Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education最新文献

{"title":"Development of a Science Ethicality Test for Elementary School Students","authors":"Seong-Deok Kim, Hyo-Nam Kim","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0001","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to develop a Science Ethicality Test (SET) to measure students` science ethics. To secure the validity and reliability of the SET, the authors have applied Rest`s Four Components Model (FCM). To develop the SET, authors have conducted the following procedures: analysis of the Korean Youth Moral Test (Kim & Lee, 2012), alteration of the KYMT; and development of the SET. Rest`s FCM is consisted of moral sensitivity, moral judgment, moral motivation, and moral character. The SET is consisted of ethical sensitivity, ethical judgment, ethical motivation, and ethical character with each factor having its own elements. To secure the validity and reliability of SET, authors requested a validity assessment from five experts (two evaluators are science education experts, two others are ethics education experts, and one evaluator is a scientist), and surveyed 599 elementary school students. As a result, SET proved high levels of validity and reliability.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123978087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Construction of Preservice Biology Teachers’ NOS Pedagogical Content Knowledge within Biology Teaching Context","authors":"S. Kim","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0147","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the changes of preservice biology teachers` NOS pedagogical content knowledge through two consecutive science methods courses: NOS understandings; attitudes toward teaching science; difficulties of NOS teaching; NOS teaching strategies; and views of orientation of NOS teaching. During the science methods course I, the preservice teachers engaged in discussions and reflections on what science is and how scientific knowledge has produced, drawing NOS aspects from episodes of history of science, and planning the lessons cooperating NOS instructional objectives. Then the next semester, through the science methods course II, the preservice teachers had a chance of the simulated teaching by adopting NOS teaching and learning activities in the context of the secondary biology context. The preservice teachers, further, reflected on their NOS teaching. The results showed that the preservice teachers constructed the NOS pedagogical content knowledge. They significantly improved their views of NOS and its teaching(p.05). The preservice teachers mentioned the difficulties of teaching NOS in the secondary biology context, and further suggested effective NOS teaching methods in their reflective journals.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116667282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of the Characters' Role Presenting Elementary School Science Textbook: Targeting the 2009 Revised Science 4th-Grade Textbook","authors":"Seung-Min Sung, Heein Chae, Heejun Lim","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0167","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to find out the meaning of characters used in science textbooks by analyzing the roles of the characters on the 2009 revised science textbooks and the extracted sentences and see if there are indications referable to compiling future science textbooks by finding out where the characters are efficiently used and where supplement is needed. Target textbooks among those developed for the 2009 revised elementary school science textbooks are the first and second semester of the 4th-grade. Methods used include analysis on the roles of character-containing questions using character role analysis whose illustration analysis frame is more supplemented/adjusted than those used in the foregoing studies, analysis on character-containing questions using the existing analysis frame, analysis/survey on good cases and cases needing supplement through consultation with a science education expert, two teachers, etc. The result shows that among types of character roles, motivation and material provision are more used than experiment guide, experiment, and observation results. Result of analyzing in-textbook characters by field shows that life sphere is more used than free exploration, energy, material, and earth. Result of analyzing question types shows the order of expanding, anticipatory, transferable and personal questions and there were no reminiscent and evaluative questions. Based on the result of this study, indications on how to use in-science textbook characters more efficiently and developmentally are needed.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126166641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phenomenological Study on the Elementary Students' Experience Participating in the Science Fair","authors":"Eunha Kim, Hyeok-Soon Kwon","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0113","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to understand the elementary student`s growth and its implications from the students` experience participating in the science fair by phenomenological study. The results are as follows. First, the students have various experiences. They acquire scientific knowledge and inquiry skills by conducting in-depth experiments, visiting several places, and interviewing experts. They have some experience in writing experiment journals to record the inquiry process in their own language, and presenting