• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.161-177
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• 2009

This study aims to explore how teachers construct scientific explanation during instructional practices to help students' scientific inquiry. Before investigating teachers' classroom practices, elementary school science curriculum was examined to identify scientific concepts, particularly in earth science. Then, a total of six teachers' scientific explanation in actual teaching practices was analysed focusing on a) explanation of scientific concepts; b) rationale for scientific explanation; c) connection between scientific explanation and everyday explanation. The findings are as follows. First, the science curriculum provides $1{\sim}2$ main scientific concepts per unit, which are mostly appeared in the unit title. Those concepts and sub-concepts are not explicitly described but embedded in students' inquiry activities. Second, the teachers explain scientific concepts and discuss the rationale behind the scientific explanation, but rarely connect scientific explanation to everyday explanation. Also, the level of scientific explanations is low remaining level 1 or 2, not reaching 3, the highest level. Based on the results, the study suggests a) teachers need to provide explicit and clear explanations about scientific concepts; b) teachers are required to connect scientific explanation and everyday explanation; c) the level of teachers scientific explanation should be elevated by using an evidence, reasoning and claim, the components of scientific explanation as well as introducing new scientific concepts and inquiry activities.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.303-312
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• 2012

본 연구는 과학 고등학교 학생들의 실험 보고서 작성에 대한 인식과 실험 보고서 작성이 과학 개념 이해와 과학 탐구 능력에 미치는 영향 등에 대한 학년별 인식을 조사하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 서울과 경기에 위치하고 있는 과학 고등학교 4곳에서 260명의 학생이 조사에 참여하였다. 과학 고등학교 학생들은 실험 보고서를 작성하는 것에 그다지 긍정적이지 않았으나 실험 보고서를 작성하는 것이 과학 개념 이해와 과학 탐구 능력 향상에는 도움을 준다고 생각하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 경향은 학년에 따라서 많은 차이를 나타내었다. 과학 고등학교 1학년 학생들이 2학년에 비해 실험 보고서 작성, 과학 탐구 능력 향상, 과학 개념 이해 등 모든 영역에 대해 훨씬 더 긍정적인 견해를 나타내었다. 이는 과학 고등학교 학생들의 실험 보고서 작성에 있어 학년에 따라 교육적 접근이 달라져야 함을 나타낸다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.359-370
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 과학 교과에 메이커 교육을 융합한 프로그램의 특징을 파악하고 학생들에게 발현되는 메이커 역량을 탐색하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 과학 개념에 기반한 메이커 활동 프로그램을 개발하여 H 대학교 1학년 학생 20명을 대상으로 일반화학실험 강좌에서 적용하였고, 활동 자료를 분석하였다. 과학 개념에 기반한 메이커 활동의 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 학생들은 '아이디어 제시', '아이디어 선정 및 계획', '프로토타이핑'의 과정을 거쳐 활동을 수행하였고, 특히 프로토타이핑은 '부분 프로토타이핑'과 '전체 프로토타이핑' 활동의 단계로 이루어졌음을 확인할 수 있었다. 둘째, 활동의 특징으로서, '메이커 활동 과정에서 코딩을 위한 로직으로 과학 개념의 사용', '과학 개념에 대한 심층 이해', '학습의 주도성 이양을 통한 높은 성취감 및 흥미 유발'이 나타났다. 셋째, 활동 과정에서 협업과 메이킹 수행 역량이 많이 발현되었으나, 인간 중심 역량군은 거의 발현되지 않았다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2022

