• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.93-101
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• 1997

The purpose of this study is to develop a test of earth science inquiry abilities using structured items. To develop a more valid and reliable instrument factual data was used, and most of the previous studies regarding inquiry teaching method and inquiry evaluation were consulted. The model developed in this study is composed of 5 stages; recognizing problems and generating hypotheses, designing inquiry, pursuiting inquiry, interpreting data, and drawing conclusion. Also, in this study 10 science inquiry abilities; recognizing problems, generating hypotheses, controlling variables, designing experiments, performing experiments, transforming data, inferencing, predicting, conclusing, and generalizing were clearly defined. The test developed in the study, Test of Earth Science Inquiry Abilities, includes 25 multiple-choice (five-choice) items and requires testing time of 50 minutes. The content validity of items, objectivity of scoring keys and clarity of items were checked by 7 experienced specialists in science education and earth science. The developed test were investigated and revised through three field tests. According to the results of the third field trial, test reliability (Cronbach $\alpha$) was 0.62, difficulty index was 0.54 and index of discrimination was 0.35. Also, the developed Test of Earth Science Inquiry Abilities showed a correlation coefficient of 0.53 with TIPS. Therefore, the development of Test of Earth Science Inquiry Abilities using structured items satisfied the reliability and validity requirements for general assessment instruments for students' earth science inquiry abilities.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.579-587
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• 2014

In National Curriculum of Science revised in 2007, 'Free Inquiry' was newly introduced to increase student's interest in science and to foster creativity by having students make their own questions and find answers by themselves. The purpose of the study was to analyze characteristics deployed in the processes of elementary school students' free inquiry activities applying a brain-based evolutionary science teaching and learning principles. For this study, 106 the fifth grade students participated, and they performed individually free inquiry activities according to a brain-based evolutionary approach. In order to characterize the diversifying, estimating-evaluating-executing, and extending-applying activities in behavioral domain, the free inquiry diary constructed by the students, observations by the researcher, and interviews with the students were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The major results of this study were as follows: First, the students preferred basic inquiry process skills and the majority of the students selected observation as a major approach of their inquiry. The reason was found to be that they were accustomed to only typical basic inquiry skills which is frequently presented at textbooks and regular instruction and didn't have appropriate experience for using relevant integrative inquiry skills. Second, most of the methods diversified and selected by the students were confined to descriptive explanation rather than causal one. Third, both of the science attitude and academic achievement were associated with the number of diversified methods and the selection of appropriate method. Based on these findings, implications for supporting domain novices in inquiry learning environments are advanced.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to present a Freedom Inquiry Method by Revised Science Curriculum in 2007. This study introduced IIM(Independent Inquiry Method), PBL(Problem Based Learning), Small Inquiry Method, Science Notebooks, Project Learning Method about Freedom Inquiry Method. The results of this study are as follows: First, IIM(Independent Inquiry Method) is studying method in the inquiry process center. The inquiry process is composed of total 9 phases, inquiry subject really it is, detailed aim deciding, information searching, it searches, quest result it arranges, aim evaluation, the report making, it announces, it evaluates, it is become accomplished. Second, It is a studying method which it starts with the problem which is Problem Based Learning, study atmosphere creation phase, problematic presentation phase and sleep static problem solving the phase which it attempts, it is become accomplished with autonomous studying phase, coordinated studying and discussion studying phase, discussion resultant announcement studying phase, arrangement and evaluation. Third, Small Inquiry Method, Call it accomplishes the call grade of the students among ourselves 4~8 people degree where only the quest learning capability is similar within class. Also interaction and coordinated function of the members between it leads and the subject which is given in the group it cooperates and it solves with it is a quest method which arrives to aim of commonness. This method divides on a large scale in three parts, it becomes accomplished in programming phase, quest accomplishment and resultant announcement. Fourth, Science Notebooks learns a scientific contents and a scientific quest function and the possibility of decreasing in order to be, from the fact that the help which it understands. This planing, data searching, it searches, becomes accomplished with resultant arrangement, announcement and evaluation. Fifth, The Project Learning Method the studying person oneself studying contents, it establishes a plan and it collects it accomplishes process of etc. it evaluates it leads and a subject and information and with real life it is a method which it studies naturally from the learning environment inside which is similar. This is preliminary phase, project start, project activity and project arrangement.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.464-472
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to analyze the science inquiry problem finding ability of gifted elementary students of science and general elementary students. For this purpose, this study analyzed the types of science inquiry problems in an ill-structured problem finding situation. Also, this study has compared science inquiry problem finding abilities of those two groups. From the results of this study, new ways of improving student' science inquiry problem finding ability and selection of gifted students of science were suggested. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. First, most of the inquiry problems generated by the scientifically gifted and the general students in an ill-structured problem situation could be categorized into seven types (measurement, method, cause, possibility, what, comparison, relationship) according to the inquiry objectives, and both group found more problems in scientific context than in everyday context. Regardless of the context of problem, scientifically gifted students found more problems and the type of problems generated by them were more various than those of general students. Second, there were differences in problem finding ability between scientifically gifted and general students. Scientifically gifted students found more problems and the quality of problems were higher than general students.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.440-449
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to make a preference and result analysis on the free inquiry method of pre-service elementary school teachers. Also, this study investigates how free inquiry activities effect the science-related attitudes and the self-directed learning characteristics of pre-service elementary school teachers. For this study 76, second year, science education pre-service elementary school teachers from Busan National University of education were selected. The inquiry examined the effectiveness of each of the following teaching methods: the IIM method, the PBL method, the PROJECT method, and the small group inquiry method. The students were divided into groups in which they incorporated the respective methods into their practice. In conclusion, the IIM free inquiry activities proved to be much more effective than the PBL method, the PROJECT method, and the small group inquire method in terms of developing self-directed learning characteristics and science related attitudes at the significant difference of p=0.05.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.277-291
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• 2009

