과학고 학생들의 R&E 연구활동반에 따른 화학 과목의 인식론적 신념과 화학 학업성취도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Objectives This study studied the epistemological beliefs and effects of the science and mathematics R&E research activity group on chemistry academic achievement in the first year of science high school.
 Methods 96 first-year G Science High School students in Gyeongnam were surveyed and analyzed for epistemological beliefs in chemistry for six months from April to September 2023. The academic achievement of chemistry subjects was used by dividing the grades at the end of the first semester of chemistry in the first semester of the first year by ‘high’ and ‘low’ levels. Descriptive statistics, cross-analysis, and nonparametric tests were analyzed with SPSS 28 programs to compare epistemological beliefs in chemistry subjects according to the R&E research activity group.
 Results In the results of a survey on epistemological beliefs in chemistry subjects for each R&E research activity group, the chemistry R&E class showed a higher favorable response rate than other R&E classes, and in particular, there was a statistically significant difference in the ‘outcome’ factor. The higher the favorable response rate of epistemological beliefs to chemistry subjects, the higher the chemical academic achievement, and there was a statistically significant difference between the ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ levels in the ‘math link’ and ‘concepts’ detailed factors.
 Conclusions Since chemistry R&E classes are selected by students who are interested and interested in chemistry subjects, it is recognized as an academic field with a high favorable response rate for chemical knowledge to be applied to technology and contribute to society. Therefore, through creative chemical R&E research activities, they recognized that chemical knowledge (theories, concepts, etc.) is helpful in explaining surrounding phenomena, and a high favorable response rate was found in detailed factors such as ‘outcome,’ ‘laboratory,’ ‘visualization,’ etc. Science high school students selected the R&E class to understand the characteristics of each subject and to match the characteristics of the subject with their interests and areas of interest, and based on the understanding of the contents of the field, they wanted the results of their R&E inquiry activities to be combined with technology and contributed to society.