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Secondary Pre-service Science Teachers' Image of Scientists and Perception on the Science-Related Career

중등 예비 과학교사들의 과학자 이미지 및 과학 관련 직업에 대한 인식

  • Received : 2018.09.24
  • Accepted : 2018.10.26
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

The image of scientists that learners have has an important impact on science learning and on science-related career choices. The image of the scientist was mainly analyzed using the drawing analysis method. Drawing analysis has limitations on drawing, mainly analyzing the external image of scientist. Science teachers' images of scientists and their perception of science-related careers are important factors in students' science learning and science-related career choices. However, research on science teachers is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness of measurement tools by developing and applying a scientist image measurement tool through the semantic analysis method, and to discuss the educational implications of the research by investigating the image of scientists and science-related professions of secondary pre-service science teachers. The subjects of the study were 79 male and 55 female for a total of 134 students in the 2nd and 3rd grades majoring in science education at a teachers college. The results of the research show that the image measurement tool consisted of four components: 'ability,' 'evaluation,' 'activity,' and 'emotion,' in 24 items. As a result of applying the developed measurement tool to the secondary pre-service science teachers, the image of the 'evaluation,' 'ability,' and 'activity' elements of the scientist were high, but 'emotion' was low. There was no statistically significant difference according to gender. It is found that science-related career perceive them as 'hard,' 'professional,' 'smart,' and 'complex.' In particular, male students perceive themselves as 'hard and difficult' while female students perceive it as 'challenging and complicated'. Finally, we discussed the usefulness of using the image measurement tool of the scientists, the image of the scientists of the secondary pre-service science teachers, and the educational implications on science-related career.

학습자들이 갖고 있는 과학자 이미지는 과학학습이나 과학 관련 직업 선택에 중요한 영향을 미친다. 과학자의 이미지는 주로 그리기 분석법을 활용하여 분석하였다. 그리기 분석법은 그리는 것에 제한이 있어 주로 과학자의 외형적인 이미지를 분석하였다. 과학교사들이 갖고 있는 과학자의 이미지 및 과학 관련 직업에 대한 인식은 학생들의 과학학습이나 과학 관련 직업 선택에 중요한 요인이다. 하지만 과학교사들을 대상으로 하는 연구는 부족한 편이다. 따라서 이 연구의 목적은 의미분석법을 통해서 과학자 이미지 측정도구를 개발하고 적용하여 측정 도구의 유용성을 알아보고, 중등 예비 과학교사의 과학자 이미지 및 과학 관련 직업에 대한 인식을 조사하여 교육적 시사점을 논의하는 데 있다. 연구 대상은 사범대학교에서 과학교육을 전공하는 2, 3학년 남학생 79명, 여학생 55명 총 134명이다. 연구결과 과학자 이미지 측정도구는 '능력', '평가', '활동', '정서'의 4개 요소, 24문항으로 구성되었다. 개발한 측정도구를 활용하여 중등 예비 과학 교사들에게 적용한 결과 과학자의 '평가', '능력', '활동' 요소에 대한 이미지는 높은 반면에 '정서'는 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 성별에 따른 통계적인 유의미한 차이는 없었다. 과학 관련 직업에 대해서는 '힘들다', '전문적이다', '똑똑해야한다', '복잡하다' 등으로 인식하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 남학생들은 '힘들고 어렵다'라고 인식하는 반면 여학생들은 '도전적이고 복잡하다'라고 인식하는 것으로 나타났다. 끝으로 과학자 이미지 측정도구 활용의 유용성 및 중등 예비 과학교사들의 과학자 이미지, 과학 관련 직업에 대한 교육적 시사점을 논의하였다.

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