출하여 분석하였다. 시기별로 교육과정의 성격과 목표에서 주생활 영역을 살펴본 후, 주생활 내용 체계를 중 고를 나눠 대단원, 중단원, 소단원, 내용요소를 중심으로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 가정과 교육과정의 개정 시기를 거치면서 교과명, 교육목표, 교육내용, 이수범위, 학년별 시간 배당, 교육내용 선정 및 조직과 강조점이 변화하였다. 교과명은 실업(교수요목기)->실업 가정(1차교육과정)->실업 가정, 가정(2차~6차)->실과(7차 이후)로 변화하였다. 교육목표는 직업교육적 접근(1차~3차 교육과정)->보통 교육적 교양 교육적 접근(4차~7차)->비판적 접근(2007 개정 이후)으로 변화하였다. 가정과목의 이수는 여학생만 대상으로 하다가 6차 교육과정부터 남녀 공통이수로 변화하게 되었으며, 학년별 이수시간은 감소하였다. 교육내용은 노작교육의 형태에서 가족 및 일상생활과 가정과 관련된 직업을 이해할 수 있는 형태로 변화하였다. 둘째, 교과의 성격은 1차 교육과정에서는 제시되었으나 2차 교육과정 이후 5차 교육과정까지는 제시되지 않다가 6차 교육과정부터 중 고로 나눠 다시 제시되었고, 7차 교육과정부터는 고등학교 가정과학에서 주생활 영역의 성격을 따로 기술하고 있다. 셋째, 목표는 1차에서 5차 교육과정까지는 교과 목표와 과목 목표를 모두 제시하였고, 6차 교육과정에서는 가정 교과의 목표만 제시되었고, 7차 교육과정부터는 목표와 성격이 통합적으로 제시되었다. 2009 개정 교육과정에서는 일반적인 교육수준을 달성하기 위해 성취해야 하는 성취기준을 제시하면서 목표가 포함되어 기술되었다. 교육과정에 반영되는 시대적인 관점에 따라 제시되는 관점도 변화하였는데, 점차 사회적인 변화를 반영하는 목표가 설정된 가치관 교육으로 변화하였다. 넷째, 주생활 교육내용은 교육과정이 개정 될 때마다 지도범위의 증가와 감소 및 영역별 변화가 크게 나타났으며 사회적인 흐름이 반영되어 변화하였다. 중학교 수업시수의 감소와 함께 일부 학년으로의 집중현상과 영역별로 제시되었던 단원이 통합되어 나타나는 형태로 변화하였다. 환경에 대한 관심에 따라 친환경 주거, 코하우징, 유니버설 등 새로운 개념들이 도입되었고, 이웃과 더불어 살아가기 위한 주생활에 대한 인식이 확산되면서 사회 인간 환경에 대한 배려와 나눔에 관한 내용을 주요 학습내용으로 제시되면서 시대적인 흐름을 반영하고 있었다. 고등학교는 국민공통기본교육과정의 변화로 필수에서 선택이수로 변화하였고, 영역은 더 세분화되었다. 세계화의 흐름에 맞추어 다른 나라의 주생활 문화를 비교하는 내용이 등장하였으며 환경친화적인 가치관과 지속가능한 주생활 양식, 사회 인간 환경에 대한 배려와 나눔에 관한 내용이 제시되면서 사회적 관심사를 반영하고 있었다. 고등학교의 학습내용은 중학교의 학습내용에서 세분화되고 심화되어 구성되었으며, 고등학교는 중학교와 달리 주거와 개인을 대상으로 한 것이 아니라 그 범위가 확대되어 지역사회 및 환경, 주택 시장의 상황, 공동체적 삶까지 고려한 거시적인 관점으로 제시되었다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.329-340
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• 2007

This study is to find out how well elementary school gardens work as places of observation learning. We compared the tree species planted in elementary school gardens with those which appeared in the science textbooks of the 7th Korean National Curriculum. The number of tree species are 60 throughout all the grades, specifically; 43 in the third grade, 22 in the fifth grade, 16 in the first grade, 15 in the second grade, 8 in the sixth grade, and 5 in the fourth grade, respectively. Their frequency of appearance (hereafter referred to as 'appearance frequency') throughout all the grades is 175, and the maximum frequency is 62 in the third grade. Of particular note is the fact that the appearance frequency in one grade was very high, meaning that a repeat study will not be conducted. The total number of tree species counted in the study was 13,028 and consisted of 167 species in 52 families. Only 23% of the total planted tree species, that is, 38 tree species appeared in the textbooks, so the ratio of the practical usage of school gardens was revealed to be low. In the school gardens, there are only an average of about 16 tree species per school. The fewest number of species in one school was 9 and the most was 22. The native species were 74 and the non-native species were 93. This means that almost all the planted species do not relate to observation learning in the textbooks. The 22 tree species among 60 species in the textbooks were not planted in the gardens. In conclusion, the degree of utilization of almost all the elementary school gardens examined during this investigation was very low.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.131-143
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• 2000

The unit of a buoyant force included in the 7th national science curriculum for 6th grade students. On the contrary, it seldom that students' conception about buoyant phenomena is studied, even though there has been many studies of students' conceptions of basic science contents. The purpose of this study was to survey the elementary school students' conceptions of a buoyant force, to analyze their cognitive levels, and to explore the relationships between them. Sixth grade students (total numbers is 192) were selected .from 5 .lasses in two elementary schools in a local city of Kyungsangdo. They were asked to respond two kinds of test, which are the Logical Thinking Ability (GALT) to investigate students' cognitive levels and the Buoyant Force Questionnaire (BFQ). We developed BFQ test, based on the 7th national science curriculum for 6th grade and the previous researches of a buoyant force. We, qualitatively, analysed students' frequency of responses about a buoyant force and their types of explanation, and, quantitatively, analysed the relationships between cognitive levels and conceptions of a buoyant force with SPSS/ PC 7.0 programmes. The results of cognitive level showed that half of 6th grade students were in the concrete operational stage, 43.2% in the transitional stage, 6.8% in the formal stage. However, their sub-logical thinking abilities in a combinational, conservational, controlling variables, proportional, probability and correlational logic were very fluctuated from 91% to 8%. The results that only 4.8% of elementary students had correct conceptions of a buoyant force suggest that 6th grade students had great difficulties in understanding of that concept. Their difficulties would originated from the frequent common-sense explanations of a buoyant phenomena in terms of the weight or the unique properties or the contact area of an object or with/without air. Furthermore students' explanations, frequently, changed with context of problems of a buoyant force. Scheffe test of quantitative results that elementary students in the concrete level had 50.6% of concept formation in a buoyant force, the transitional level 54.5%, and in the formal operational level 62.8% showed significant differences of conceptions of a buoyant force with cognitive levels. Therefore the concrete operational elementary students had more difficulties of understanding of a buoyant force than the transitional and formal level, which is required to higher cognitive levels. This conclusion have implications that the unit of a buoyant force have to be presented with concrete activities for majority of students who are in concrete and transitional levels.