• 초등상담연구
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.111-133
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was closely to explore the guidance experiences of senior elementary teachers who have had over 30 years of teaching experiences in elementary school based on interpretive(or hermeneutic) inquiry. The entry research question was 'What are the guidance experiences of senior elementary teachers like?' Seven senior elementary teachers working for O elementary School in G city participated in this study voluntarily. Each participant was interviewed twice in a consecutive manner. 14 periods of interview were completed all together and each period took about 40-60 minutes. In conclusion, this study conceptualized the guidance experiences of the senior elementary teachers(participants) as follows: First, the concepts of guidance held by the participants were conceptualized as 1) supporting and caring activity helping students to lead joyful school life, 2) assisting activity helping students to grow on good basic life habits, 3) character building activity helping students to lead integrative growth. Second, the fields and contents of guidance held by the participants were conceptualized as basic life habits, manners, and health & safety. Interestingly, these concepts were evolved in connection with their personal, practical teaching experiences rather than in-service teacher education. Third, the guidance methods frequently used by the participants were co-work with parents, exemplary storytelling, counselling, and praise. The participants applied these methods differently according to the grade, individual difference, and school curriculum policy to some degree. Fourth, the participants have experienced a lot of struggles with students, teachers, and parents in doing their guidance practices throughout the whole teaching career. Their guidance experiences commonly shifted from more teacher-centered or authoritative to more student-centered or relational way as their teaching years accumulated. Interestingly, all the participants more or less lived as lifelong learners to create their own right space as senior teachers in today's competitive and challenging landscape. This study strongly suggests that responsible teacher education can playa great role of enabling senior teachers to cope with guidance issues successfully. Compared with the speedy social change, the teacher education in Korea had been so authoritative, provider-based, subject-based until recently and it have not met the needs and wants of the elementary teachers in field. This trend has significantly hindered them from catching up with the needs of the speedy social change in terms of contemporary guidance issues. This study is limited in that the data is solely collected based on interview. So, an observational research is strongly suggested in order to uncover the situated understanding of the guidance experiences of elementary senior teachers.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.153-167
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• 2007

In this study, it is assumed that understanding the nature of science (NOS) would enhance students' performance of scientific inquiry in more authentic ways. The ultimate goal of this study is to suggest new models for developing scientific inquiry activities through understanding the NOS by linking the NOS with scientific inquiry. First, the various definitions and statements of the NOS are summarized, then the features of the developmental nature of scientific knowledge and the nature of scientific thinking based on the philosophy of science are reviewed, and finally a synthetic list of the elements of the NOS is proposed, consisting of three categories: the nature of scientific knowledge, the nature of scientific inquiry, and the nature of scientific thinking. This suggested synthetic list of the NOS is used to suggest a model of scientific inquiry through the understanding of the NOS. This list was designed to provide basic standards regarding the NOS as well as practical guidance for designing activities to improve students' understanding of the NOS.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.236-264
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• 2012

본 연구는 현직 교사들에게 탐구 기능의 구체적인 하위 요소들을 제시하여 학생들에게 탐구 기능을 직접적으로 가르치는데 도움을 주기 위한 목적으로 진행되었다. 많은 과학 교사들은 탐구 기능이나 전략은 직접적으로 가르치지 않아도 과학 수업 또는 탐구 수업 과정을 통해 부수적으로 습득되는 것으로 생각하는 경우가 많다. 그러나 많은 선행 연구들에서 학생들은 탐구 기능을 사용하는 방법에 대해 잘 알지 못하며 탐구 기능을 사용하는 방법에 대해 직접적으로 가르쳐야 한다고 주장하고 있다. 하지만 탐구 기능을 직접적으로 가르치고자 하여도 각각의 탐구 기능의 하위 요소들에 대한 구체적인 안내가 충분하지 않아 과학교사들조차 탐구 기능에 대한 이해가 부족한 실정이다. 교사가 안내하지 않은 탐구 유형이 학생들에게서 나타나는 경우는 없다는 선행 연구들을 볼 때, 과학교사들에게 탐구 기능이나 전략에 대한 직접적인 교육의 필요성을 알리고 학생들에게 가르쳐야 할 탐구기능의 하위 요소들을 추출하여 안내할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 탐구 기능에 대한 선행 연구 결과를 토대로 기초적 탐구 기능(관찰, 분류, 측정, 예상, 추리)과 통합적 탐구 기능(문제인식, 가설설정, 변인통제, 자료변환, 자료해석, 결론도출, 일반화)의 하위 요소들을 추출하였다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.453-471
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• 2024

