• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.399-416
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between science teaching practices and beliefs about the nature of science. Defining teachers' beliefs as a broad construct, the researcher tried to examine not only the teachers' understanding about the nature of science, but also the effect and reflection in science teaching practices with regards to the nature of science. Guiding research questions were how the teachers' science teaching practices reflected their beliefs about the nature of science. The methodology of this study was qualitative approach that included interviews, classroom observations, and instructional materials. At an urban area of Korea, five beginning elementary teacher was chosen. The cross-case and grounded theory study design were adopted as data analysis process. The results of data analysis were checked by teachers for internal validity. This study identified the teachers' beliefs about the nature of science suggested by many researchers and revealed that these teachers' beliefs reflected a little in science teaching practices. On the occasion it was reflected, restricted merely within the narrow limits the way to teach the concepts and contents presented in science curriculum. In addition, some of the obstacles that these teachers' beliefs did not reflect the science teaching practices with regards to the nature of science were investigated in this study.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 1978

By gettidg out from the existing class work with planning and execution in separate form of each class, and the research on each unit: it is suggested that the whole school system should be unified as oneunit through the proper restoration, and to aim the maximum effects of education, exalt thes pecialty of each teacher in the natural science course. Therefore: To select the text and material for the Element science carefully, secure the effectiveness of the study by each particulars of the text, and to establish the model for teaching properly arranged. Through the cooperative system of formational of teaching, to improve the basic knowledge of the course by deepening study objectives and separate teaching for each objects. Through the cooperative system, the main issues of the Elementary science course is solved, and by maintaining this method refine the speciality of teacher and rationalize he education operation.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.47-63
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• 2023

이 연구에서는 2015 개정 교육과정에 따른 초등학교 과학과 검정 교사용 지도서의 3~4학년 물질 영역에 나타난 PCK 요소를 분석하였다. 2009 개정 교육과정에 따른 중학교 교사용 지도서와 달리 상대적으로 PCK 요소의 편차가 작았다. 평균적으로 과학 내용에 관한 지식이 가장 높은 비율을 차지하였고, 과학 교수 전략에 관한 지식이 과학 교육과정에 관한 지식보다 비율이 높게 다뤄졌다. 과학 평가에 관한 지식은 출판사 간 편차가 가장 컸으며, 학생에 관한 지식은 대부분의 출판사에서 비율이 낮게 나타났다. 하위요소로는 개념 및 이론보다 실험 및 탐구의 비율이 높았다. 수직 연계와 수업 목표에 비해 수평연계의 비율이 낮았고, 수업 목표는 교과 역량, 성취기준 등으로 다양하게 제시되었다. 발문이 강조됨에 따라 지도 전략과 발문이 비슷한 비율로 나타났다. 동기 및 흥미, 오개념은 지도 전략, 발문과의 연계가 나타났다. 평가 문항과 평가 준거는 수준별로 제시된 경우가 있었으며, 이 두 요소를 중심으로 다양한 PCK 요소의 연계가 있었다. 출판사별 편차가 상대적으로 큰 요소는 보충·심화 개념, 교과서 탐구, 활동 순서 및 방식, 교과 특이적 전략, 평가 문항이었다. 이상의 연구 결과를 중심으로 추후 교사용 지도서 개발을 위한 시사점을 논의하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.391-398
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• 2005

