제6차 고등학교 과학 교육과정과 실천에 대한 과학 교사의 인식 조사 = A Study on Science Teachers' Perceptions of the 6th High School Science Curriculum and Their Practices

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

We examined how science teachers in academic high schools perceived the 6th science curriculum and how they practiced under the curriculum. A nationwide survey was administered to obtain the responses from 402 teachers of 135 high schools. Most thought that the main themes of curriculum revision were well-embedded in the `objectives`, and that the `content and content structure` were proper. However, they thought that the `objectives` were not stated explicitly enough to develop teaching materials and to improve actual teaching and evaluation, and that some statements in the sections of `method` and `evaluation` were not proper if considered actual teachers` ability to teach inquiry and educational facilities. Many teachers also felt that the information about the curriculum was not sufficiently included at in-service teacher training programs, and that students` knowledge, attitude, and problem solving ability were not enhanced. Only few teachers were found to apply the STS approaches, reconstruct lessons, vary the structure of learning group, and develop evaluation tools with their colleagues. The lack of the practices was explained by entrance-examination-centered instruction and assessment, poor educational facilities, and lack of innovative teaching materials.