수학, 과학 교육용 저작 도구에 대한 교사들의 사용성 평가 연구: STEAMuP의 사례를 중심으로 = A study on teacher’s evaluation on the usability of authoring tool for mathematics and science education: The case of STEAM-uP

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Recently, interest in digital-based educational contents has been increasing, but research on authoring tools for inquiry-oriented mathematics and science education is insufficient. Therefore, this study explored the strengths and improvements of the STEAM-uP Academy prototype, an authoring tool for mathematics and science education being developed in Korea, and examined whether there is practical possibility for STEAM-uP to be used by teachers. For this purpose, the usability evaluation was conducted on 30 teachers who participated in the class using STEAM-uP. As a result of the study, various strengths (Ease of contents management and sharing, supporting inquiry-based mathematics and science learning design, supporting convergence education, etc.) and improvements (user control, development of basic tools for expressing various subject contents, system stability, etc.) of STEAM-uP were identified in three evaluation areas consisting of interface, supporting teaching and learning mathematics and science, and technical stability. In addition, teachers recognized that STEAM-uP plays a role in providing virtual experimental environment that promotes meaningful mathematics and science learning, supporting the formation of mathematical and scientific concepts, promoting mathematics and science learning through interaction among learners, supporting affective achievement in mathematics and science, and promoting process-focused assessment in mathematics and science classes. Based on the results, implications related to the future improvement direction of STEAM-uP, the usability of authoring tools for mathematics and science education, and support for teachers who are major users of authoring tools were derived.