개방형 탐구에서 교사는 학생들의 어려움을 파악하고 적절한 도움을 제공해 주어야 하지만 과학교사 대부분이 개방형 탐구 지도에 대해 어려움을 겪고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 개방형 탐구를 지도하는 초임 과학교사의 전문성 성장에 초점을 맞추어, 2년간 개방형 탐구를 지도한 과학교사의 경험을 자문화기술지로 살펴보고, 이를 바탕으로 개방형 탐구 지도의 어려움, 극복과정, 전문성 성장 과정을 탐색하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 연구자는 자기회상자료, 자기성찰자료, 면접자료, 문화기물자료를 구분하여 수집하였고, 수집한 자료는 포괄적 분석 절차에 따라 분석하였다. 개방형 탐구에서의 전문성은 학생을 대상으로 직접적인 탐구 지도 시 경험하게 되는 교수실행과 관련된 영역, 학생과 교사 자신을 제외한 외부 환경과 관련된 영역, 교사 자신의 내적인 영역 등의 세 영역으로 나누어 볼 수 있었다. 첫째, 연구자는 개방형 탐구 지도교사의 역할에 대한 이해 부족으로 어려움을 겪었고, 지도교사에게 필요한 역량과 자질이 무엇인지 고민하고, 학생들에게 적절한 비계를 제공하기 위해 노력하였다. 이러한 과정을 통해 어려움을 극복하고, 전문성이 성장하게 되었다. 둘째, 동아리 활동 시간부족, 과학실 기자재 부족, 예산 사용의 어려움과 같은 제도적인 제약에 따른 어려움을 겪었고, 이를 극복하기 위해 연구자는 주변의 자원을 파악, 활용하여 학생들이 탐구에 집중할 수 있도록 환경을 조성할 수 있었다. 셋째, 개방형 탐구를 지도하는 과정에서 겪게 되는 내적인 고민과 갈등을 도움 받을 수 있는 지원 시스템이 부재하여 어려움을 겪었고, 과학부장님과의 소통으로 용기와 힘을 얻으며 지도교사로서 효능감을 높일 수 있었다. 연구자에게 개방형 탐구를 지도한 경험은 성장의 밑거름이 되었으며, 2년 후 지도교사로서 성장한 모습을 확인하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.129-140
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• 2011

As one of the casting plans to improve the scientific inquiry ability of the students, the aims of this study are to develop and apply a basic inquiry program for the inquiry subject of Seogwipo fossil formation, and analyze the basis inquiry ability of the students to show in the inquiry activity process actually. The results obtained in 5th grade 48 elementary school students of Seogwipo-city are as follows; Students executed observing activity using an appropriate senses such as senses of vision and touch, and showed the tendency which tries to observe the form overall rather than the partial form of the fossil formation. But the ability to utilize appropriately for predicting and inferring with the facts which could depend on observing activity was low. And we found out that the misconceptions influence on inquiry activity. Therefore, to help understanding deeper for the students' basic inquiry element, it is thought that a study of the various educational guidance ways is necessary to this. The teachers also have to study the various ways to induce the scientific conception through the application of proper teaching-learning for correction of misconceptions because misconceptions have an influence on inquiry activity together. If various inquiry programs considering the regional-specific characteristics are developed to cause students' interest, students would come to participate in inquiry activity aggressively a little more.

• Educational Technology International
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.19-46
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• 2011

The purpose of the study was to identify the characteristics of classroom inquiry features exhibited on a web-based discussion board, which is called the Message Board. Approximately 4,000 students from 80 schools with 60 on-line scientists were participated in the study. During the study, a total of 639 messages in the selected cluster and several patterns were identified and analyzed. Three main features of the classroom inquiry were analyzed in terms of: 1) learner gives priority to evidence in responding to questions; 2) learner formulates explanations from evidence; 3) learner communicates and justifies explanations. The results are as follow. First, once learners identified and understood the questions posed by the curriculum, they needed to collect evidence or information in responding to the questions. Depending on the question that students were given, types of evidence/data students needed to collect and how to collect the data could vary. Second, students' formulated descriptions, explanations, and predictions after summarizing evidence were observed on the Message Board. However, the extent to which students summarized evidence for descriptions, explanations, and predictions varied. In addition, students were able to make a better use of evidence over time when they formulate descriptions and explanations. Third, the Message Board was designed to allow the great amount of learner self-direction. Classroom teachers and on-line scientists played an important role in providing guidance in developing inquiry. At the same time, development of content understanding also contributed to inquiry development.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.857-870
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• 2015

이 연구의 목적은 교사와 학생들이 어렵다고 인식하는 초등학교 과학과 전기회로 단원에 대해 지식상태 분석법과 면담을 사용하여 탐구능력 지식상태 구조와 위계를 분석하는 것이다. 전기회로 탐구능력수업 모듈 적용 전 후에 전기회로 기초탐구능력과 통합탐구능력 평가문항을 학생들에게 투여하고 지식상태 분석과 면담을 실시하였다. 이를 통해 전기회로 탐구능력 지식상태 구조와 위계 분석을 통해서 탐구능력에 관하여 가르치는 교사의 사고와 학생들의 사고가 다름을 시각적으로 알 수 있었으며, 이는 탐구능력 교수 학습과정에서 간과하지 않고 고려해야 할 중요한 요소라 할 수 있다. 또한 탐구능력 요소 간 지식상태 구조와 위계 관계를 제시함으로써 학생들의 탐구능력 학습지도에 시사점을 준다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.334-346
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• 2012

