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Pre-service Science Teachers' Understanding of Students' Misconceptions in Physics and Perceptions on "Teacher as a Researcher" through the Research Experience

예비 과학교사의 연구 수행 경험이 학생의 물리 오개념에 대한 이해 및 '연구자로서의 교사'에 대한 인식에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2014.05.24
  • Accepted : 2014.07.16
  • Published : 2014.08.30
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Abstract

Recent studies have shown that teachers should have be aware of and understand students' misconceptions, which is one of the major components of PCK. However, teachers often have difficulties in understanding misconceptions and in applying appropriate instructional strategies to change misconceptions. Thus, we designed a method course for pre-service teachers (PSTs) adapting the concept of "teacher as researcher". In the course, PSTs conducted research to investigate students' misconceptions in physics. Twenty-five female PSTs participated in the study. They went through the research process including creating question items, administering items to their target populations, collecting and analyzing student responses, and writing a research paper. Data source included individual interviews with the PSTs, field notes during classroom observation and PSTs' research papers. The results were as follows. First, the PSTs confirmed students' misconceptions and learning difficulties in physics. They experienced discrepancies between their conjecture and research findings. Second, PSTs developed the sophisticated understanding of students' misconceptions and appropriate teaching strategies. Third, the research experience provided the PSTs opportunities to reexamine their physics content knowledge while creating items and explaining scientific concepts. They realized that physics teachers should develop sound understanding of physics concepts for guiding students to have less misconception. Lastly, they realized the necessity of being a teacher as a researcher.

본 연구에서는 중 고등학생의 물리 오개념에 대한 예비 과학교사의 이해를 높이기 위해 '연구자로서의 교사(teacher as researcher)'의 개념을 적용하여 방법론 강의를 구성하였다. 예비 과학교사들에게 학생들이 갖는 오개념을 직접 조사하고 분석하는 연구를 수행하도록 함으로써 학생들의 물리 오개념에 대한 이해를 높이고 교사로서의 역할을 생각해보는 기회를 제공하고자 하였다. 연구 대상은 3, 4학년의 예비물리 교사 25명이며, 예비교사들은 학생들의 선개념과 오개념에 대한 기본적인 내용과 과학 학습 이론에 대해 학습한 후, 관심 있는 물리학 분야를 선택하여 오개념 조사를 위한 문항을 제작하였다. 설문을 실시하는 것부터 오개념의 양상과 원인을 분석하는 것까지 연구 과정을 거쳤으며, 조사에서 나타난 오개념을 교정하기 위한 교수 전략도 마련하였다. 본 연구에서는 오개념 조사를 진행한 예비교사와의 개별 면담을 주 자료로 사용하였으며, 수업 관찰에서 작성한 연구노트와 예비교사들의 최종 보고서를 보조 자료로 이용하였다. 면담의 전 과정은 녹음한 후 전사하여 자료 분석에 이용하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연구 경험은 예비교사들에게 학생들에게서 나타나는 물리 오개념의 종류와 양상, 형성 원인을 확인하는 계기가 되었으며, 둘째, 연구경험은 예비교사들에게 학생들의 오개념을 교정하기 위한 적절한 교수전략에 대한 지식을 정교화하는 계기가 되었다. 셋째, 문항을 개발하고 과학적 개념을 설명하는 과정에서 본인의 물리 내용 지식을 재점검 하였으며, 넷째, 본인 스스로를 되돌아봄으로써 연구자로서의 교사 역할의 필요성을 깨닫게 되었다.

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