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How Many Korean Science High-school Students Find the Same Scientific Problem as Kepler Found in Optics and Physiology?

얼마나 많은 과학고등학교 학생들이 케플러가 광학과 생리학에서 발견한 과학적 문제를 발견하는가?

  • Received : 2011.05.12
  • Accepted : 2011.06.25
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

The aims of this study are to investigate how Kepler found a scientific problem for the retinal image theory and to investigate how the science high-school students respond when the same situation is applied to them. And their results was compared with general high-school students' results. Kepler found the scientific problem in the eye vision through the critical analysis of contemporary theories of vision, based on his relevant knowledge of optics. When we applied the same situation to the Korean science high school and general high-school students, only a few of science high-school students found the scientific problem as same as Kepler's finding. From the results, it is suggested that in development of creativity teaching material, the situations like Kepler's problem finding need to be included in the programs.

이 연구의 목적은 케플러가 어떻게 망막 상 이론 형성과정에서 문제를 발견하였는지를 조사하고 그 당시 상황을 과학고등학교 학생들에게 제시했을 때 얼마나 많은 과학 고등학교 학생들이 케플러가 발견한 것과 같은 문제를 발견하는가를 조사하는 것이었다. 그 결과를 일반 고등학교 학생들의 경우와 비교하였다. 케플러는 당시의 시각이론에 대해 비판적으로 분석하고 과학적 실험에 근거한 지식을 기반으로 문제를 발견하였다. 과학고등학교 학생들은 중학교 과정까지 상당한 정도의 광학 개념과 생리학적 개념을 학습하였다. 그럼에도 있음에도 불구하고 케플러 당시의 문제 발견 상황을 제시했을 때 케플러가 발견한 것과 같은 광학적 불가능성 문제를 발견하여 제시한 학생은 한 명도 없었다. 다만 30명 중에서 5명의 학생이 시각 개념을 과학자적으로 표현함을 볼 때 이들은 케플러와 같은 문제발견 가능성을 보였다. 교과서 분석을 포함한 본 연구 결과는 창의성의 핵심 요소인 과학적 문제를 발견하는 능력에 대한 체계적 교육이 필요함을 시사하고 있다.

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