The primary purpose of the study was to determine the appropriateness of the inquiry processes described in Science Ⅶ`s written based on the 7th National Science Curriculum. It was found that the basic processes were well reflected on the textbooks ...
The primary purpose of the study was to determine the appropriateness of the inquiry processes described in Science Ⅶ`s written based on the 7th National Science Curriculum. It was found that the basic processes were well reflected on the textbooks analyzed for the research. However, only a few integrated processes and the inquiry activities could be seen on the same textbooks. Furthermore, a larger majority of the inquiry processes and activities were not agreed with what the tasks and titles say. Especially, the none of as many as 71 experiments were not coincided with their titles` intentions. Also suggested in the paper were the implications of the results for the science education in the Korean middle schools.