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The Relationships of Graphing Abilities to Logical Thinking and Science Process Skills of Middle School Students

중학생의 그래프 능력과 논리적 사고력 및 과학 탐구 능력의 관계

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships of graphing abilities to logical thinking and science process skills of middle school students. The subjects for this study were selected 481 students from four middle schools for TOGS(the Test of Graphing in Science), GALT(Group Assessment of Logical Thinking) and TIPS II (Test of Integrated Process Skills). This study shows that the correlation coefficient between abilities of students to construct/interpret graphs and the logical thinking was 0.45, and the correlation coefficient between abilities to construct/interpret graphs and science process skills are 0.32. As a result, abilities of students to construct and interpret graphs arc more correlate the logical thinking than science process skills.

본 연구의 목적은 그래프를 작성하고 해석할 수 있는 중학생의 능력을 알아보고, 그래프 능력과 논리적 사고력 및 과학 탐구 능력의 관련성을 분석하여 효과적인 수업전략과 교사의 교수 행동에 대한 시사점을 얻는 데 있다. 중학생 481명을 대상으로 그래프 능력 검사지를 이용하여 중학생의 그래프 능력을 알아보고, 논리적 사고력 검사지와 과학 탐구 능력 검사지를 이용하여 그래프 능력과 논리적 사고력 및 과학 탐구 능력의 상관관계를 조사하였다. 그래프 능력과 논리적 사고력 및 과학 탐구 능력의 상관관계를 조사한 결과, 변인 통제 논리와 비례 논리가 그래프 능력과 관련이 깊은 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 그래프 능력은 논리적 사고력 및 과학 탐구 능력과 대부분 유의한 정적 상관을 보이지만, 통계적으로 상관은 낮았다. 이러한 연구 결과에 비추어볼 때, 앞으로 과학 교사는 중학생의 그래프 능력을 향상시키기 위해 그래프의 중요성을 인식하고, 학생들이 그래프를 작성하고 해석할 수 있는 능력과 변인 통제 논리, 비례 논리 등 논리적 사고력을 향상시킬 수 있도록 체계적인 노력과 효과적인 수업전략이 필요하다고 본다.

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