Comparison with the 6th and 7th Science Curricular for Inquiry Skill Elements in the Elementary and Secondary School

초.중.고등학교 탐구 기능 요소에 대한 6차와 7차 과학 교육 과정의 비교

In order to compare with the 6th and 7th science curricular for the inquiry skill elements in the elementary and secondary school, we divided skill domains into five classes which were process skill, step skill for inquiry instruction, inquiry activity skill, manipulative skill and breeding-farming skill. And then we investigated the kinds and frequencies for the inquiry skill elements of the 6th and 7th curricular in the elementary and secondary school. The results were as follows: 1. The total kinds of inquiry skill element showed 17 kinds in the 6th curriculum and 23 kinds in the 7th. Therefore, the 7th curriculum was higher 1.4 times than the 6th curriculum in the kinds of skill elements. 2. The total frequencies for the inquiry skill elements of the 6th curriculum were 408 and those of the 7th were 729. Therefore, the 7th curriculum was about 1.8 times as many as the 6th. 3. In the kinds of inquiry skill elements according to the school levels, the course of the elementary school showed 14 kinds in the 6th curriculum and 18 kinds in the 7th. The course of middle school showed 7 kinds in 6th and 16 kinds in 7th. The integrated science course of high school was 10 kinds in the 6th and 10 kinds in the 7th. The skill elements in four science curricular of the high school course showed total 11 kinds in the 6th and 21 kinds in the 7th. And then the kinds of inquiry skill elements of the 7th curriculum in the middle and high school course showed about 2 times as many as the 6th curriculum. In the school level, the increase of skill elements showed the highest in the middle school course, and then in the high school course. 4. The total skill elements from the elementary school to the high school in the 6th science curriculum showed 17 kinds and in the order from the highest to the lowest rates, such as experimenting 20%, observing 15%, interpreting and analyzing data 13%, investigating 9%, measuring 7%, drawing a conclusion and assessment 7%, discussion 6%, communicating 5%, classifying 4%, recognizing problems and formulating hypothesis 4%, predicting 3%, designing and carrying out an experiment 3%, collecting and treating data 2%, manipulating skill 1%, modeling 0.5%, breeding and farming 0.3% and inferring 0.2%. 5. The total skill elements from the elementary school to the high school in the 7th curriculum appeared 23 kinds and in the order from the highest to the lowest rates, such as drawing a conclusion and assessment 31%, investigating 14%, collecting and treating data 8%, observing 7%, experimenting 7%, recognizing problems and formulating hypothesis 6%, interpreting and analyzing data 4%, measuring 3%, discussion 3%, manipulating skill 3%, modeling 3%, classifying 2%, project 2%, educational visits 1%, controlling variables 1%, predicting 1%, inferring 1%, operational definition 1%, communicating 1%, designing and carrying out an experiment 0.3%, breeding and farming 0.3%, applicating a number 0.2% and relating with time and space 0.2%. In the conclusion, the 7th curriculum was added 6 kinds of skill elements to the 6th curriculum, such as operational definition, applicating a number, relating with time and space, controlling variables, educational visits and project.

제 6차와 7차 교육 과정의 교과서가 아니고 교육부 고시 교육 과정과 교육 과정 해설에 제시된 초 중 고등학교 탐구 기능 요소의 종류와 빈도를 포괄적으로 조사하였다. 제 6차 교육 과정에 제시된 탐구 기능 요소의 종류는 모두 17가지였고, 7차 교육 과정은 23가지로 조사되어 7차 교육 과정은 6차 교육 과정에 비해 탐구 기능 요소의 출현 종류가 약 1.3배 증가되었다. 탐구 기능 요소의 전체 빈도는 6차 교육 과정에서 408회, 7차 교육 과정에서 729회로 조사되어 7차가 6차에 비해 약 1.8배 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 학교급별 탐구 기능 요소의 총 활용 빈도는 초등학교의 경우, 6차 교육 과정 14가지 요소에서 155회, 7차 교육 과정 18가지 요소에서 188회, 중학교의 경우, 6차 교육 과정은 7가지 요소에서 44회, 7차 교육 과정은 16가지 요소에서 196회, 고등학교의 경우, 6차 교육 과정의 공통 과학은 10가지 요소에서 44회, 7차 교육 과정은 10가지 요소에서 50회, 고등학교 과학 4영역 I, II 의 경우, 6차 교육 과정은 11가지 요소에서 165회, 7차 교육 과정은 21가지 요소에서 279회로 나타냈다. 7차 교육 과정의 중학교 단계에서 탐구 기능 요소의 활용 빈도가 6차에 비해 약 4.5배 증가하여 초 중 고등학교 가운데 가장 큰 폭으로 상승하였고 전체적으로 볼 때, 7차 교육 과정은 6차 교육 과정보다 탐구 기능 요소의 종류가 약 1.3배, 그 빈도가 약 4.5배로 더욱 강화되었다. 그러므로, 학생들의 과학 탐구 능력 향상에 더욱 관심을 기울이고 그 중요성을 깊이 인식해야 할 것으로 생각되었다.