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Development and Application of High School Students' Physics Self-Efficacy

물리 자기효능감 측정 도구의 개발 및 적용: 자연계열 고등학생을 대상으로

  • Received : 2014.09.16
  • Accepted : 2014.10.31
  • Published : 2014.10.31
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Abstract

Based on social cognitive theory, self-efficacy in the context of learning has been steadily emphasized as an indicator of students' motivation and performance. The premise for developing such an instrument was that a specific measure of Physics self-efficacy was deemed to be an important predictor of the change processes necessary to improve students' physics understanding. In this study we described the process of developing and validating an instrument to measure students' beliefs in their abilities to perform essential tasks in physics and then investigated high school students' self-efficacy about physics learning and performance. Validity and reliability of PSEI were tested using various statistical techniques including the Cronbach alpha coefficient, exploratory factor analysis. The result of factor analysis supported the contention that the Physics Self-Efficacy Inventory (PSEI) was a multidimensional construct consisting of at least four dimensions: understanding and application of Physics concepts, achievement motivation, confidence for physics laboratory, confidence for Mathematics. The result showed that Kroean high schools students have low Physics self-efficacy for the all four dimensions. Therefore, researchers should focus on development of students' Physics self-efficacy. In addition, the instrument may lead to further understanding of student behavior, which in turn can facilitate the development of strategies that may increase students' aspiration to understand and study Physics. More specifically, by using the PSEI as a pre- and post-test indicator, instructors can gain insight into whether students' confidence levels increase as they engage in learning Physics, and, in addition, what type of teaching strategies are most effective in building deeper understanding of Physics concepts.where they freely exchanged opinions and feedback for constructing better collective ideas.

사회적 인지 이론에 기반을 둔 자기효능감은 학습 맥락에서의 학생들의 학습 동기와 수행의 예측자로 강조되어 왔다. 따라서 물리 학습에 대한 자기효능감 측정 도구의 개발은 학생들의 물리학습 능력의 발달과정의 변화를 예측할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 물리 학습과 관련된 수행 능력에 대한 학생들의 믿음을 측정할 수 있는 타당도와 신뢰도가 높은 도구를 개발하는 과정을 서술하고, 한국 자연계 고등학생들의 물리 학습과 수행에 대한 자기효능감을 조사하였다. 본 연구에서는 물리 자기효능감 척도(Physics Self-Efficacy Inventory: PSEI)는 Cronbach 알파 계수와 탐색적 요인분석을 통해 신뢰도와 타당도가 검증하였다. 요인분석결과를 통해 PSEI가 네 개의 하위 영역(물리 개념의 이해와 적용, 물리 실험, 성취동기, 수학 능력)으로 구조화될 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 본 연구 결과는 한국 자연계 고등학생들이 네 영역 모두에서 비교적 높지 않은 자기효능감을 가지고 있음을 나타내었다. 개발된 측정 도구는 학생들의 물리 학습에 대한 동기, 자신감 등의 심리적 구인에 대해 이해할 수 있는 기반 자료가 될 수 있을 것이다. 또한 PSEI를 사전-사후 연구에 활용하면 학생들에 대한 자신감의 수준을 측정할 수 있어, 이러한 정보를 반영하여 학생들의 물리 개념이해를 높일 수 있는 교수-학습 전략에 대한 방안을 얻을 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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