2007년 개정 교육과정 중 지구과학의 편제와 내용에 관한 연구

Abstract

We are now in an epoch-making turning point in history from the viewpoint of information-oriented and globalized society. It is an undeniable truth that the international and economic stature of a country in the world are determined by the degree of science and technology. The earth science curriculum was established and promulgated in 1954. It is about fifty years since it was executed. Just as curriculum has been changed by the need of nation and society, the Earth science curriculum was revised from the first period to the 2007 revision curriculum. The purpose of this study to investigate the background of revision, educational objectives, organization, contents of the high school earth science curriculum in the 2007 revision curriculum. The other is to suggest the desirable future Earth Science curriculum. The effects of this study are as follow: First, in-service training programs should be organized and administrated so that teacher can internalize the intention of the revised curriculum. Second, a curriculum guidebook and a guideline for textbook writing should be written by the curriculum developers. Third, according to prior experiences, textbook development suffered from time and financial shortage. In this context, reasonable textbook development system should be settled to develop quality earth science textbooks. Fourth, an assessment system should be established in according with the revised earth science curriculum. In particular, the national matriculation exam should be restructured in terms of assessment methods and selection of qualified exam courses. Lastly, the procedures of curriculum revision should be reconsidered and a standing research system is required for a continuous research on the earth science and educational reform.