123rd General Meeting of the KCS

Type Poster Presentation
Area Chemistry Education
Room No. Exhibition Hall 2
Time 4월 18일 (목요일) 11:00~12:30
Code EDU.P-492
Subject A Study on Effects of Class based on Science Practices on Cultivating Middle School Students’ Science Core Competencies
Authors Jeong Ah Choi*, Ae Ja Woo
General Science Education, Ewha Womans University, Korea
Abstract The Korean Ministry of Education (MOE) put an emphasis on science core competencies and suggested inquiry for developing core competencies in ‘2015 revised national science curriculum’ . The class based on science practices is composed of eight practices, using the inquiry methods that scientists explore nature with, to not only help students be able to construct scientific concepts by themselves but also to cultivate core competencies. The purpose of this study is to see how students' perceptions about the cultivation of science core competencies are changing when applying a class based on science practices to first year middle school students. For this purpose, on the subjects of 42 students in the control group, a general science class was carried out in which teachers conveyed scientific knowledge. In the experimental group, the teachers conducted 27 science class sessions based on eight practices based class for 50 students. In both groups, a pre and post survey of science core competencies were conducted. More specifically, to understand the change in perception of competencies, a total of 20 students from the experimental group were interviewed in person. The result of this study is as follows. The overall science subjects' core competencies of experimental group students who experienced class based on science practices was significantly increased higher than that of the control group (p<.05). To help students reach their class goals at the stage of constructing the class, the experimental group teachers selected eight kinds of science practices to meet the progress of each class so that students could learn actively. It can be seen that the class based on science practices constructed in this way helps students to develop not only science knowledge but also science studies core competence.
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