• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.108-116
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• 2003

Problem Based Learning (PBL) is one of methods which has been developed to promote student-centered learning and to pursue self-directed learning for life-long learning. The purpose of this study is exploring the possibility of Problem Based Learning (PBL) in college Earth science course. The participants of this study were fourteen students attending an Earth science class at Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul. PBL was implemented in the form of group project with utilizing Web-based course tool. We provided questionnaires and conducted interviews to figure out students' perception about PBL. The findings were as follows: Through a given experiences, (1) students participated more actively than LBL (Lecture Based Learning), (2) more students were engaged with self-directed learning, and (3) students made higher cognitive efforts. LBL seemed to be more efficient way to acquire factual knowledge. In the meanwhile, PBL did not seem to affect the improvement of communication skills. Students could not make use of Web-based course tool effectively in communicating with other team members. In this study, we found that college student participants preferred problems related to everyday life, environmental issues and interesting but unusual incidents. On the other hand, they felt difficult in open-ended problems, especially when they were asked to provide their own evaluation. On the basis of PBL experiment in this paper, we present one method of successful implementation of PBL and suggest topics which should be studied in the future.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.349-360
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• 2018

This study analyzed variations of learning stress by comparing the salivary cortisol levels of students who participated in Earth Science inquiry activities. The cortisol concentrations between the pre- and post-inquiries of the sample of 34 university students, who had taken the course of 'Basic Earth Science and Experiments', were analyzed. The Earth Science inquiries consisted of geology and astronomy activities. The observational geology activities consisted of a session of 'structure contours and map patterns' and the cognitive astronomy activities consisted of a session of 'representations of horizontal and equatorial coordinates'. These Earth Science inquiry activities were found to cause students to have anxiety, and the thought processes that these activities involved were found to cause learning stress. The variations in cortisol concentrations of students increased by $1.6{\pm}5.9ng\;mL^{-1}$ after conducting observational activities in geology compared with $2.1{\pm}6.2ng\;mL^{-1}$ after doing cognitive activities in astronomy. The analysis of the observational activities in the geology inquiry activities indicated that they were consistent with low levels of learning stress. Conversely, the analysis of the cognitive activities in the astronomy inquiry activities showed significant individual variations in cortisol concentrations. Furthermore, individual differences in cognitive ability were reflected in the astronomy inquiry activities. While students, who received high scores, exhibited low levels of stress in the geology inquiry activities, they showed high levels of stress in the astronomy inquiry activities. It was concluded that, in the case of students with high scores in the study, the level of learning stress increased due to the raised anxiety in cognitive inquiry activities. In contrast, students, who received low scores in the study, exhibited high levels of stress in the geology inquiry activities, and low levels of stress in the astronomy inquiry activities.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 2011년도 학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.143-144
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• 2011

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.304-311
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• 1994

Four science concepts were selected from high school science textbook to investigate the differences in priorities of students knowledge activated during solving earth science problems in laboratory and earth science environmental contexts. Two items, one for laboratory context and the other for earth environmental context, were developed for earth selected concept The subjects were constituted of 192 students in 11th grade and 196 in 12th grade in one senior high school. Students' responses were categorized using graph models and analyzed in terms of 'Common Activated Knowledge'(CAK). and 'Specific Activated Knowledge'(SAK) across students' cognitive frames, grades, and sex. As contextual differences of the problems increased, context effects in priorities of CAK were reported in favor of laboratory context, on the contrary those of SAK in favor of earth environmental context. Context effects were reported across cognitive frames, especially students with laboratory cognitive frames showed more significant context effects than others. Lower graders and girls showed relatively large context effects. The results of this study showed that science concepts learned in a laboratory context are not easily transferred to earth environmental context. Therefore, special instructional strategies should be developed to overcome the context effect s according to activated knowledges with high priorities in laboratory and earth environmental context.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.91-104
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• 2017

이 연구의 목적은 과학 글쓰기를 통해 고등학생의 지구 시스템에 대한 이해와 시스템 사고 과정을 분석하는 것이다. 글쓰기 활동에 활용한 자료는 지구과학 I 교과 내용 중 지구환경 변화에 관련된 3가지 주제(지구 온난화, 화산분출, 사막화)이며 이와 관련된 과제를 개발하였다. 개발한 자료는 고등학교 2학년 학생 8명을 대상으로 투입하였으며 작성한 과학 글쓰기 내용을 바탕으로 DAET-C 체크리스트와 지구 시스템에 관련된 개념을 구성요소로 하여 인과지도를 작성한 후, 이를 근거로 하여 시스템 사고의 관점에서 분석하였다. 그 결과로 첫째, 학생들은 지구 시스템의 구성, 지구 시스템의 상호작용, 지구과학적 소양, 시스템 순으로 지구 시스템을 이해하는 것으로 조사되었다. 둘째, 학생들의 과학 글쓰기 내용을 바탕으로 각각의 주제별로 인과지도를 작성한 결과 피드백 순환 고리가 나타난 학생은 연구에 참여한 8명 중 지구 온난화 관련 주제에서는 4명, 화산 분출 관련 주제에서는 1명, 사막화 관련 주제에서는 4명의 학생이 지구 시스템에서 하위 요소 간의 상호작용을 고려하는 시스템 사고를 하고 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 결론적으로 연구에 참여한 학생들은 지구환경 변화가 지구계 하위 요소 사이의 상호작용을 통해 복잡한 과정 속에서 복합적으로 이루어지고 있다는 사고를 하고 있었으나, 지구 시스템의 순환에 대한 과정에서 시스템 사고는 미흡한 것으로 나타났다. 과학 글쓰기 활동을 활용하여 지구 시스템 교육과 시스템 사고를 향상 시킬 수 있는 다양한 연구가 필요할 것이다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.405-414
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• 2020