최근 연구에 따르면 학생들의 진로 선택에서 비정규학습이 정규학습 못지않게 영향을 주고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 다양한 형태의 비정규 과학교육 활동이 시행되고 있는 가운데, 2004년 국내에서는 한국공학 한림원을 중심으로 기업의 공학 기술인이 학교 현장에 찾아가 학생들과 함께 과학 실험, 공작 활동을 하는 것이 새롭게 시도되었다. 이러한 '주니어 공학기술 교실' 사업은 한국공학한림원에서 과학기술자에 대한 올바른 인식과 첨단 과학기술에 대한 이해 증진을 위해 민간주도로 지역의 과학기술자가 초${\cdot}$중등 학교를 직접 방문하여 과학기술 교육을 지원하는 형식으로 시행되고 있다. 2004년 현재 대기업과 중소기업 17개 기업이 참여하고 있다. 주니어 공학기술교실에서는 공학 기술인이 학생을 가르치는 교사(이하 기업 교사)로, 현직 교사는 기업 교사와 학교 현장을 중계하는 매개자 역할을 하게 된다. 새롭게 시도되는 비정규 과학 활동이라는 점에서 이 프로그램의 직접적인 운영자인 기업 교사와 이를 바라보는 학교 현직 교사의 인식은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 비정규 학습에 대한 현직 교사와 기업 교사의 인식을 조사함으로써, 기업 교사가 학교 현장에 참여하는 비정규 과학교육 활동에 대한 시사점을 알아보고자 하였다. 설문과 현장 수업 참관을 통해 조사한 결과, 기업 교사와 현장 교사 모두 본 사업의 취지에 공감하였으며, 사업의 시행 결과에 매우 만족한 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 일부 기업 교사는 교재와 교구, 학교와 기업의 협조 분위기에 불만족을 나타내기도 하였다. 또한 현장 교사와 기업 교사 모두 프로그램의 적절성이 주니어 공학기술 교실과 길은 비정규 과학교육 사업의 성공과 실패를 좌우한다고 생각하였다. '주니어 공학기술 교실'과 같은 비정규 과학교육 활동이 효과적으로 시행되고 사회적으로 확산되기 위해서는 적절한 프로그램의 개발 노력이 무엇보다 중요하며, 학교와 현직 교사 등 교육계의 적극적인 수용 및 활용 의지가 더욱 필요한 것으로 보인다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2003

The enhancement of inquiry skills has been emphasized as a important objective of science education for a long time. Of these, the observation is not only a simple and basic skill, but also a very important skill, in aspect of gathering informations about the nature of all things around us, through interaction between the sense organs of body and objectives. The purpose of this study is to investigate the results of observations about the grasshopper(Oxya chinesis), made by the elementary student from the 3rd to the 6th grade, and to make use of them as the basic materials for the observative teaming and the evaluation of the observation ability. Through this study, the collected items of observation are as follows For grasshopper, a total of observation items is 95, 70 using the sight sense, 13 using the tactile sense,7 using the olfactory sense. 3 using the palate sense and 2 using the auditory sense. In this study, the findings of elementary student's observation are as follows. 1. On the whole, most of students have observed mainly by the sight and the tactile sense, when observing the grasshopper. 2. It is showed a tendency that the observation ability of student is increased with the higher grade in elementary school. 3. As the grade ascends. the observations with operating are increased, also the quantitative expression and interpretation about them are increased. 4. In the case of same grade, there is no significant difference between students' gender, though girls' ability of the observation showed somewhat higher than boys' 5. Occasionally, the interpretations on the observative facts made by student, are inaccurate. Basis on the above results, we suggested some directions for the improvement of the observative learning program in science classroom of elementary school. First, the teacher have to serve as a guide and encouragement in the observative learning class, to be accomplished the various observation, which all the sensory organ can be used by student than the sight sense. Second, to get elevated the ability of observation, it is necessary that some experimental tools(magnifying lens, stereoscope, auxiliary implements etc.) are utilized. Third, the teacher have to make often endeavors showing an example of operation, to be activated the atmosphere of operative observation.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.315-326
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• 2013

