그래픽 조직자(Graphic Organizers)를 활용한 초등과학 수업이 과학 학업 성취도 및 창의력에 미치는 영향 : 4학년 동물의 생김새와 암수 단원을 중심으로 = Effects of Instructions using Graphic Organizers on Elementary School Science Achievement and Creativity -Focused on the Units of "Shape of Animals" and "Female and Male of Animals" in the 4th Grade

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to examine how elementary science instruction that employed graphic organizers affected the science achievement and creativity of learners. To ensure the efficient application of graphic organizers, science units were analyzed to find out what sorts of thinking skills were required in science learning, and then appropriate graphic organizers were developed and presented in the form of study aids. The subjects in this study were students in two different fourth-grade classes in B elementary school located in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. The findings of this study were as follows: First, the kinds of graphic organizers that makes it possible to represent what sorts of thinking skills are necessary in learning activities should be used in elementary science class. The selected graphic organizers could be utilized in the form of study aids. Second, the elementary science instruction that capitalized on graphic organizers had a statistically significant impact on bolstering the academic achievement of the elementary school children. Third, the elementary science instruction to which graphic organizers were applied exerted a statistically significant influence on improving the creativity of the elementary school children. As this approach had a more statistically significant effect on the science achievement and creativity of learners than typical instruction, it should be widely applied to science education.