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A Case Study of Middle School Science Teachers' Topic-Specific Pedagogical Content Knowledge on the Unit of Stars and Universe

별과 우주 단원에 대한 중학교 과학 교사의 주제-특이적 PCK 사례연구

  • Received : 2014.05.26
  • Accepted : 2014.06.23
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) is intrinsically domain/topic-specific knowledge for teachers' expertise. On the basis of this idea about PCK, we investigated in-service science teachers' topic-specific PCK on the unit of stars and universe in terms of teachers' knowledge and practices. We observed four middle school science teachers' classes for eighth graders, and took the videos of the classes. The topics of the classes covered constellation, annual parallax and the distance of stars, and the expansion of the universe. We also examined the teachers' pedagogical thinking through video stimulated recall interviews. In addition, we developed a protocol to analyze the levels of participant teachers' PCK and the characteristics revealed in their classes on each topic. Results of the study showed that the participant teachers' level of PCK varied across the topics of classes and the sub-components of PCK. We also identified teaching orientations played key roles in shaping overall characteristics of their PCK. Moreover, astronomical thinking such as spatial thinking and system thinking, was not appropriately embedded as the specific practices into the astronomical concepts in their instructions. We discussed the implications on the progressions of teachers' PCK in terms of their professional development.

PCK는 본질적으로 영역-특이적이며 주제-특이적인 교사 전문성 지식이라는 전제 하에, 이 연구에서는 현직 중학교 과학 교사들을 대상으로 교사 지식 및 실행 측면에서 천문 내용에 대한 주제-특이적 PCK를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 4명의 중학교 과학 교사를 대상으로 8학년 '별과 우주' 단원의 3개 주제(별자리와 별의 위치, 연주시차와 별의 거리, 우주의 팽창)에 대한 수업을 관찰하고 녹화하였으며, 녹화 후 참여교사의 교수학적 생각을 심층적으로 분석하기 위해 비디오 자극 회상면담을 실시하였다. 수업 녹화 및 교사 면담 자료는 모두 전사하여 분석에 활용하였다. 양적 및 질적으로 통합된 수업 분석을 위한 PCK분석 프로토콜을 개발하였으며, 이를 적용하여 PCK 수준과 구성요소별 특징을 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 참여교사들은 주제에 따라 구성요소에 따라 다양한 PCK 수준을 나타내었으며, 과학 교수 지향이 참여교사 PCK의 특징을 형성하는데 중추적인 역할을 한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 천문 영역에 특이적인 실행인 천문학적 사고(공간적 및 시스템 사고)가 가르치는 핵심 개념에 적절하게 조합되지 못하는 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 연구 결과를 토대로 과학 교사 전문성 계발을 위한 PCK 발달과정 연구의 함의를 논의하였다.

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