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Elementary Teacher's Beliefs of Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Inquiry Teaching Method (초등학교 교사들의 과학적 탐구 및 지도방법에 관한 신념 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Gyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.213-223
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    • 2012
  • This study explored practicing elementary school teacher's beliefs of scientific inquiry and scientific inquiry teaching methods. Defining teacher's beliefs as a broad construct, we tried to examine the teachers' understandings about the scientific inquiry and scientific inquiry teaching method. This study drew on interview data from 10 elementary teachers in busan and changwon area of korea. Conclusions of this study include; First, we found that elementary teacher's beliefs of inquiry were represented variously. And they considered that inquiry is the important goal of science education. They though that the goal of science education is development of Scientific inquiry skills, Scientific thinking skills, development of Creativity and problem solving ability, increasing interest about science, understanding of the basic concepts of science and apply of real-life. second, most of the teachers though that Scientific inquiry is scientists activities, they defined 'the process of creation of new knowledge', 'the process of deriving theory', 'solving process of intellectual curiosity', 'Problem-solving process'. third, they considered that teaching method of scientific inquiry is open inquiry activities. however, they thought that there are many difficulties to actually apply. Understanding teachers' beliefs has implications for both the enactment of inquiry teaching in the classroom as well as the uptake of new teaching behaviors during professional development, with enhanced outcomes for engaging students in Science.

The Causal Structure to the Scientific Motivation and the Scientific Literacy Competency in Pre-service Elementary Teachers (초등예비교사의 과학 동기유발과 과학적 소양의 역량에 대한 인과구조)

  • Kim, Dong-Uk
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.208-218
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    • 2017
  • This study was to investigate factors and disclose causal model of the scientific literacy competency about the motivation for science and the scientific literacy competency. The 3 grade university students and the 1 grade university students as pre-service elementary teachers were participated to questionnaire investigation. The data were analyzed by the factor analysis method and the structural equation model method, and the following results were obtained. First, the 3 grade university students and the 1 grade university students perceived the science interest factors and science usefulness factors as the motivation for science, and also revealed the scientific problem recognition factor and the scientific evidence use factor as the scientific literacy competency. Second, the science interest factor had a greater effect on the scientific problem recognition factor than the scientific evidence use factor in both the 3 grade and 1 grade university students. In the path from the science usefulness factor to the scientific problem recognition factor, the science usefulness factor of the 3 grade university students had a greater influence on the direct route to the scientific problem recognition factor than that of the 1 grade university students. In the path from the science usefulness factor to the scientific evidence use factor, the science usefulness factor of the 1 grade university students influenced more on the direct route to the scientific evidence use factor than that of the 3 grade university students.

The Effect of STS Teaching-learning Method on the Scientific Attitude of the Elementary School Students (STS 교수-학습이 초등학교 과학적 태도 교육에 미치는 효과)

  • 남철우;최춘호;김정길;김석중;송판섭;한광래;최도성
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.159-170
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    • 2002
  • This study examined the effect on the education of scientific attitude in the process of primary school education by application of STS teaching-learning method with an unit of 6th grade in primary school "environmental pollution and nature conservation". The attitude relating science education, on the other side, is classified into 4 parts; attitude for science, social meaning of science, attitude for science subject and scientific attitude. The study of sexual difference on the above points was examined too. The results was taken as follows. 1. STS Teaching-learning method gives positive effect on the education of scientific attitude more than traditional teaching method, especially on the point of the attitude of science lesson and scientific attitude. 2. STS education has an great influence on the social meaning of the scientific attitude relating science education , investment in science, relation with society, solving social problem, contribution to development of society and technology 3. STS teaching-teaming is thought to be the learning that is more effective for boy than girl. In conclusion The STS Teaching-loaming method is preferable in order to increase the scientific attitude of the Elementary school students. students.

