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Changes in Optics Content Described in the Middle-school Science Curriculum and Textbooks Accompanying Revision of the National Science Curriculum

교육과정 개정에 따른 중학교 과학 교육과정 및 교과서에 제시된 광학 내용의 변화

  • Lee, Bongwoo (Department of Science Education, Dankook University) ;
  • Son, Jeongwoo (Department of Physics Education, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kwon, Gyeongpil (Department of Science Education, Gyeongin National University of Education)
  • 이봉우 (단국대학교 과학교육과) ;
  • 손정우 (경상대학교 물리교육과) ;
  • 권경필 (경인교육대학교 과학교육과)
  • Received : 2017.08.15
  • Accepted : 2017.09.15
  • Published : 2017.10.25
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze how optics concepts and activities have changed according to the revision of the national science curriculum. For this purpose, the optics achievement standards presented in the middle-school science curriculum of the 7th curriculum, 2007 revised curriculum, 2009 revised curriculum, and 2015 revised curriculum, and the optics content presented in the textbooks developed for each curriculum, were compared and analyzed. The optics content is classified into four concepts: the process of viewing an object; light and color; reflection and refraction; and the image from a mirror and a lens. The main results are as follows: First, according to the revision of curriculum, some optics concepts have been added or removed. In particular, big changes have appeared in the concepts of "process of viewing the object", "dispersion", "reflection and refraction" and so on. Second, the content for 'image formation by a mirror and a lens' was gradually reduced, according to the revision of curriculum, and the level of activity was also adjusted. Third, attempts to present the content of textbooks in conjunction with the phenomena and tools that students can experience in everyday life have increased gradually. In addition, based on the analysis of the content of curriculum and textbooks, the implications for optics education have been discussed.

본 연구는 교육과정 개정에 따라 광학 개념 및 활동이 어떻게 변화되어 왔는지 분석하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 제7차 교육과정, 2007년 개정 교육과정, 2009 개정 교육과정, 2015 개정 교육과정의 중학교 과학 교과에 제시된 광학 성취기준과 각 교육과정에 의해 개발된 교과서에 제시된 광학 내용들을 비교 분석하였다. 광학 내용은 물체를 보는 과정, 빛과 색, 반사와 굴절, 거울과 렌즈의 상 등의 4가지 개념으로 구분하였다. 주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 교육과정 개정에 따라 특정 광학 개념의 추가, 삭제, 이동 등의 변화가 나타났다. 특히 물체를 보는 과정, 분산, 반사와 굴절 등의 개념에서 변화가 나타났다. 둘째, 거울과 렌즈에 의한 상의 형성의 내용이 교육과정 개정에 따라 점차 축소되었으며, 활동의 수준도 조절되었다. 셋째, 학생들이 일상 속에서 경험할 수 있는 현상 및 도구에 연계하여 교과서의 내용이 제시되는 시도가 점차 증가하였다. 추가적으로 교육과정과 교과서의 내용을 분석한 결과를 바탕으로 광학교육에의 시사점을 논의하였다.

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