• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.436-445
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• 2019

This study presents how two types of integrated science and engineering lessons affect students' engineering problem solving skills and their perceptions of engineering. In total, 146 middle school students participated in this study. Eighty-six students participated in the Type I lesson (complete engineering design lesson with a science knowledge application) and 60 students participated in the Type II lesson (engineering design without a science knowledge application). Two main datasets, (1) students' Creative Engineering Problem Solving Propensity (CEPSP) measurement scores and (2) open-ended survey questions about students' perceptions of engineering, were collected before and after the lessons. The results of this study show that after participating in the Type I lesson, students' CEPSP scores significantly increased, whereas the CEPSP scores of the students who participated in the Type II lesson did not increase significantly. In addition, students who participated in the Type I lesson perceived engineering and the engineering integrated science lesson differently compared to the students who participated in the Type II lesson. The results of this study show that engineering integrated science, technology, engineering & mathematics (STEM) lessons should include a complete engineering design and a science knowledge application to improve students' engineering problem solving skills.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.121-133
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• 2020

본 연구는 융합(STEM)교육의 핵심인 공학 설계를 기반으로 과학 수업에서 공학을 의미있고 쉽게 융함하여 수업을 설계할 수 있도록 수업 준거틀을 제안 한 것이다. 본 연구에서 개발된 과학·공학 융합 수업 준거틀은 과학과 공학 융합 교육에 대한 국내외 이론적, 실제적 선행 연구 분석과 전문가 토의, 그리고 현장교사들의 피드백에 근거하여 개발되었다. 과학·공학 융합 수업 준거틀은 과학 수업에서 공학 설계를 주요 교수법 및 문제해결 방법으로 사용하며, 선행 연구에서 제시된 공학 융합 수업의 핵심요소와 학년군별 성취수준을 고려하여 공학 설계에 대한 이해가 부족한 현장 교사들이 쉽게 공학 설계를 과학 수업에 도입할 수 있는 방법을 제공한다. 또한 본 연구에서 개발된 과학·공학 융합 수업 준거틀은 복잡하게 제시된 한국 STEAM 교육 준거틀의 단점을 보완하여 현장교사뿐 아니라 예비교사들이 쉽게 공학적 설계와 문제해결과정에 대해 이해하고 이를 적용하여 과학 융합 수업을 설계하는데 구체적인 지침을 제공할 수 있다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.20-31
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to suggest a meaningful way of implementing science and engineering integrated lessons in school science settings. To this end, two types of science and engineering integrated lesson units (focusing on the physic concepts of light and wave) were developed based on the core elements of science and engineering integrated lesson; object, context, engineering design, and connection with science. These two units were implemented in free semester program in a middle school in a metropolitan city. Throughout the process of program implementation, instructor's reflection and focus group interview with participant students were collected to reveal problems arising from the field implementation. In addition, engineering education experts were interviewed to discuss the potential problems and possible solutions for the problems. As results of the study, five main problems of implementing escience and engineering integrated lessons in a school science setting were revealed and practical solutions for the problems were suggested by the experts.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.484-499
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• 2015

This study explores the impact of a STEM integration teacher professional development program focusing on teachers' perception of engineering and their attitudes toward integrating engineering into teaching. A total of sixty-eight teachers from ten schools participated in the program for five days. Data are collected from three main sources including (1) pre and post concept maps probing teachers' perceptions about the engineering discipline, (2) a pre and post survey measuring teachers' self-efficacy of teaching science/mathematics within the engineering context, and (3) engineering integrated science and (or) mathematics lesson plans and teaching reflections. This study utilizes both qualitative and quantitative research methods depending on the data we have collected. The results show that both science and math teachers thought that integrating engineering into teaching provided valuable outcomes, i.e., promoting students' learning about engineering and improving their interest in science or math through real-world problem solving exercises. Participants also felt more comfortable about integrating engineering in their teaching after the program. The results also imply that the teachers' understandings of engineering become more concrete after the program. This study also provides an overview of the challenges and advantages of teaching engineering in K-12 science and mathematics classrooms.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.177-193
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• 2015

Mathematical creativity, an important goal in mathematics education, can be promoted through an integrated learning environment where students explore mathematics with other subject areas such as science, technology, engineering and art. Establishing such learning environments is not a trivial task. Therefore, this creates a need for the development of instructional resources promoting meaningful integration. This paper focuses on integration of the fields of mathematics and music. Beginning with some of the historical discoveries and views of the connections between mathematics and music, this paper attends to several musical concepts correlating to middle school mathematical content and then provides ideas for teaching.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.285-298
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• 2022

본 연구는 공학 설계를 적용한 과학 수업이 참여 학생들의 창의공학적 문제해결성향에 미치는 효과를 알아보기 위한 연구이다. 본 연구에서 사용된 공학 설계를 적용한 과학 수업은 미국 미네소타대학과 퍼듀대학에서 공동 제작한 10차시의 프로그램을 번역하여 사용하였으며, P 광역시에 소재한 H 초등학교 6학년 24명의 학생들에게 적용하였다. 본 연구의 주요 데이터는 연구 사전과 사후에 수집한 창의공학적 문제해결성향 검사지이다. 창의적 공학문제해결력 검사는 대응표본 t-검증과 계층적 군집분석을 통해 분석하였다. t-검증 결과 공학 설계를 적용한 과학 수업은 전반적으로 참여 학생들의 창의공학적 문제해결성향에 긍정적인 효과를 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 군집분석 결과 창의공학적 문제해결성향은 2가지 군으로 분류할 수 있다는 것을 확인하였으며, 5명의 학생의 경우 사전과 사후에 유의미한 차이로 성향(분류군)이 바뀐 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 군집의 변화가 생긴 5명의 학생들을 인터뷰하여 중심도 분석을 실시하고 하이브리드 분석 방법에 따라 해석한 결과, 학생들이 공통적으로 경험한 것은 '협업을 통한 문제해결'과 '반복실험(재설계)를 통한 문제해결', 그리고 '과학 지식의 활용'으로 나타났으며, 소수반응으로 '최선의 실험방법 선택'과 '과학과 공학의 차이' 등이 나타났다.