Journal of Science Education (과학교육연구지)

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Images of Competencies of Science Teachers in Elementary and Secondary School Students

초, 중, 고등학생들의 과학 교사 자질에 대한 이미지

  • Received : 2019.10.22
  • Accepted : 2019.11.28
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

Teachers are the most important factor contributing to determining the quality of education. Therefore, the quality of teachers should be improved to enhance the quality of education. Teacher's competencies are defined as the skills required for teaching profession, that is, the ability to perform not only in teaching activities, but also in guidance and class management. The purpose of this study is to analyze the competencies of science teachers that elementary, middle and high school students want. To this end, 332 elementary, middle and high school students were asked to describe their preferred science teacher's competencies and avoiding science teacher's competencies as an open questionnaire. The resulting concepts were analyzed by semantic network analysis (SNA). The results of this study are as follows: 1) The competencies of science teachers that students prefer varied. This suggests that most students think positively about science teachers. In addition, it is possible to show students the positive or preferred competencies of teachers in various ways. 2) The students wanted teachers to explain the theories and concepts related to scientific phenomena through experiments. They also preferred hands-on activities and experience in science class. 3) The students put emphasis on the class-related contents in the competencies of science teachers. Accordingly, the image of science teachers and science itself should be enhanced through the improvement of science teaching methods and positive attitudes toward students. It is expected that further research on the image according to specific teaching methods of science teachers will be conducted based on the findings of this study.

교육의 질을 결정하는 주요 요소 중에서 가장 핵심적인 역할을 하는 것은 교사이다. 그러므로 교육의 질을 높이기 위해서는 교사의 질을 향상시켜야 한다. 교사의 자질은 교직에서 요구되는 기능 즉, 교수 활동 뿐 아니라 생활지도, 학급경영을 수행할 수 있는 능력을 의미한다. 본 연구의 목적은 초, 중, 고등학생들이 원하는 과학 교사의 자질을 분석하고자 하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 초, 중, 고 학생 332명을 대상으로 선호하는 과학 교사의 자질과 기피하는 과학 교사의 자질을 개방형으로 기술하도록 하였다. 그 결과 얻어진 개념들을 언어 네트워크 분석법으로 분석하였다. 이 연구의 결론은 1) 학생들은 선호하는 과학 교사의 자질은 다양한 것으로 나타났다. 이는 학생들이 과학 교사를 긍정적으로 생각하는 면이 많은 것을 의미한다. 또한 학생들에게 다양한 면에서 긍정적인 또는 선호하는 교사의 자질을 보여 줄 수 있다는 것이다. 2) 학생들은 실험을 통해서 과학 현상과 이론, 개념을 이해하고 설명해주길 바라는 것으로 나타났다. 과학 수업에서 학생들은 직접적인 활동이나 체험을 선호하였다. 3) 학생들은 과학 교사의 자질에서 수업과 관련된 내용을 중요시하고 있다. 과학 교수 학습 방법의 개선과 학생들을 긍정적으로 대함으로써 학생들의 과학 교사 나아가 과학에 대한 이미지를 높여야 할 것이다. 이 연구 결과를 기반으로 하여 과학 교사의 구체적인 교수 학습 방법에 따른 이미지 연구가 추가적으로 이루어지길 기대한다.

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