고등학교 지구과학I ‘아름다운 한반도’ 단원 STEAM 교수학습활동의 효과 분석

An analysis of Effectiveness of STEAM Teaching and Learning Activity on Chapter Beautiful Korean Peninsula in High School Earth Science I

It is the purpose of the study to conduct a survey analysis of students reactions found after the design and application of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics) for the unit of ‘The Beautiful Korean Peninsula’ of Earth Science I for high schools and to suggest a teaching and learning activity to promote students’ involvement and interest into science classes. In order to analyze the effects of students’ involvement into science classes, every group of two students obligatorily present their task product, which brought a higher class involvement for there was no one who did not participate in the presentation. As the option for selecting a study theme and a method for presenting it was given students, which makes them take the lead of the class, the level of the preference to the class was found higher. And it was allowed for them to give positive feedback to their classmates, which resulted in a positive thinking on the science class and brought an improved consequences on their involvement and preferences to the class as well. In addition, it was also confirmed that their burden of science classes might be reduced and their preference to the class could be increased because the STEAM class was not reflected to their grades.