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Structural Analysis of Scientific Information Usage (해사관계 연구자의 문헌정보 이용에 관한 구조분석)

  • 이철영
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.7-38
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    • 1980
  • Nowadays researchers attach a great importance to the problems concerned with scientific information in the field of science and engineering. There are some reasons for it, that is, ⅰ) the amount of scientific information increases in proportion to the activities of scientists and engineers, so it is difficult to pick up a real valuable information ⅱ) it becomes more important to use a variety of information in proportion to the spread ofthe branch of science ⅲ) since the medium of scientific information is mostly technical papers, it is very difficult to mechanically transact these papers and to keep all documents and scientific informations for a long time. To cope with these difficult situations, many technical skills have been developed, for example, data-base, automatic information retrieval, micro-film and so on. But there are comparatively few investigation on the matter how the researchers who are users and producers think about the systematization of scientific information usage, so this paper investigates the thought and information needs of researchers, and proposes a basis of a method for systematization of scientific information usage. The author inspects the actual conditions of scientific information, reconsider the method which has been used and investigates the matter of how researchers whose interest is closely related to the study of marine affairs think about problems of scientific information usage by thequestionarie of Fuzzy-DEMATEL method. Also, FSM which is method for structuring hierarchy for the several complex problems on the basis of fuzzy sets theory is adopted as a tool of analysis. We can understand the key problems and make a story to solve the systematization of scientific information usage from the results of the analysis and those results will be directly applicable to construct a new system for scientific information usage.

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The Effects of Science Academic Achievement and Scientific Attitudes on 'The Earth and Moon' Using Small Inquiry Method (소집단 탐구기법을 활용한 '지구와 달의 운동' 단원 수업이 과학학업성취도 및 과학적 태도에 미치는 효과)

  • Lee, Yongseob;Kim, Yoonkyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.88-96
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Jigsaw small inquiry method on science academic achievement and scientific attitudes. For this study, two classes of six graders were divided into a research group and a comparative group. The classes were pre-tested in order to ensure the same standard. The research group had the science class with Jigsaw small inquiry method, and the comparative group had the class with a teacher centered lectures for 12 classes for 12 weeks. The Jigsaw small inquiry method was focused on the introduction stage, the whole group activities, professional group activities, restart the whole group activities, supplementary structured study guide, results announced, and excellent group rewards. To prove the effects of this study, science learning motivation was split up based on the attention power, relation, confidence, and sense of satisfaction. The results of this study are as follows. First, Jigsaw small inquiry method is effective in science academic achievement. Second, Jigsaw small inquiry method is effective in scientific attitudes. Also, Jigsaw small inquiry method was approved by students. Consequently, Jigsaw small inquiry method had the great effects on developing science academic achievement for the elementary science class. That means the science class with Jigsaw small inquiry method has potential to develop science academic achievement and scientific attitudes.

Method Validation for the Simultaneous Analysis of Organophosphorous Pesticides in Blood by GC/MS (GC/MS를 이용한 혈액 중 유기인제류 농약의 동시 분석에 관한 방법의 유효화)

  • Park Mee Jung;Yang Ja Youl;Kim Ki Wook;Park Yoo Shin;Chung Hee Sun;Lee Sang Ki
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.20 no.4 s.51
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    • pp.297-302
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study was to provide the standard method for the analysis of organophosphorous pesticides such as chlorpyrifos, diazinon, malathion and parathion in blood. We performed method validation for these pesticides in blood according to EURACHEM (A focus For Analytical Chemistry in Europe) guide. For the analysis of the pesticides, we used solid-phase extraction ,column (Waters Oasis $HLB^{(R)}$. After the extraction, the supernatants were evaporated to dryness under the nitrogen stream. They were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) after reconstituting with ethanol. Terbufos was used as an internal standard. To validate this method, we performed verification procedures with the following parameters: selectivity, linearity of calibration, accuracy, precision, limit of detection and quantification. Validation data according to Eurachem guide were adequate for our purpose for the analysis of chlorpyrifos, diazinon, malathion and parathion in blood.

