• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.351-362
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to make a Result analysis on the free inquiry Method of elementary school student. also, this study investigates how free inquiry activities effect the science Process skills and environment-friendly attitudes of elementary school student For this study 150, sixth year, elementary school students from Busan city were selected. The inquiry examined the effectiveness of each of the following free inquiry methods: the PBL inquiry, the Project inquiry, the IIM inquiry, the small group inquiry and the science notebooks inquiry. The students were divided into groups in which they incorporated the respective methods into their practice. Test showed the following results: The environmental class which applies a free inquiry method(PBL inquiry, Project inquiry, IIM inquiry, small group inquiry and science notebooks) was effective in science process skills improvement. Second, The environmental class which applies a free inquiry method((PBL inquiry, Project inquiry, IIM inquiry, small group inquiry and science notebooks) was effective in environment-friendly attitude improvement.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to investigate how free inquiry activities affects the scientific process skills and scientific attitudes of 5th and 6th of elementary school students. For this study, 265 elementary students from 5th and 6th grade in Seoul were selected. In comparison group 130 students were implemented and to the experimental group 135 students who did not the free inquiry activities were implemented. The result of this study is as follows: First, curiosity was the most affective factor that motivate free inquiry activities and made them select their topics. Most of the students invested for the inquiry activity in less than 3 weeks. They had some help in every stages. Students became interested in free inquiry activities because they learned new facts and enjoyed doing experiments and they wanted to continue for the same reasons. Second, free inquiry activities had little effect on the basic science process skills of the experimental group, compared to the control group at the significant difference of p=0.05. Third, free inquiry activities had considerable effect on the integrative inquiry process skills of the experimental group, compared to the control group at the significant difference of p=0.05. Fourth, the result of the post-test of the experimental group showed that free inquiry activities had no effect on scientific attitudes at the significant difference of p=0.05. In conclusion, free inquiry activities will be much more effective in developing integrative inquiry process skills than in developing basic scientific process skills and scientific attitudes.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.541-557
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• 2012

Interest is acknowledged to be a critical motivational variable that influences learning and achievement. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interest of the elementary students when free inquiry activities were performed through a brain-based evolutionary scientific teaching and learning model. For this study, 106 fifth grade students were chosen and performed individually free inquiry activities. The results of this study were as follows: First, after free inquiry activities, as to free inquiry science related attitude, a statistically significant difference was not observed. But they came to have positive feelings about the free inquiry. Especially students marked higher mean score in openness showed consistency in sub-areas of free inquiry science related attitude. Second, students had interests in various fields, especially they had many interests in area of biology. They chose inquiry subjects that seems to be easily accessible from surrounding and as an important criterion of free inquiry they thought the possibility that they could successfully perform it. And students who belong to the high level in the science related attitudes and academic achievement diversified more topics. Third, most of students failed to further their topics. However, the students who specifically and clearly extended their topics suggested appropriate variables in their topics. On the other hand, students who couldn't elaborate their topics were also failed to suggest further topics and their performance of inquiry was more incomplete. In conclusion, the experiences of success in free inquiry make the science attitude of students more positive and help them extend their inquiry. These results have fundamental implications for the authentic science inquiry in the elementary schools and for the further research.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.203-220
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• 2013