In this study, we analyzed the development of high school students' argumentation through their writings on socio-scientific Issues (SSI) related to the Climate Change Unit in the Earth Science I curriculum. Pre- and post-writing assignments on the two main causes of global warming were analyzed and compared. In addition, an in-depth interview of the focus group was conducted with 7 students who showed a distinct change in the level of argumentation. According to the results, 16 of 52 students remained at the same argumentation level in pre- and post-writing assignments, and students remaining at Level 2 among five levels had difficulty in understanding the Toulmin's argument pattern (TAP) structure. Using the TAP structure, 29 of 52 students demonstrated increased argumentation levels in the post-writing assignments. The conclusions include that writing lessons on SSI using the TAP in Earth science classes can improve the level of high school students' argumentative writing, and that the level of students' argumentation can develop with the elaboration of their level of falsification. Also, it is suggested that the science curriculum should increase students' science writing competencies by specifying science writing as one of the goals.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.214-225
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• 2017

지구크기에 대한 최초의 정확한 측정은 기원전 230년, 헬레니즘의 과학자인, 에라토스테네스 (276-195 B.C.)에 의하여 이루어졌다. 역사적으로 수학적 추상화는 유럽의 고대 그리스인의 천재성을 보여주는 좋은 예이다. 그 당시에는 상상하기 어려운 태양이 멀리 떨어져 있기에 태양광선이 평행하게 지구에 입사한다는 전제를 요구하는, 논리적이고 과학적인 기법의 에라토스테네스의 과학적 방법의 성공이었다. 중요한 것은 간단한 수학적 비례식을 성립하기 위해서는 지구가 둥글고, 광선이 지구에 나란하게 들어온다는 가정이 필요하였다. 즉 천상으로부터 지상으로 유클리드 기학학이 연결된다는 내용이다. 그것은 최초로 태양중심을 주장한 아리스타쿠스의 제안을 받아들여야 했고, 아리스토텔레스의 자연관인 우주는 아름답고 우아하다는 사상에 기반을 두어 지구는 구처럼 대칭적이라는 것이다. 우리는 이러한 가정들을 현대가 아닌 그 당시 어떻게 정당화 했는지를 탐색하는 것이다. 또한 실험의 미적 관점에서 에라토스테네스의 지구측정의 중요한 특징은 단순성에 있다는 것을 강조하는 것이다.

• 천문학회지
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• 제29권spc1호
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• pp.445-449
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• 1996

We introduce the National Science Curriculum issued by the Education Ministry in Korea. Astronomy should be given and taught as compulsory courses in Nature of elementary school, Science of middle school, General Science of high school, and as elective courses in Earth Science I, II. Astronomy concepts have been designed in sprial pattern. College levels of astronomy have been given as majoring in astronomy course, cultivating one for earth science pre-teacher students and cultural subjects for non-major students

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.518-537
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• 2019

본 연구는 중학교 교육과정에서 수학과 연계된 지구과학 실험 중 지구의 크기 측정을 중심으로 총 30시간 동안 지구과학 교육봉사 활동에 참여한 예비 지구과학교사와 중학생들에게 본 프로그램이 주는 의미를 살펴보고 혁신적 수업으로의 가능성을 탐색해 보았다. 중학교 과학 교과서에 소개된 고대 그리스 시대 에라토스테네스의 그림자 길이를 이용한 지구 크기 측정 실험에서 나타나는 오차를 최소화하기 위하여, 멀리 떨어진 수도권과 지방의 두 개의 중학교에서 삼각비를 이용한 탐구 활동을 수행 한 후, 실측한 자료를 두 학교 학생들이 공유하여 지구의 크기를 최종적으로 계산하였다. 이 과정을 통해 실측 자료를 효과적으로 표현하는 수학적 방법을 배우며, 반복적이고 정확한 자료 획득 과정의 중요성과 어려움을 체험하고, 도출된 결과에 포함된 오차의 원인들에 대해 토론하였다. 본 연구 결과는 학생들이 지구과학 탐구의 특성을 이해하고, 2015 개정 교육과정에서 과학과 수학교과에서 공통적으로 강조하고 있는 교과 역량인 문제 해결력, 사고력, 의사소통 능력을 함양할 수 있는 수학 과학 통합 프로그램 개발에 기초 자료를 제공할 것이다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.620-634
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of EarthComm implementation in the U.S. high schools in terms of demographic background including school size, urban/rural area, and teachers' teaching experiences. In addition, this study examined impact of students' higher-order thinking skills by using the visions of National Science Education Standards. Two modular of the EarthComm curriculum were used for this purpose with thirty one teachers and around thousand students involved across four states. Findings were that EarthComm did not significantly impact student achievement differentially in schools of varying sizes and school location, i.e., urban and rural areas. The years of teaching experiences did not impact student achievement scores for Module I but did significantly impact for Module II. It is noted that the two results seemingly conflict with each other similar to other research findings (Ferguson, 1998; Yager et al., 1988). Student higher-order thinking skills, on the other hand, were significantly improved as a result of studying with EarthComm. Implications were discussed at the end of the paper.