This article aims to explain the concept and characteristics of the 'Intelligent Science Lab', which is being promoted nationwide in Korea since 2021. The Korean Ministry of Education creates a master plan containing a vision for science education every five years. The most recently announced '4th Master plan for science education (2020-2024)' emphasizes the policy of setting up an 'intelligent science lab' in all elementary and secondary schools as an online and offline space for scientific inquiry using advanced technologies, such as Internet of Things and Augmented and Virtual Reality. The 'Intelligent Science Lab' project is being pursued in two main directions: (1) developing an online platform named 'Intelligent Science Lab-ON' that supports science inquiry classes, and (2) building a science lab space in schools that encourages active student participation while utilizing the online platform. This article presents the key features of the 'Intelligent Science Lab-ON' and the characteristics of intelligent science lab spaces newly built in schools. Furthermore, it introduces inquiry-based science learning programs developed for intelligent science labs. These programs include scientific inquiry activities in which students generate and collect data ('data generation' type), utilize datasets provided by the online platform ('data utilization' type), or utilize open and public data sources ('open data source' type). The Intelligent Science Lab project is expected to not only encourage students to engage in scientific inquiry that solves individual and social problems based on real data, but also contribute to presenting a model of online and offline linked scientific inquiry lessons required in the post-COVID-19 era.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1050-1062
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• 2012

Concepts of science have been developed by occupying 'ecological niche' within conceptual ecology. The ecological niche is determined from the mutual effect between intellectual environmental of the learner and new concept, which few studies have been conducted. This study examined how the ecological niche of the concept of photosynthesis in $7^{th}$ grade is changed by instruction. The ecological niche was analyzed using 2 methods: (1) the change in the diversity of concepts, and (2) the change in the proximity of concepts based on the frequency and the relativeness score of the concepts. The concept of photosynthesis was analyzed in the 4 domains in the place of photosynthesis, products of photosynthesis, reactants of photosynthesis, and environmental factors. The results of this study are as follows: (1) reduced diversity of concepts, (2) increased frequency and relativeness score of the scientific concepts, and (3) increased proximity of the scientific concepts by instruction. With these results, the mutual effects of the concepts within the conceptual ecology have become active by class to differentiate the relationships between the concepts, which accordingly displayed their changes in status.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.12-22
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• 2010

본 연구는 고등학생의 날씨 변화 학습에서 개념스케치 활용이 개념 이해도와 과학 태도에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것이다. 날씨의 변화를 효과적으로 학습할 수 있도록 개념스케치-학습할 개념의 특징, 원리, 절차, 관계 등을 설명한 글이 적혀있는 그림-를 활용한 수업을 적용하고 개념 이해도와 과학과 관련된 태도에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 개념스케치를 활용한 수업은 교과서 위주의 강의식 수업에 비해 날씨의 변화에 대한 개념 이해도를 향상시키는데 효과적이었다. 또한 과학과 관련된 학생들의 태도 변화에 있어서도 실험집단이 비교집단보다 통계적으로 유의미한 향상을 보였다. 개념스케치 활용 수업에 대한 학생들의 인식 조사에서는 많은 학생들이 개념스케치 활용 수업이 흥미로웠으며 수업집중력이 향상되고 복습의 기회가 생겨 학습에 도움이 되었다고 생각하였다.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.28-39
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to investigate the conceptions about altitude of the Sun of elementary students according to differences by the spatial ability. In this study through the qualitative analysis, 4 students who were similar understanding levels of concepts to altitude of the Sun and differences by the spatial ability were selected out of 75 in 6th grade elementary located in Sunchang, Jellabuk-do Province. 4 students for the qualitative analysis were selected by the test instrument of spatial ability and altitude of the Sun. The results of study was students with higher spatial ability were higher understanding levels of concepts to altitude of the Sun. However, both of student with higher and lower spatial ability showed a false concept to the expanded concepts into outer space like a cause of seasonal change, change of altitude of the Sun by latitude unlike the intution. Students with lower spatial ability didn't form the scientific concepts, not only a cause of seasonal change and change of altitude of the Sun but also difference of energy density by altitude of the Sun. A student of two with lower spatial ability has been impediment strongly to form the scientific concept by the false concepts to the distance. The findings were as follows; Learning to altitude of the Sun regardless of the difference of spatial ability should be learned to interact to the intution, celestial movement and model experiment. To students with lower spatial ability should be developed teaching methods to understand the relation between the Sun and celestial movement.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.267-284
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• 2018