2007년 개정 과학과 교육과정에서는 학생들의 창의성을 함양하고, 자기 주도적 학습의 기회를 가지며, 과학에 대한 흥미와 동기를 유발하여 과학 관련 진로 모색으로 이어질 수 있도록 '자유 탐구'를 신설하였다. 이 연구에서는 2007년 개정 과학과 교육과정과 2009년 개정 과학과 교육과정에 명시된 '자유 탐구'가 중학교 과학 교과에서 적용되고 있는 실태를 과학 교사 대상 설문 조사 및 교사와 학생 대상 면담을 통하여 고찰하였다. 2010학년도에 '자유 탐구'를 운영했다는 응답 비율은 49.6%였고, 2011학년도 1학기에 '자유 탐구'를 운영했다는 응답 비율은 34.1%였다. '자유 탐구'를 적용한 기간에 대해서는 한 학기라고 응답한 경우, '자유 탐구'의 주제 선정 방법으로는 학생들이 탐구하고 싶은 주제를 선정한 경우가 가장 많았다. '자유 탐구'의 주제와 관련된 아이디어는 주로 과학 교과서 또는 교사용 지도서에서 가장 많이 찾으며, 한 소집단은 주로 4명으로 구성한다는 응답이 가장 많았다. 소집단을 구성한 방식은 친한 친구들끼리 학생들이 정하거나 학생들의 성별, 능력 등을 고려하여 교사가 정한 경우가 많았다. '자유 탐구' 운영을 통해서 학생들에게 나타난 효과로, 과학에 대한 흥미와 관심이 향상되었다는 응답이 가장 많았고, 과학 탐구 능력과 자기 주도 학습 능력이 향상되는 응답도 많았다. '자유 탐구'를 수행한 학생들은 활동이 재미있었고 또 하고 싶다고 응답하였다. '자유 탐구'를 운영할 때 겪은 어려움으로는, '자유 탐구' 지도에 시간과 노력이 많이 든다는 응답이 가장 많았고, 학생들의 과학 탐구 능력, 흥미와 관심이 부족하다는 응답도 많았다. '자유 탐구'를 운영하지 않는 이유로는 '자유 탐구'를 운영할 시간이 부족하다는 응답이 가장 많았고, '자유 탐구'를 반드시 운영해야 된다고 생각하지 않는다는 응답도 많았다. '자유 탐구'가 제대로 운영되기 위해서 가장 시급하게 해결되어야 할 것으로는, '자유 탐구' 지도 방법 관련 자료 및 학생들이 참고할 자료의 개발 및 보급, '자유 탐구' 운영 시간 증대, 학급 당 학생 수 감축 등의 응답이 많았다. '자유 탐구'를 현장에 효과적으로 적용하기 위해서는 인턴 교사, 실험 조교 등의 인력 보강, 관련 자료의 개발 및 보급, 교사의 인식 제고 등이 필요하다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.440-449
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to make a preference and result analysis on the free inquiry method of pre-service elementary school teachers. Also, this study investigates how free inquiry activities effect the science-related attitudes and the self-directed learning characteristics of pre-service elementary school teachers. For this study 76, second year, science education pre-service elementary school teachers from Busan National University of education were selected. The inquiry examined the effectiveness of each of the following teaching methods: the IIM method, the PBL method, the PROJECT method, and the small group inquiry method. The students were divided into groups in which they incorporated the respective methods into their practice. In conclusion, the IIM free inquiry activities proved to be much more effective than the PBL method, the PROJECT method, and the small group inquire method in terms of developing self-directed learning characteristics and science related attitudes at the significant difference of p=0.05.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.243-254
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• 2020

This study analyzed the characteristics of "free inquiry" products for scientifically-gifted elementary school students. To do this, 5~6 graders (n=99) at a gifted science education institutes in Seoul were selected. The products (n=82) of "free inquiry" submitted by the students in 2018 and 2019 were analyzed according to their contents and method types. The analysis of the results showed that the free inquiry outputs of scientifically-gifted students tended to not include the scientific knowledge of the upper grades than the corresponding students. In the outputs, the scientific knowledge in different grades were often not linked. There were relatively many cases of convergence of knowledge in various science and/or non-science subjects and knowledge of 'physics', whereas knowledge of 'earth science' were the least. The outputs were more often aimed at "finding scientific facts" than "development and invention" and tended to target non-living things rather than living things. The scientifically-gifted students tended to conduct free inquiry using 'experimental-centered inquiry' by themselves rather than by group. They were also most likely to conduct experiments only once, and did not clearly write down the period of their inquiry. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.476-485
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of free inquiry lessons utilizing flipped learning with smart devices on digital literacy, $21^{st}$ century skills and scientific attitude of $5^{th}$ graders of elementary school. The subjects of this study were two different $5^{th}$ grade classes in J elementary school located in B metropolitan city. Free inquiry lessons utilizing flipped learning with smart devices were applied to experimental group, whereas comparison group was taught general free inquiry lessons using ordinary teaching materials. The results of this study were as follows: First, free inquiry lessons utilizing flipped learning with smart devices were statistically meaningful on students' digital literacy. Second, free inquiry lessons utilizing flipped learning with smart devices were not statistically meaningful on students' $21^{st}$ century skills. Third, free inquiry lessons utilizing flip teaching with smart devices were not statistically meaningful on students' scientific attitude. Fourth, free inquiry lessons utilizing flipped learning with smart devices caused an effectiveness on students' interests.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to device the teaching-learning method and the evaluating method on 'free inquiry' which is newly introduced in 2007 revised curriculum. The teaching-learning models which apply 'free inquiry' are 'group investigation', 'PBL', 'project investigation' and 'IIM'. And the unit which apply 'free inquiry' on the fourth grade and the second semester in the elementary science. The results of this study are as follows: First, The person leading the lesson is not a teacher but learners. The focus of teaching-learning is not a unit but topic, problem or project on the science textbook. A teacher's role is not the deliverer of knowledge but the guide of learning. Second, the outcome of applying group investigation, PBL project investigation and IIM to 'free inquiry' is improvements of the problem-solving ability and the self-directed learning ability as well as building scientific attitude and social skills as educational effect in commonly. Third, to apply 'free inquiry' efficiently, teachers should understand each subject very well, teach a class with a thorough and concrete plan, and try to evaluate objectively.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.579-587
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• 2014

