121st General Meeting of the KCS

Type Symposium
Area Current Trends in Chemistry Education
Room No. Room 400
Time THU 15:40-:
Code EDU-1
Subject The Causes of Decrease in the Number of Students Taking Chemistry I in the College Scholastic Ability Test
Authors Jongseok Park*, HyunKyoung Kim1
Department of Chemical Education, Kyungpook National University, Korea
1Gangbuk High School, Korea
Abstract Since a revised curriculum has been applied in 2009, there is a gradual decline in the number of students taking Chemistry I in the College Scholastic Ability Test(CSAT). There are many reasons. In this study, we analyzed the causes of decrease in the number of students taking Chemistry in the College Scholastics Ability Test (CSAT) by analyzing the adequacy of the Chemistry I question in the CSAT and the recognition survey of students and teachers about the Chemistry I choice. We analyzed some questions in Chemistry I of the CSAT from the year 2014 to 2016. The questions were analyzed to determine whether they were appropriate to the curriculum content, achievement standard, and achievement level. The target of the survey for perception was 452 senior high school students and 68 science teachers. The result of the study showed that the questions in Chemistry I are somewhat difficult compared to the depth and achievement level required by the curriculum, and it also requires mathematical thinking ability. Students recognized the mathematical thinking and complex mathematical skills are needed to solve problems in Chemistry I. Teachers also thought that the choice of Chemistry I is unfavorable in aspect of meeting the minimum academic ability standard, and accordingly, they did not actively recommend students to take Chemistry I. Moreover, most of the teachers recognized that it is necessary to improve the direction of writing questions for Chemistry I. Therefore, setting questions that can be solved using chemical knowledge, not mathematical ability need to be addressed.
E-mail parkbell@knu.ac.kr