their results in public. Second, the students suffer several difficulties while preparing for the science fair. They have some difficulties when the results were not consistent with the hypothesis, or they had to repeat the experiment over and over. They feel burdened in writing the experiment journal. They had a few time to meet friends or for hobbies. Third, the students improve scientific attitude through the science fair, and they receive a positive effect on the affective side. They developed scientific interest, curiosity, cooperation, etc. And they also gained a sense of accomplishment, confidence, friendship, good relationship with teachers, career interest, etc. This study finds out that students participating in the science fair have a lot of experience that cannot be done easily in a normal science class. Even though students confront some difficulties in the inquiry process, they make good progression and feel accomplished. So the science fair is valuable experience for them.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121247061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"거꾸로 수업(Flipped Learning)에서 과학 교사들이 겪는 인식과 어려움 분석","authors":"신영준, 하지훈, 이성희","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0159","url":null,"abstract":"과학수업에서의 거꾸로 수업에 대한 이해와 경험을 바탕으로 거꾸로 수업을 적용하는데 겪는 어려움을 면담조사방법을 활용하여 분석하였다. 면담자는 서울, 경기에 근무하고 있는 교사 중 거꾸로 수업경력을 기준으로 과학 교과에 2년 이상 거꾸로 수업을 운영한 경험을 가진 교사와 올해 처음 거꾸로 수업을 운영하기 시작한 교사를 초·중·고 학교급별로 각 1명 씩 총 6명을 선정하였다. 참여한 교사들에게 3단계 면담 조사를 실시한 결과, 초중고 과학 수업에서 거꾸로 수업 수행에 매우 높은 만족감을 나타내었다. 특히 탐구활동에 거꾸로 수업이 많은 도움이 된다고 하였다. 그러나 교사들은 수업 준비에 부담감을 가지고 있었으며 수업 구성에 대한 어려움을 겪고 있었다. 거꾸로 수업의 어려움 해결 방안에 대한 탐색으로서 교과서 체제에 대한 논의를 통해 현재의 수업을 개선하는데 다양한 시사점을 도출할수 있었다.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121759335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Development and Validation of Instrument for Measuring High School Students' STEM Career Motivation","authors":"Sein Shin, M. Ha, Jun-Ki Lee","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0075","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the present study is to develop and validate an instrument to assess STEM career motivation. We developed 32 items for 7 constructs (i.e. education experience, career value, academic self-efficacy, career self-efficacy, career interest, parents` support, and career motivation) on STEM career motivation based on Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent et al.,1994). 767 first year high school students participated in this study. The items were validated by Messick`s framework (1995). In this study, we examined the validity of items in four aspects (i.e. content, substantive, structural and generalizability of validity). Methodologically, we used Rasch analysis, Exploratory factor analysis, confirmative factor analysis based on structural equation modelling. We confirmed that our instrument with 32 items as valid and reliable for measuring the STEM career motivation. In addition, we tested the STEM career motivation model based on SCCT. Our model explained the data well, suggesting that external factors (education experience and parents` support) and cognitive factors (perception of value, self-efficacy and interest) were significantly related to STEM career motivation.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122245504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Motivational Belief about Learning Science and Self-Directed Learning Ability on Middle School Students` Conceptual Understanding of Matter Change","authors":"Sungmin Im, Inwhan Kim","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0125","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between motivational belief about learning science, self-directed learning ability and conceptual understanding of matter change with a quantitative method, assuming that motivational belief and self-directed learning ability might affect conceptual understanding. To do this, the authors investigated middle school students` motivational belief about learning science, self-directed learning ability, and conceptual understanding of matter change using measurement tools based on previous studies, and then analysed the casual relationship between three variables using PLS structural equation model. As a result, three latent variables in this study could be evaluated as appropriated in reliability and validity. And also, self-directed learning ability could affect both the motivational belief and conceptual understanding, while motivational belief could affect only self-directed learning ability but not conceptual understanding. Through this study the authors confirmed that in the context of science learning self-directed learning ability can directly affect conceptual understanding but motivational belief can affect indirectly. This study is significant in that the causal relationship between different variables in science learning could be confirmed in a quantitate manner, and also in that it can suggest PLS structural equation method as a new research methodology in science education research area.