In this study, we investigated elementary school teachers' and students' perceptions of the reading materials in science textbooks. Participants were 181 teachers from 23 elementary schools who were teaching science and 643 third- to sixth-grade students from 12 elementary schools. A questionnaire for teachers consisted of 18 items and a questionnaire for students consisted of 11 items about their perceptions of the reading materials in science textbooks. Nine to twelve items, according to grades, examining the actual uses of each reading material in science textbooks were also included to both questionnaires. The results indicated that teachers have positive perceptions about reading materials and frequently use them in case of needs for supplement and/or enrichment of science learning. Novice teachers were found to have less positive perceptions about reading materials than expert teachers. Over 70 percent of students responded that they read all reading materials. Fifth- and sixth-grade students were tended to have less positive perceptions about reading materials than third-grade students. Finally, students tended to have more positive perceptions about reading materials than their teachers.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.422-434
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 초등학교 과학수업의 실태를 탐구하고 그 개선 방안을 탐색하였다. 초등학교 과학수업의 경우 교사들 스스로 과학개념이나 내용에서 오개념을 갖고 있는 경우가 많이 발견된다. 이렇듯 초등교사들이 과학에 부담을 느끼고 과학내용지식에 부족함을 느끼는 상태에서 수업을 하게 되면, 좋은 수업이나 학생들에게 유의미한 수업이 되기는 어렵다고 경력교사들은 지적하였다. 이러한 초등학교 수업의 전반적인 특징과 초등교사들의 과학내용지식에 대한 문제의식에 대한 이해를 토대로 본 연구에서는 초등학교 과학수업의 실태를 탐구하였다. 수업동영상 분석을 위한 컨설팅 협의회, 초등교사와의 면담 등을 활용하여 학생들이 초등학교 저학년에서는 과학을 가장 선호하다가 고학년이 되면서 과학을 가장 기피하는 이유, 초등 과학수업에서 활동이나 실험이 반드시 필요한 이유, 초등 과학수업에서 hands-on 활동에 머물지 않고 minds-on 활동을 만드는 방안 등을 논의하였다. 또한 초등 과학수업을 개선하기 위한 방안으로 초등교사의 과학내용전문성 재교육의 필요성, 초등과 중등 간의 교류의 필요성, 초임교사 지원을 위한 공식적인 입문 프로그램의 필요성, 초등학교 5, 6학년의 경우 교과전담 체제 도입의 필요성 등을 논의하였다. 연구결과를 토대로 초등학교 과학수업 내실화를 위해 요청되는 초등학교 현직교사 연수 방안을 제언하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2015

For effective science learning, teachers need to rearrange scientific language so that students can understand the contents with their incomplete language resources. Interlanguage is the interplay between everyday language and scientific language. The purpose of the study was to analyze the patterns of interlanguage during 4th grade science class to learn "Heat and Temperature" and to find the features of meaning sharing inside classroom in which a teacher and students participated. The data analysis shows that elementary students' interlanguage has different features compared to scientific language that involves passive voice and content-specialized nouns. Students' interlanguage implied the quality of class community's knowledge-sharing, according to the degree of how students can connect scientific language and everyday language in more effective ways. The implication to elementary science education was discussed.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.360-379
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate beginning elementary teachers' beliefs about the nature of science. Defining teachers' beliefs as a broad construct, we tried to examine the teachers' understandings about the nature of science. The methodology of this study was a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews. In an urban area of Korea, five beginning elementary teachers were chosen. The cross-case and grounded theory study design were adopted for the data analysis. The results of data analysis were checked by teachers for internal validity. This study identified the teachers' beliefs about the nature of science suggested by many researchers. The results of this study showed that: 1) beginning elementary teachers did not well understand and were unfamiliar with the meanings of various terms about the nature of science; 2) their beliefs abut the nature of science were broad and various; 3) they understood some parts of the nature of science; 4) there were differences within their understandings about subconcepts of the nature of science.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2016

Science contest is one of the important programs of extracurricular school science activities which give various experience for science learning. In order to understand teachers' perceptions on science contests in elementary school, this study investigated teachers' awareness of science contests, perceptions and difficulties in carrying out science contests in each school, their perceptions on the preparing process of statewide science contest, and the preference of the types of preliminary science contests. 196 teachers were responded to survey, and 8 teachers were interviewed. The results showed that elementary teachers were aware of various science contests through their in-school experiences. The main difficulties of teacher on science contests was lack of professionalism on science and science contests. While teachers preferred the preliminary round of contest by contest's host to the preliminaries of science contest in each school. They also worried about the intimidation of science month's festival in schools. Based on the understanding of the teachers' perceptions on science contests, educational implications were discussed.