초등학생의 발명에 대한 인식

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the perception of elementary school students aboutinvention to provide basic data for the direction of invention education or development of inventioneducation programs. The subjects of the study were 393 fifth grade and sixth grade students from 4elementary schools in Sejong City. The results of the study are as follows. First, the perception ofinvention of elementary school students was moderate level. The sub-factor showed the highestperception level was the effects of invention. The lowest perceived subfactor was the recognition of themedia associated with the invention. Second, the perception of invention of elementary school studentsshowed significant differences in gender as the mean of male students was higher than that of femalestudents. Third, the school year was not a factor affecting the perception of invention. However, theperception of the invention experience, which is a sub-factor, was higher in fifth grade than in sixthgrade. Fourth, the student-recognized grade was a variable that affected the perception of invention. Students who perceive their academic performance as high level showed a higher mean for the impactof invention, interest in invention, experience of invention and the ethical factors of inventioncompared to students who perceive it as moderate level. Fifth, the experience of invention educationwas a significant variable that affected elementary school students' perception of invention. The suggestions based on the above conclusions are as follows. First, further research will have tomake efforts to generalize the results of the study by conducting a nationwide survey of students byrandom sampling. Second, further research needs to investigate the impact of practical artseducation, which includes invention education, on students' perception of invention. Third, furtherstudies need to carry out qualitative research that analyzes the impact of experience in inventioneducation on students' perception of invention.