2009 개정 교육과정 고등학교 ‘융합형 과학’에 대한 과학교사들의 어려움 및 해결방안

Science Teachers Difficulties in Teaching High School Convergence-type Science from the 2009 Revised Curriculum and Proper Solutions

This study aims to analyze science teachers difficulties when teaching high school convergence-type science from the 2009 revised curriculum, who have ever taught convergence-type science, and based on the analysis results, this study attempted to consider practical solutions as well. This study classified their difficulties in teaching convergence-type science into a total of 5 domains (knowledge about contents, students knowledge, curriculum, teaching contents and methods, knowledge about evaluation), designed a questionnaire to find out science teachers difficulties in teaching convergence-type science and proper solutions and conducted e-mail interviews after the survey. Most of the science teachers who had ever taught convergence-type science were aware of the intent and objective of convergence-type science, and they responded that convergence-type science is needed for students to have an integrative view on science and apply it to an actual society. Out of the 5 domains of difficulties science teachers have in teaching convergence-type science, their difficulties related to knowledge about contents and students knowledge were found to be greatest. As a solution to their overall difficulties in teaching convergence-type science, they mostly responded that a solution should be provided to teaching methods and curriculum. As for teaching methods, they mostly responded that it is necessary to support various teaching materials and provide data related to major knowledge through teachers training or educational institutions. Besides, as for the curriculum, since the present high school convergence-type scienceis too vast in contents for 10th graders, who don t have enough basic scientific knowledge, and its levels are too high for them as well, they suggested some solutions that the level of convergence-type science should be lowered a little bit or that the range of contents should be reduced in consideration of students levels of scientific knowledge.