This study is intended to develop plant inquiry instruction using Rapid-cycling Brassica rapa (RcBr) whose life cycle is relatively short, and to apply it to the elementary science instruction of the 4th grader and examine their plant concept, science inquiry skills and science-related attitudes. The materials were consisted of laboratory manuals for the students as well as teachers' guide. By observing the life cycle of RcBr, students can experience the conceptual learning of the plant's life cycle. In addition, this study investigated the cause of change in science inquiry skills and science-related attitudes by interviewing 12 students. It has shown that plant inquiry instruction using RcBr has meaningful effects on students' understanding of the plant concept, improving students' science inquiry skills, and changing students' science-related attitudes. Students who showed improvement in science inquiry skills were able to answer questions regarding science knowledge correctly. And students whose science related attitudes were improved had a positive attitude on cultivating RcBr. Students told that RcBr was an interesting and good material to inquire plant. Because of its small size and its relatively short life cycle of RcBR, it should be a desirable plant material for the inquiry instruction which can give rise to useful and meaningful results for the elementary school students.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.116-125
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to make a Result analysis on the Free Inquiry Method of Elementary school student. Also, this study investigates how free inquiry activities effect the science creative problem solving ability and science process skills of Elementary school student. For this study 150, third year, elementary School students from Busan City were selected. The Inquiry examined the effectiveness of each of the following free inquiry methods: the Program Based Learning method, the Project method, the Independent Investigation Method, the Small Group Inquiry Method, and the Science Notebooks Method. The students were divided into groups in which they incorporated the respective methods into their practice. Test showed the following results: First, the Science Notebooks Method activities proved to be much more effective than the Program Based Learning method, the Project method, the Independent Investigation Method, the Small Group Inquiry Method, and the Science Notebooks Method in terms of developing on science creative problem solving ability. Second, the Project method activities proved to be much more effective than the Program Based Learning method, the Independent Investigation Method, the Small Group Inquiry Method, the Science Notebooks Method in terms of developing on science process skills.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.33-46
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• 2021