In National Curriculum of Science revised in 2007, 'Free Inquiry' was newly introduced to increase student's interest in science and to foster creativity by having students make their own questions and find answers by themselves. The purpose of the study was to analyze characteristics deployed in the processes of elementary school students' free inquiry activities applying a brain-based evolutionary science teaching and learning principles. For this study, 106 the fifth grade students participated, and they performed individually free inquiry activities according to a brain-based evolutionary approach. In order to characterize the diversifying, estimating-evaluating-executing, and extending-applying activities in behavioral domain, the free inquiry diary constructed by the students, observations by the researcher, and interviews with the students were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The major results of this study were as follows: First, the students preferred basic inquiry process skills and the majority of the students selected observation as a major approach of their inquiry. The reason was found to be that they were accustomed to only typical basic inquiry skills which is frequently presented at textbooks and regular instruction and didn't have appropriate experience for using relevant integrative inquiry skills. Second, most of the methods diversified and selected by the students were confined to descriptive explanation rather than causal one. Third, both of the science attitude and academic achievement were associated with the number of diversified methods and the selection of appropriate method. Based on these findings, implications for supporting domain novices in inquiry learning environments are advanced.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.210-224
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• 2011

이 연구의 목적은 2007 개정 교육과정에 새롭게 도입되는 자유 탐구 활동이 중학생의 과학 탐구능력에 미치는 영향을 알아보고 그와 함께 자유 탐구 수행에 대한 학생들의 인식을 분석해 보고자는 것이다. 연구를 위하여 중학교 1학년 여학생 8개 학급 262명을 연구 대상으로 4개 학급은 자유 탐구 활동을 실시하고 4개 학급은 전통 수업을 실시하였다. 리커트 설문조사에 의하면 학생들은 자기 주도적으로 탐구활동을 하며 모둠별 탐구 활동과 토의 활동을 통해 협동성을 배우고 있고 자유 탐구 활동을 그다지 어렵지 않은 활동으로 생각하였다. 또한 자유 탐구 활동이 과학 공부에도 도움이 되고 흥미롭고 재미있는 활동이라는 긍정적인 반응을 보였다. 그러나 자유 탐구 활동이 잘하는 1~2명에 의해 이루어진다거나 방과 후 시간 여유가 없어 모둠원이 함께 모이는 것 자체에 어려움을 겪는 등 자유 탐구 활동의 운영에 있어 문제점과 어려움이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 자유 탐구 활동은 중학생의 과학 탐구능력 신장에 유의미한 영향을 주지 않았다. 통합탐구능력 향상 역시 유의미한 차이의 영향을 주지 않았으나 기초탐구능력 향상에는 유의미한 차이의 영향을 주었다. 특히 기초탐구능력의 하위 요소 중 예상 능력을 향상시켰다.