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Perceptions about Science and Scientific Activity of Students in Kindergarten and Primary School

유치원과 초등학교 학생의 과학 및 과학활동에 대한 인식

  • Kim, Jung-Wha (Ewha Woman's University, Korea national University of Education) ;
  • Cho, Boo-Kyung (Ewha Woman's University, Korea national University of Education)
  • 김정화 (이화여자대학교, 한국교원대학교) ;
  • 조부경 (이화여자대학교, 한국교원대학교)
  • Published : 2002.09.30
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Abstract

This study has examined 5-year students in the kindergarten and students in the 2nd, 4th, and 6th grade in the primary school to analyze their perceptions about scientists. science, and how they apply science in their daily lives. First, students have 4 stereotypic images on scientists, specifically in 'indoor', 'male', 'lab coat'. and 'scientific instrument'. There were significant differences in stereotypic images on scientists depending on genders and ages. Girls and primary students showed higher scores than boys and kindergarten students did. respectively, in stereotypic images on scientists. No differences were observed for the stereotypic images on scientists among primary students, regardless of their grades. Second, most of students were interested in science. Depending on grades, there were significant differences in their preference for science. Students in higher grades showed lower scores than those in lower grades did. In addition, only a few of them hoped to be a scientist in the future. Boys showed higher scores in their hope to be a scientist in the future than girls did. The students in lower grades showed higher scores than those in higher grades. Third, most of children thought themselves doing activity-oriented science in school. Outside school, however, they did not use the knowledge and skills they had learned for science in school. Students in the primary school showed more concept-oriented perception for science than those in kindergarten did. This perception was gradually increased as the grades of the students go up.

본 연구에서는 만 5세 유아와 초등학교 2 4 6 학년 학생을 대상으로 과학, 과학자 및 과학활동에 대한 인식을 조사하고 이를 성, 학년 등의 변인에 따라 분석하였다. 학생들은 과학자에 대한 고정된 이미지를 4가지 정도 지니고 있었으며, 구체적인 항목으로는 '실내', '남자', '과학을 상징하는 실험도구', '실험복'이었다. 이는 성, 연령에 따른 차이가 나타났다. 남아에 비해 여아의 점수가 다소 높았으며, 초등학생이 유치원 아동보다 높았으나, 초등학생 내에서 학년에 따른 차이는 없었다. 다수의 학생이 과학을 좋아하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 성에 따른 차이는 없었으나, 학년에 따른 차이가 나타나 학년이 높아질수록 선호도가 낮아졌다. 다수의 학생들이 과학을 좋아하고 재미있다고 응답했지만 장래에 과학자가 되겠다는 응답은 소수였다. 과학자에 대한 선호도는 성과 학년에 따라 차이가 있었다. 여아에 비해 남아가, 학년이 낮을수록 과학자가 되고 싶다는 반응이 높게 나타났다. 대다수의 학생들이 과학을 발명, 실험, 관찰 등으로 파악하고 있어 활동중심이 과학관을 지니고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 성에 따른 차이는 없었으나, 학년에 따른 차이가 있었다. 개념 중심의 과학인식이 유치원 아동에 비해 초등학생이 더 많았으며, 이러한 경향은 학년이 올라가면서 두드러졌다. 학교 밖에서도 과학을 하고 있다고 응답한 학생은 소수로, 과학은 학교에서만 하는 것이라는 인식이 지배적이었다. 이는 성과 연령에 따른 차이가 없았다.

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