이 연구는 초등학교 과학 수업에서 한국과학사 자료의 활용에 대한 교사들의 인식을 조사한 것이다. 한국과학사 자료를 활용한 과학수업의 교육적 가치와 활용 실태를 알아보기 위해 기초단계로 초등학교 과학 교과서 분석을 하였으며 5단계의 리커트 형식의 설문지를 개발하여 202명의 초등학교 교사를 대상으로 설문을 실시하였다. 연구결과 4학년의 과학교과서에는 한국과학사 자료가 없었으며 대부분의 교사들은 한국과학사를 활용한 교육적 가치에 대해 높게 인식하고 있었으나 4학년 담임교사의 경우는 다른 학년에 비해 낮게 나타났다. 또한 한국과학사 자료를 교육과정에서 본 차시내용으로 다루어져야 한다고 인식하고 있었다.
The purpose of this study was to analyse the teachers' perception about the applying the history of Korean science in elementary science class. To research the educational value and application of the history of Korean Science in Elementary science class, 202 teachers of elementary school were asked to reply the questionnaire of 5-point Likert scale and Elementary science textbooks were analysed. The results of this study indicated that 4th grade science textbooks does not include the history of Korean Science, and a majority of teachers perceived positively about its educational value. 4th grade teachers showed relatively negative perception on the educational value of the history of Korean Science and Elementary school teachers were very positive about including it as the main classes of the curriculum.
The purpose of this study was to analyse the teachers' perception about the applying the history of Korean science in elementary science class. To research the educational value and application of the history of Korean Science in Elementary science class, 202 teachers of elementary school were asked to reply the questionnaire of 5-point Likert scale and Elementary science textbooks were analysed. The results of this study indicated that 4th grade science textbooks does not include the history of Korean Science, and a majority of teachers perceived positively about its educational value. 4th grade teachers showed relatively negative perception on the educational value of the history of Korean Science and Elementary school teachers were very positive about including it as the main classes of the curriculum.