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128370662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Science Classroom for Promotion of Democratic Civic Literacy?: Exploratory Discussions Focused on Elementary School Teachers’ Views","authors":"Y. Joung","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0135","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to investigate elementary teachers` views on the democratic scientific inquiry and the methods for promotion of democratic citizenship in science classroom, and to conduct exploratory discussions about science classroom for promotion of democratic citizenship based on their views. Data were collected from 96 elementary teachers. AS results show, the elementary teachers in the study thought that the features of democratic scientific inquiry was `communication and cooperation`, `autonomy and fairness`, and `contribution to the benefit of mankind and society`. In addition, the participants regarded the `inquiry/activity focused on communication and cooperation` as the best method for promotion of democratic citizenship in science classrooms. Finally, several suggestions on the science education for promotion of democratic civic literacy and the democratic inquiry were given.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127417146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Secondary Science Teachers' Concepts of Good Science Teaching","authors":"Bongwoo Lee","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2016.36.1.0103","url":null,"abstract":"본 연구의 목적은 중등 과학 교사들의 좋은 과학 수업에 대한 인식을 탐색하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 중등 과학교사 136명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였다. 과학 교사들은 교육 내용, 교육 방법, 교육 환경 및 분위기, 평가 등의 범주로 구성된 32개의 수업에 대하여 리커트 5점 척도로 응답하였다. 추가적으로 교사들이 경험한 가장 좋은 수업에 대해서 기술하도록 요청하였다. 주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중등 과학 교사들이 생각하는 가장 좋은 과학 수업은 교육 내용 영역에서 학생 수준에 맞게 교육 내용을 재구성한 수업, 교육 방법 영역에서 상호작용이 활발한 수업, 교육 환경 및 분위기 영역에서 신뢰롭고 존중해 주는 분위기의 수업, 평가 영역에서 수업과 연계된 평가를 통해 학생들이 배울 수 있는 기회가 제공된 수업을 선택하였다. 둘째, 중등 과학 교사들은 학생들의 권한이 많은 자기주도적 수업, 수준별 수업, 다양한 매체를 활용한 수업 등은 좋은 과학수업의 특징으로 인식하지 않고 있었다. 셋째, 교사들이 인식한 좋은 수업과 경험한 좋은 수업 사이에 차이가 있었다. 이는 교사들이 좋은 과학 수업에 대해서 명확하게 인지하지 못하고 있음을 알 수 있다. 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 좋은 과학수업 사례의 발굴과 상호작용이 강조된 수업의 지원 등에 대한 제언을 제시하였다. 【The purpose of this study is to investigate secondary science teacher's concepts of good science teaching. To do these, I have developed a questionnaire composed of 32 good teachings on education content, instructional method, instructional environment and atmosphere and assessment categories. 136 secondary science teachers have participated in the questionnaire and were requested to show agreement. Additionally, they were requested to describe the best science teachings that they have experienced. Results are as follows: First, the best science teaching that science teachers thought is a teaching that is in full accord with students' level in education content category, a teaching with an energetic interaction in instructional method category, a teaching in a trustful atmosphere in instructional environment and atmosphere category, a teaching in which students could learn something through a teaching-related assessment in assessment category. Second, secondary science teachers thought that a self-directed learning, a differentiated instruction and a teaching with diverse materials are not important factors in good science teaching. Third, there is a difference between good teaching that secondary science teachers have conceived and good teaching that they have experienced. It shows that science teachers did not precisely understand what good science teaching is. Additionally, I discussed the need of finding a case on good science teachings and a support of an interaction-focused teaching.】","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126220922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Educational Implications for Pre-Service Science Teacher Training through the Comparative Analysis between 'Integrated Science' based on the 2015 Revised Science Curriculum and Educational Contents presented in the Pre-Service Science Teachers' Textbooks of the College of Education","authors":"N. Kim, K. Shim","doi":"10.14697/JKASE.2015.35.6.1039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14697/JKASE.2015.35.6.1039","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to examine implications of pre-service science teacher training by analyzing science field integration and connection between learning content presented in 'Integrated Science' for high school students based on the 2015 revised science curriculum, and in pre-service science learning materials (textbooks) of the college of education. For this study, the 2015 revised 'Integrated Science' curriculum and 11 types of pre-service science teachers' learning materials related to physics, chemistry, biological science, and earth science were selected. The results were as follows. Most of the learning content presented in the 2015 revised 'Integrated Science' curriculum had integrated two or more science fields. Also, almost all learning content presented in the 2015 revised 'Integrated Science' curriculum were included in pre-service science teachers' education content, with educational content for chemistry introduced at the highest rate. The textbooks for pre-service science teachers had the most learning contents of 'Energy and Environment' domain of 'Integrated Science' for high school students. Accordingly, these results suggest that 'integrated science materials' should be developed for proper the curriculum implementation. Also, training courses for science teachers responsible for 'Integrated Science' are required. Furthermore, a revised curriculum for the college of education and a method to link with certification examinations for secondary school teachers are needed.","PeriodicalId":107400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124712053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}