신체표현 연계 과학활동 과정에서 나타난 3세 유아의 과학과정기술 및 과학적 태도의 특성

초록

The purpose of this study was to understand characteristics of three-year-olds’ scientific inquiry in science activities courses. This study was analysis of frequency, focusing in children’s scientific process skills, and scientific attitudes in fourteen science activities. The major findings of the study were as follows:First, scientific process skills increased over time. They appeared as observation in early part, classification, prediction, measurement, communication in middle part, and inference in latter part. Character of three-year-olds’ scientific process skills were observation using sense of sight and touch, classification according to visual property, informal measurement trial using one’s body, prediction according to pre-prediction experience, finding enjoyment of communication, and simple inferences according to visual clues. Second, scientific attitudes increased over time. They appeared as curiosity, volunteer and initiative, forthrightness in the early part. In the middle part, it appeared objectivity, openness, suspend judgment. In the latter part, it appeared criticism, cooperation, and persistence. Character of three-year-olds’ scientific attitudes were question for inquiry and exploration trial using sense organ, spontaneously active participation, consideration of various situation before conclusion, acceptance misaligned prediction and waiting before concluding, yielding precedence to another and helping, and constant effort to solve problems.

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