지리과 ' 기능 ' 영역의 평가에 대한 연구 - 중학교 사회과 지리분야를 중심으로 - = An Evaluation Method for Skill Obuectives in Geography Education of Middle School

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to grope for a method of evaluation of skill objectives in geography education as supplementation to the existing geography evaluation.
This study content consists of three parts. The first part of the study reviews the importance of skill objectives which has been emphasized recently through literature on the aims of geography teaching and its evaluation. The second part attempts to develop test items which can be applied to students' real-life contexts. In the third part, a survey was conducted to evaluate the newlydeveloped test items and the existing knowledge-oriented test items in middle schools.
The results of the analysis are as in the followings:
First, about 45% of all participating students who were questioned received higher scores in the newly-developed test items than the existing knowledge-oriented test items. This result indicates that the new test items offered a better opportunity to demonstrate ability.
Second, most students answered that the newly-developed test items were more difficult than the existing test items, but mean score was higher in the newly-developed test than the existing test.
Third, students showed a positive responses to the new teat items in the following aspects; increased interests, released from memorization, preferred to the new test, etc. The results show that type of test is likely to change the conception of geography.
The contents and methods of evaluation are important in the whole educational process because they not only effect the teaching-learning contents and process but also are highly related to the attainment of educational goals.
Therefore, teachers are highly required to research and try to provide various evaluation methods to attain educational goals successfully.