초중고 남녀 학생의 과학수업과 과학자에 대한 태도

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In this study, the attitudes of about 1200 elementary and secondary students towards sciences lessons and scientists were investigated. For the survey of this study, simillar numbers of students in Seoul were selected from the 5th, 8th and 11th grades and from both sexes. For the attitudes towards science lessons, in the survey questionnaire, there were questions on the type of science lesson which students prefer and on student`s assessment of science lessons which they receive. For the attitudes towards scientists, there were questions on scientists whom students respect, on students assessment of scientists and on students assessment of themselves. Results of this study can be summarized as follows; (1) A great majority of students prefered the laboratory-based to classroom-based lessons, but this tendency was less apparent in older students. More boys, compared with girls, prefered laboratory-based study. (2) The student`s assessment of science lessons was positive in the elementary school, neutral in the middle school and negative in the high school level. Boys showed more positive attitudes towards the study of science. (3) Apparently more girls than boys mentioned Madam Curie as a scientist whom they respect. Students tended to respect scientists in terms of their personalities rather than their cognitive abilities. (4) Students tended to assess that scientist`s are more able than themselves in cognitive areas while themselves are better in affective areas. The gap between student`s assessments of scientists and that of themselves became bigger in high school students. The gap between boy`s assessments of themselves and girl`s assessments of themselves was bigger in high school level than in middle school. (5) The decline of students attitude towards science lessons was bigger than their attitude towards scientists.