Analysis of Elementary School Teachers’ Perception on Field Application of STEAM Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze elementary school teachers’ perception on application of STEAM education. For this study, a survey was administered to 80 primary teachers. The result showed as follows: First, even though, elementary school teachers have known about the meaning and aims of the STEAM education in detail, they often took a neutral attitude toward the actual teaching method. In addition, they take a negative attitude toward having the gathering. Second, only a few elementary school teachers prepared and used the teaching materials related to the STEAM education in class and teach students the concept based on the STEAM education. Only a few elementary school teachers said that they used the developed modules. However, the demand, developing the modules, was extremely high. This result means that the easy and available modules should be developed to establish the STEAM education. Third, only a few elementary school teachers applied the subject, activity, and estimation related to the STEAM education in actual class. Forth, even though, after applying, there much be the positive affects, most elementary school teachers could not recognize the positive affects. At the same time, elementary school teachers suggested the curriculum should be reorganized for students to connect between the results of the STEAM education and the contents of the textbook, and the easy and available program should be developed and spread, also. The attitude of elementary school teachers toward the application of the STEAM education was normally negative. Therefore, it is needed to include more STEAM related contents in the science textbooks and to develop various STEAM education materials and circulate them as well as to establish adequate teaching and assessment methods for STEAM education. keywords : Elementary school teacher, Perception, Field application, STEAM education 교신저자 :김영신(kys5912@knu.ac.kr) ** 2014년 2월 24일 접수,2014년 4월 7일 수정원고 접수,2014년 4월 8일 채택 I. 서 론 현대사회가 점차 다양화되면서 우리는 항상 새로 운 문제에 직면하게 된다. 이러한 문제들을 해결하 기 위해 창의적 문제해결력이 필요하다. 또한 다양 화 사회에서 지식과 정보를 창출하기 위하여 과학 기술은 우리에게 필요한 것이라는 단계를 넘어 국 가의 미래를 좌우할 수 있는 결정적인 요소로 작용 한다. 그러나 우리나라 학생들은 사회적 가치와 문화적 가치 그리고 과학에 대한 선호도의 변화, 이공계 인력에 대한 사회적 보상 체계와 같은 다양한 문제