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An Investigation on the Implementation of the 'Scientific Inquiry Experiment' of the 2015 Revised Curriculum

2015 개정 교육과정 '과학탐구실험' 운영 실태 조사

  • Received : 2019.09.02
  • Accepted : 2019.09.30
  • Published : 2019.12.28
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Abstract

In this study, we investigated how 'Scientific Inquiry Experiment,' a newly introduced subject under the 2015 revised curriculum, was implemented to identify the difficulties that science teachers face in the process of teaching the subject and to explore how to support them through online survey and interview methods. A questionnaire of the survey, which consisted of environmental factors of class, preparation and execution of class, teacher self-evaluation of class, and direction for the subject, was developed, and the online survey was requested with a response from one teacher per school from 1674 high schools nationwide. We analyzed the results from 814 teachers who answered all required questions, and we also conducted interviews and online advisory discussions to ensure the validity of our analysis. In the results of the study, teachers complained of lack of time for preparation and execution of the subject, and they demanded laboratory assistants and quality teaching materials. In addition, in order to achieve the goal of the subject, they agreed the necessity of using the 'block scheduling' though they also agreed the difficulties of its implementation. Meanwhile, the alteration of guidelines for evaluation, which was changed from 9-grade system to 3-grade system, was positively recognized by teachers. As a result of this change, the percentage of performance assessment increased in 2019 compared to 2018, but there were no significant changes in the number of 'hands-on activity.' Finally, we proposed ways to support 'scientific inquiry experiment'.

본 연구는 2015 개정 교육과정에서 처음 도입된 과학탐구실험 과목을 운영하면서 과학 교사들이 겪는 어려움을 파악하고, 이에 대한 지원방안을 모색해보는 데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 과학탐구실험 수업과 관련하여 수업 외적 요인, 수업 실천(준비, 실행), 수업에 대한 평가, 과학탐구실험 과목의 발전방향 항목으로 구성된 설문지를 개발하였고, 전국의 1674개교의 고등학교에 1교당 1명의 교사가 응답하도록 온라인 설문 조사를 요청하였다. 설문 결과 분석에는 설문지의 필수문항에 모두 답변한 814명의 응답 내용이 활용되었고, 결과 분석의 타당도 확보를 위해 집단 면담과 온라인 자문회를 실시하였다. 연구결과 교사들은 수업 준비 시간과 수업 시간의 부족을 호소하였고, 이를 해결하기 위해 실험 보조 인력의 활용, 양질의 자료 개발 및 공유를 강조하였다. 또한 과학탐구실험 과목의 목표 달성을 위해 블록타임제를 적극 활용하는 것이 필요하지만 실제로 운영하는 데에는 어려움이 있음을 토로하였다. 한편, 2019학년도에 변화된 평가 방식은 교사들에게 긍정적으로 인식되고 있었고 이로 인해 수행평가의 비율이 전년도에 비해 증가하였으나, 학생들이 직접 실험 기구를 다루는 실험의 횟수에는 큰 변화가 나타나지 않았다. 마지막으로, 이러한 결과를 종합하여 과학탐구실험 과목의 지원 방안에 대해 제언하였다.

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