• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.71-82
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change of chemistry-related attitude of preliminary teachers, after the project of examining chemists contributing to the quality of human life. One group pretest-posttest was used in this study as an experimental design. Before examining the chemist, few preliminary teachers have the knowledge about the chemist contributing to the quality of human life. After the project of examining the chemist, the affirmative awareness on the chemist on preliminary teachers is increased. This result shows that the project of examining the chemist contributing to quality of life can give to make the positive attitude of preliminary teachers on chemistry, and to apply the useful tool related to STS curriculum which is not described effectively in science or chemistry textbook.

• The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.73-86
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• 2012

Objectives: This study was conducted to explore the effect of the sexuality education in elementary school in regard to students' knowledge, attitude, and role identity about sex. Methods: We classified students into experimental group and control group, and carries out the planned sexuality education to the experimental group. Study subjects were 200 students in one elementary school. Experimental group compromised of 50 boys and 50 girls, and control group so did. Self-administered questionnaire was used for preliminary investigation from 15th to 16th, October in 2009. The post investigation was carried out to the control group 5 weeks later, and to the experimental group for 5 weeks (total 10 hours, 2hours each a week) after the sexuality education from 23th of November to 25th of November, 2009. Results: Experimental group had significantly higher post-inspection scores of sex-related knowledge, attitude against sex, sex-related role identity (excluding leadership dominance, concession, cheerfulness gentleness and sympathy shyness) than pre-inspection scores. Conversely, control group had insignificantly higher post-inspection scores (excluding all scores of sex-related knowledge and scores of atttitude against sex including psychological development and pregnancy). Conclusions: Our study suggested that sexuality education in elementary school have an impact on forming knowledge, attitude, and role identity regarding the sex.