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Effect of Cooperative Learning on Conceptual Change of Atmospheric and Water Cycle

대기와 물의 순환 개념변화에 대한 협동학습의 효과

  • Jeong, Jin-Woo (Department of Earth Science Education, Korea National University) ;
  • Jang, Myoung-Duk (Department of Science Education, Gongju National University) ;
  • Chun, Seon-Lye (Department of Earth Science Education, Korea National University)
  • 정진우 (한국교원대학교 지구과학교육과) ;
  • 장명덕 (공주교육대학교 과학교육과) ;
  • 전선례 (한국교원대학교 지구과학교육과)
  • Published : 2004.02.28
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Abstract

This study investigated the effect of cooperative learning on the middle school students’ conceptual change of atmospheric and water cycle and also examined the verbal interaction patterns in a cooperative group. The study also analyzed the relationship between the verbal interaction and students’ conceptual change in the cooperative learning situation. Two classes from a middle school were selected as an experimental group (cooperative learning group, n = 37) and a control group (traditional learning group, n = 37), respectively. The experimental group was taught by STAD cooperative learning model and received collaborative skill training. The results of the study can be summarized as follows: first, there were no significant differences in conceptual change between the two groups. As for the middle-achieving students on the pretest, however, the score of the cooperative learning group was significantly higher than that of the traditional learning group. Secondly, verbal interaction in the cooperative learning situation mainly happened among high- and middle achieving students. In addition, the students who were successful in undergoing conceptual change had more frequent verbal interactions than the students who were not. The study suggests that it is more important to interact between a teacher and students than to interact between the students and students in order to correct students’ misconception.

연구의 목적은 협동학습이 중학생의 개념변화에 미치는 효과 그리고 협동학습 상황에서 일어나는 학생-학생간의 언어 상호작용의 유형 및 언어 상호작용과 개념변화와의 상호관련성을 분석하는 것이다. 중학교 2학년 2개 반을 각각 협동학습 집단(실험집단, n=37)과 전통적 학습 집단(통제집단, n=37)로 선정하였다. 협동학습 집단은 STAD 협동학습 모델을 사용하였으며 협동적 기능을 익혔다. 연구결과는 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다: 첫째, 개념변화에 있어 협동학습 집단과 전통적 학습 집단간에 통계적으로 유의미한 차이는 없었다. 그러나 사전검사에서 중위 수준의 개념 이해를 보인 학생들의 경우 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 둘째, 협동학습의 언어 상호작용 유형을 보면 주로 상위와 중위 수준 학생 사이에 활발한 토론이 이루어지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 성공적인 개념 변화를 보인 학생들의 경우 그렇지 않은 학생들보다 더 빈번한 언어 상호작용이 이루어졌음을 보여준다. 이 연구는 학생들의 오개념의 교정에 있어서는 교사-학생간의 상호작용이 필요함을 시사한다.

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