This study analyzed the types of scientific humors made by scientifically-gifted elementary school students and their perceptions of making scientific humor. For this, 77 students from $4^{th}$ to $6^{th}$ graders of gifted science education center in Seoul National University of Education were selected. Scientific humors made by the students were analyzed according to the number and types. Their perceptions of making scientific humor were also analyzed through a questionnaire and group interviews. The analysis of the results revealed that most of scientifically-gifted students made more than 2 scientific humors, and the number of scientific humor for each students varied from 0 to 11. The most types they made were the descriptive type and the pun using pronunciation type, but they made various types without any special type to be biased. And They made more the dialogue type than the narrative type, especially the riddle type. They used scientific knowledge that preceded the knowledge of science curriculum in their grade level over two or more years. The scientific knowledge of chemistry was used more than physics, biology, earth science and combination field. The name utilization type was more than the characteristic utilization type and the principle utilization type. Scientific humors in the everyday situation were more than humors in artificial situation. The students had various positive perceptions in making scientific humor such as increase of scientific knowledge, increase of various thinking abilities, deep understanding of science concept and principle, increase of interest and motivation about science and science learning, and increase on sense of humor. They had also some negative perceptions related to difficulties in the process of making scientific humor, lack of fun, and lack of time in the class.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.375-386
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• 2019

This study explores how elementary school students construct food pyramid prediction models using scientific reasoning. Thirty small groups of sixth-grade students in the Kyoungki province (n=138) participated in this study; each small group constructed a food pyramid prediction model based on scientific reasoning, utilizing prior knowledge on topics such as biotic and abiotic factors, food chains, food webs, and food pyramid concepts. To understand the scientific reasoning applied by the students during the modeling process, three forms of qualitative data were collected and analyzed: each small group's discourse, their representation, and the researcher's field notes. Based on this data, the researcher categorized the students' model patterns into three categories and identified how the students used scientific reasoning in their model patterns. The study found that the model patterns consisted of the population number variation model, the biological and abiotic factors change model, and the equilibrium model. In the population number variation model, students used phenomenon-based reasoning and relation-based reasoning to predict variations in the number of producers and consumers. In the biotic and abiotic factors change model, students used relation-based reasoning to predict the effects on producers and consumers as well as on decomposers and abiotic factors. In the equilibrium model, students predicted that "the food pyramid would reach equilibrium," using relation-based reasoning and model-based reasoning. This study demonstrates that elementary school students can systematically elaborate on complicated ecology concepts using scientific reasoning and modeling processes.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.344-356
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 과학창의력의 신장을 목적으로 하여, 비교적 다양한 활동과 시간 운영이 가능한 재량활동에 사용할 수 있고, 제7차 교육과정에서 취하고 있는 학년제의 특성을 살려 그 대상을 6～7학년을 대상으로 하며, 일상생활에서 소재를 사용하는 다중활동으로 구성한 프로그램(MAEM-SC 프로그램)을 개발하였다. 과학창의력의 주요 요소로서는 과학적 문제 상황을 발견하는 능력, 과학적 문제 상황과 관련된 기존 과학지식을 연결하는 능력, 과학적 문제해결 방법을 고안하는 능력, 과학적 문제해결에 집중하는 능력을 설정하였다. 프로그램의 소재는 우리 몸, 일상생활 도구, 일상 음식, 놀이 및 놀이 기구, 일상생활 일화 등의 일상 소재를 선정하였다. 다중활동이란 여러 가지 종류의 활동을 특정한 의도를 가지고 통합적으로 구성한 활동을 의미하는데, 어림하기, 몸을 이용한 실험하기, 장치 고안하기, 확률적 사고하기, 개념 연결하기, 창의적 과학 글쓰기 등의 개별활동을 직렬형, 병렬형, 조합형으로 구성하였다. MAEM-SC 프로그램이 과학창의력 신장에 미치는 효과를 탐색하기 위하여 프로그램의 일부를 적용한 결과, 조합형 방법을 사용한 6학년 학생들에게서 과학적 문제 상황을 발견하는 능력과 과학적 문제 상황에 관련된 기존 과학지식을 연결하는 능력의 신장에 긍정적인 영향을 미침이 드러났다.