For teachers' conceptions and understandings are critical to their decision making and classroom practice, this study attempts to understand pre-service elementary teachers' views and practices of science inquiry during peer teaching practice. Fifteen 4th year university students in teacher education program participated in peer teaching practice. Their teaching and reflective discussion were video and audio recorded and written lesson plans were collected for data analysis. Five science teacher educators individually looked into the data and shared their comments and interpretations on pre-service teachers' views and practice. The study findings suggest that pre-service teachers emphasized the importance of providing students with motivating resources in the beginning of lesson, employing certain inquiry teaching models, the process of predicting and dis/proving via experiment, and teachers' minimal intervention as the important features of inquiry teaching. Science teacher educators emphasized that it is critical to help children understand inquiry questions in the beginning of inquiry process, to be mindful of children's problem solving and critical thinking rather than following instruction models or simply going through prediction and test process. They also commented that teachers' guidance could lead a good inquiry process in classroom practice, not always interfering students' inquiry. Based on the findings, the study suggests science teacher educators need to understand what and how pre-service teachers view and practice science inquiry teaching and consider these as useful resources where they can start effective teaching for pre-service teachers at the university level.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.573-584
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• 2015

오랜 기간 동안 과학교육 분야에서 탐구는 과학 학습의 핵심적인 목표이자 수단으로 자리매김해왔다. 그러나 교육 실천의 맥락에서 탐구 활동을 온전히 수행하기란 결코 녹록하지 않으며, 탐구의 역할과 기능에 대한 논의는 여전히 분분하다. 따라서 과학교사들이 실제로 탐구를 지도하면서 겪는 어려움을 비판적으로 검토하는 일은 반드시 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 탐구를 지도하는 교사에 초점을 두고, 예비교사의 탐구에 대한 인식과 실천 사이에서 나타나는 갈등의 양상을 질적 사례연구를 통해 살펴보고자 했다. 연구 참여자는 과학교육을 전공하는 8명의 대학생들이다. 이들은 약 1년 동안 주말 과학 프로그램에서 저소득층 중학생들의 보조교사와 멘토로 활동하면서, 방학 기간에는 자유로운 방식으로 담당 학생들의 탐구 활동을 지도하였다. 연구의 사례는 '자유탐구에서 수행하는 예비 과학교사의 탐구지도 활동'으로, 참여자의 개인면담과 집단면담과 참여관찰 기록, 자기보고서 등을 연구 자료의 분석에 사용하였다. 그 결과, 예비교사들은 학습자의 능동성뿐만 아니라 교과 지식과 연역적 절차 역시 탐구 활동을 가능하게 하는 중요한 요인으로 인식하고 있었다. 그러나 예비교사들이 실제로 탐구를 계획하거나 수행할 때, 인식과 실천 사이의 간극으로 인해 딜레마와 마주했다. 딜레마의 양상은 '발산하는 탐구와 수렴하는 과학', '흥미 중심의 탐구와 학습 중심의 탐구', '학습 주체로서의 학생과 부족한 지식인으로서의 학생'의 세 가지로 정리하였다. 끝으로 예비교사들의 딜레마 해소 과정을 논의하면서, 탐구와 과학교사에 대한 대안적인 관점을 제안하였다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.509-524
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• 2007

The purpose of the study is to compare elementary school science textbooks ($3^{rd}$ grade) in Korea and the U.S., centering on the ways to present scientific concepts and inquiry process in the units of 'matter.' The analysis is focused on: a) general structure of the units; b) how to present scientific concepts in terms of its connections and complexity; c) how to present inquiry process in terms of its types and skills. The findings of the study are as follows. First, the contents of 'matter' units are scientific discipline-based in both countries. The general structure of the units in Korean textbooks is unrestricted compared to those in the U.S. Second, the connections among the concepts are poor and the level of complexity is low in Korean textbooks, which are contrary to those in the U.S. textbooks. Third, it is a common feature that the inquiry process is based on learners' everyday experiences with simple experiments in two countries' textbooks. However, the inquiry process in the U.S. textbooks is provided with detailed instructions while the process in Korea is presented with diverse activities without formal guidelines. Based on the results, the study suggests three recommendations to improve Korean textbooks: a) science contents should be linked to other disciplines in order to promote practical applications; b) scientific concepts are required to be tightly connected and provided with in-depth explanations; c) inquiry process is needed to be presented with specific guidance to facilitate scientific thinking.