예비 특수교사의 과학적 태도에 대한 연구

Abstract

A Study on Scientific Attitudes of Pre-Service Teachers for Exceptional Children

Hee-Jun Ryu Advisor : Prof. Hynu-ju Park, Ph.D. Major in Chemistry Education Graduate School of Education, Chosun

The purpose of this study was to examine science-related attitudes of preservice teachers for exceptional children. The area of science education has been expanded since the 7th curricula of special education. The science-related attitude is important for preservice teacher to have for science education. The domain of science-related attitudes is one of areas in scientific literacy, the goal of science education. Scientific literacy is knowledge and understand of the scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity. The total of 102 university students majoring special education were participated and the Test of Science-Related Attitudes(TOSRA) is implemented for this study. Dat were collected during the first semester of 2004. As results of the study, science-related attitudes did not significantly differ by gender and by grades. The area of 'Social implication of science' 17.22 and of 'Attitude to scientific inquiry' 16.09 ranked high in science-related attitudes, whereas the area of 'adoption of scientific attitudes' 12.96 and of 'leisure interest in science'13.84 ranked low. Accommodating the scientific attitude where the head of a family basic of scientific attitude becomes is evaluated and most lowly with the fact that the conversion of reserve special teachers scientific attitude will be necessary it is visible. The specific gravity of scientific education is becoming larger little by little from curriculum of special education and it emphasizes the necessity regarding a science and reserve special teachers scientific attitude and scientific knowledge the basic the teacher must be having as element more, the curriculum because is important for the scientific attitude cultivation of the reserve special teachers against with a science from special education organization is visible with the fact that must be provided.