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Analyzing Perceptions of Small Group Inquiry Activity in the Gifted Education of Korea

한국영재교육에서 소집단 탐구활동에 대한 인식 분석

  • 정현철 (한국과학기술원 과학영재교육연구원) ;
  • 박영신 (서울대학교 사범대학 BK21 미래과학교육) ;
  • 황동주 (아주대학교 교육대학원)
  • Published : 2008.04.30
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Abstract

This study quantitatively investigated the actual situations and perceptions of gifted students and their teachers during small group inquiry activities in Korea. Some 1,670 gifted math students and 1,732 gifted science students as well as 614 of their teachers were selected through random sampling to participate in this study. Data were collected by means of a survey developed by the researchers of this study, based on reviews of literature related to inquiry and small group cooperative learning. The results were as follows: (1) In Korean gifted education, small group inquiry activities were frequently used as teaching and learning strategies, and both the students and teachers perceived its effects to be very positive in terms of cognition and affection. (2) Gifted education teachers emphasized the development of students' procedural inquiry skills as well as logical thinking skills, whereas they were indifferent to the essential elements of small group cooperative learning and therefore the lessons did not surpass the level of traditional group activities. (3) The fact that the actual small group inquiry activities did not reflect the characteristics of well-organized small group activities is due to a lack of knowledge on the teacher's part as to effective teaching strategies concerning cooperative learning. This study implies that gifted education teachers require the opportunity to reflect on and develop their knowledge and understanding of small group inquiry activities through professionally developed programs in order to maximize the effectiveness of small group inquiry activities in gifted education.

이 연구는 우리나라 영재교육에서의 소그룹 탐구활동에서의 실태 및 인식을 정량적으로 조사한 것이다. 임의 표본으로 전국의 16개 도시의 영재담당 교사 614명, 수학에서는 1,670명, 과학에서는 1,732의 영재학생이 이 연구에 참여하였다. 자료 수집을 위하여 본 연구의 연구자들은 기존의 관련 문헌을 바탕으로 협동학습 형태의 소그룹활동 및 탐구활동에 대한 설문지를 개발하여 실태 및 인식을 조사하였다. 이 연구의 결과는 (1) 현 한국의 영재교육에서의 소그룹 탐구활동은 교실 내에서 효과적인 학습 및 교수법으로 빈번하게 사용되고 있었다. 또한 한국영재교육에서의 소그룹 탐구활동에 대해 교사 및 영재학생들은 인지적 및 정의적 측면에서 긍정적으로 인식하고 있음에도 불구하고, (2) 실질적으로 학생간의 상호작용을 활발하게 도모하기 위한 교수법이나 효과적인 조구성을 위한 교수법은 사용하지 않았다. 이는 영재교육에서 이루어지고 있는 소그룹 탐구활동은 단순한 전통적인 그룹 활동에 불과하다는 것을 지적하며, (3) 이는 영재담당 교사들의 소집단 탐구활동, 특히 협동학습 관련 이해 및 지식이 충분하지 않아 효과적으로 적용할 수 있는 교수법의 부족에서 오는 것이라 할 수 있겠다. 한국영재교육에서의 효과적인 소그룹 탐구활동의 적용을 위해서는 영재담당 교사연수를 통해 소그룹 탐구활동에 대한 이해도 및 지식을 반성하고 개발하며 또한, 학생들의 상호작용을 극대화할 수 있는 관련된 교수법 및 교수 모델을 창안할 수 있는 기회가 제공되어야 할 것이다.

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