과학교육에서 탐구는 중요한 위치를 차지하고 있으며, 탐구와 관련된 연구가 폭넓게 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 '탐구'라는 개념의 포괄성으로 인해 연구자마다 그 의미를 다르게 인식하고 있으며 접근 방법도 다양하다. 또한 과학교육에서 탐구를 활용한 수업의 성과가 실제학생들에게 유의미한 변화를 보장하는 것은 아니라는 비판이 제기되고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 과학교육에서 최근 3년간 탐구를 주제로 한 SSCI급 연구 논문의 동향을 살펴봄으로써 탐구와 관련된 연구내용을 탐색하고 추후 연구에 필요한 시사점을 도출하고자 하였다. 분석에 활용된 연구물은 International Journal of Science Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Research in Science Education, Science Education이며, 핵심 주제어에 "inquiry(enquiry)"를 직접적으로 제시하고 있는 연구물로 한정하였다. 추출된 논문 75편을 토대로 유목화 과정이 이루어졌고, 주제와 특징을 반영하여 귀납적으로 분석틀을 도출하였다. 탐구에 대한 인식 및 관점, 탐구 학습을 위한 전략 및 지원, 탐구 기반 수업을 위한 교사 전문성 발달의 세 가지 측면으로 나누어 각 범주별 구체적인 사례를 제시하였다. 과학 탐구에 대한 시사점을 살펴본 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 탐구를 함축적 명제로 정의하거나 몇 개의 단계적 절차로 제시하기보다는 탐구의 의미를 보다 종합적이고 총체적으로 파악하도록 유도하고 있었다. 둘째, 탐구 기반의 수업이 과학의 인지적, 기능적, 정의적 영역의 모든 측면에서 효과적인가에 대해서는 그 한계를 명확히 제시하고, 맥락 의존적이고 교과 특이적인 탐구의 속성과 한계를 파악할 것을 강조하였다. 셋째, 과학 탐구 기반 수업에서 불확실성은 학습자가 탐구를 시작하고 관심을 갖도록 하는 데에는 도움이 될 수 있으나, 자료를 인지하여 지식을 재구성하는 과정에서는 명시적이고 구체적인 안내와 비계가 적절한 타이밍에 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제25권spc5호
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• pp.465-475
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to develop a spider inquiry program for elementary school students based on the scientific-knowledge generating model. For the purposes of this study, we selected three species of snider (e.g. Pardosa astrigera, Argiope bruennichii, Nephila clavata) which were easily found in a school garden by elementary school students. The spider inquiry program was based on a model of the process of scientific-knowledge generation, and consisted of two sections: for students and teachers. The students' program was designed to generate scientific-knowledge, whilst the teachers' program was designed to guide the inquiry smoothly even in the case of teachers who lack experience in inquiry activities or possess limited subject knowledge on spiders. As a result, this program was found to have an influence on generating the scientific-knowledge of elementary students and the results further suggest that it may be helpful to teachers conducting an inquiry activity. Additionally, this program could be used as a selective activity lesson such as a science inquiry lesson, or as a biology inquiry class, as a weekend life experience study or as an activity on a science camp.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.183-195
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• 2019

이 연구에서는 2015 개정 교육과정에 따른 과학탐구실험 교과서의 탐구 활동에서 나타난 참탐구 요소를 분석하였다. 탐구 활동을 핵심 개념에 따라 분류한 후, 학생이 자율적으로 참탐구 요소를 계획하거나 실행하도록 한 사례의 특징을 조사하였다. 연구 결과, 참탐구 요소 중 다른 자료 조사하기 요소는 모든 단원에서 높은 비율로 나타났다. 그러나 연구 질문 만들기, 변수 선택하기, 다양한 변수 측정하기, 측정값 변환하기 요소는 미리 안내되거나 구조화된 경우가 많아 역사 및 생활 속의 과학 탐구 단원의 일부 탐구 주제에서만 주로 나타났다. 간단한 또는 복잡한 변인 통제하기, 방해 변수 측정하기, 과정상 결함 고려하기 요소는 교과서에서 고려하지 않거나 명시적으로 언급하지 않은 경우가 많아 모든 단원에서 낮은 비율로 나타났다. 생활 속의 과학 탐구 단원의 참탐구 요소는 소집단 활동을 통하여 다루어지는 경향이 있었다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 과학탐구실험 교과서 탐구 활동의 개선 방안을 논의하였다.