Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education (한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육)

The Korean Elementary Science Education Society (한국초등과학교육학회)
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The Current Conditions and the Characteristics of Elementary Students' Science-Related Engagement in Informal Setting - Focusing on Frequency and Companion -

비형식 환경에서 초등학생의 과학관련 참여 현황과 특징 - 빈도와 동반인을 중심으로 -

  • Received : 2013.07.11
  • Accepted : 2013.12.12
  • Published : 2014.02.28
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Abstract

This study aimed to find out the current conditions and the characteristics of elementary students' science-related engagement in informal education setting. For this, we conducted a survey targeting 645 $6^{th}$ grader elementary students of three elementary school in Seoul. The results were described as following aspects: first, the place, the engagement frequency, and companies of students' science-related activity in informal setting, second, the characteristics of engagement based on homogeneity analysis. Based on these results, we suggested several ways to encourage students' science-related engagement in informal education setting.

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