예비 과학 교사 대상 생물학 강좌에서 SSI 조사와 발표의 효과 및 인식 조사

Abstract

The students have to have decision-making ability on socioscientific issue(SSI), which is a component of scientific literacy. In this respect, preservice science teachers have to prepare to deal with these issues. This study examined the effect of investigating and presenting SSI on preservice science teachers’ character and values in college biology course and their recognition on the investigating and presenting SSI. In order to do, 76 preservice science teachers who registered biology course were divided into 20 groups. Each group selected the social issue related biology such as embryonic stem cell, doping test, and designed baby, collected the related materials, made a presentation and a report on the issue. As a result of administration of questionnaire of character and values, the total score of pretest was 3.78, that of posttest was 3.80, and this difference was not statistically significant. But the difference of the scores in the statement “I can predict the social, ethical, and moral results from the advance of biotechnology” was statistically significant. The preservice science teachers responded that they have recognized SSI, got biological knowledge, and changed the recognition on the relation between biology and society. And 80.3% of them answered that it was needed to deal with SSI in secondary school science class. It would be helpful to develop teaching profession for preservice science teachers to investigate and present SSI.