Quantitative Analysis of amphetamines in hair by EI-GC-MS using SIM mode with uncertainty estimation

  • Yang, Won-Kyung;Han, Eun-Young;Lee, Jae-Sin;Park, Yong-Hoon;Kim, Eun-Mi;Lim, Mi-Ae;Chung, Hee-Sun
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.169.2-169.2
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    • 2003
  • A method using EI-GC-MS is described for the determination of amphetamines in hair. The method is applied to simultaneous quantify amphetamines (methamphetamine, amphetamine, MDMA and MDA). Drugs were extracted in 1 % HCl in methanol from hair. After derivertization with TFAA, the resulting drugs were separated on HP-5MS column during a 16 min program and identified by mass spectrometry with the SIM mode(EI-GC-MS). (omitted)

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An Exploration of Teaching Method for Scientific Inquiry including Scientific Argumentation in School Science (학교 과학교육에서의 과학적 논증활동을 위한 탐구학습 지도방법 탐색)

  • Lee, Hyon-Yong;Cho, Hyun-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.175-188
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study were to explore teaching method for scientific inquiry including scientific argumentation to increase students' scientific literacy. For this study, the detailed guideline including assessment frame for students' argumentation was developed and applied to seventh and ninth grade students. From this application, data were collected from the students' views by pre, post questionnaire and the teachers who had taught to their students by questionnaire including students' attitudes change and applicability. From this study, the result were following. The change of students' perceptions was revealed by questionnaire and the teachers' description. And the applicability of this teaching method was indicated by the teachers' opinion. From these findings, the method was found as applicable teaching method to teach scientific inquiry including scientific argumentation in school science.

A Possible Scientific Inquiry Model based on Hypothetico-Deduction Method Involving Abduction

  • Oh, Jun-Young
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.486-501
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    • 2012
  • The aims of this study are to investigate two main problems for the hypothetico-deduction method and to develop a scientific inquiry model to resolve these problems. The structure of this scientific inquiry model consists of accounts of the context of discovery and justification that the hypothetico-deduction holds as two main problems : 1) the heuristic flaw in the hypothetico-deduction method is that there is no limit to creating hypotheses to explain natural phenomena; 2) Logically, this brings into question affirming the consequent and modus tollens. The features of the model are as follows: first, the generation of hypotheses using an analogical abduction and the selection of hypotheses using consilience and simplicity; second, the expansion phase as resolution for the fallacy of affirming the consequent and the recycle phase as resolution for modus tollens involving auxiliary hypotheses. Finally, we examine the establishment process of Copernicus's Heliocentric Hypothesis and the main role of the history of science for the historical invalidity of this scientific inquiry model based on three examples of If/and/then type of explanation testing suggested by Lawson (International journal of science and Mathematics Education, 2005a, 3(1): 1-5) We claim that this hypotheticho-deduction process involving abduction approach produced favorable in scientific literacy rising for science teacher as well as students.

Grade Classification of Urushi Lacquer (II) Grade Classification of Urushi Lacquer by Scientific Methods (옻칠의 품등 구분 (II) 과학적 방법에 의한 옻칠의 품등 구분)

  • Roh, Jeong-Kwan;Kim, Yun-Geun
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.307-318
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    • 2008
  • Scientific methods for grading urushi lacquer includes general properties (viscosity, pH etc), and quantitative analysis of moisture, urushiol, gum, laccase content etc, and properties of coating layer such as set to touch drying time, gloss, color difference, delamination strength, tensile strength of film. The grading results evaluated by scientific method showed n order with chinese urushi lacquer (E) > domestic urushi lacquer (A) > japanese urushi lacquer (C) > chinese urushi lacquer (D) > domestic urushi lacquer (B). It is different from hose of traditional methods. Therefore, a more accurate grading of urushi lacquer should be ade by combining traditional method with scientific method.

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