환경교육 u-learning 콘텐츠가 초등학생의 환경소양에 미치는 효과

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of classes that use u-learning content on streamlets on the environmental literacy of elementary school students. To that end, a class of 4th grade students of ○○ Elementary School in Osan-si, Gyeoggi-do was used as a subject group, and the one-group pretest-posttest design was applied. The u-learning content for environmental education used in this study was the content on streamlets called 'Trip to Streamlets with Bangwoori' developed by Woo-Seok Seo (2009). The findings of this study are as follows:First, environmental education that uses u-learning content on streamlets has a positive impact on promotion, the functional area and the behavioral area of the environmental literacy of elementary school students. Second, environmental education that uses u-learning content on streamlets has a positive impact on the environmental sensitivity and environmental control point, among the sub-elements of the environmental literacy of elementary school students: environmental sensitivity, environmental attitude, and environmental control point. In order to make use of the findings of this study and conduct follow-up research projects, the following is recommended: First, in this study, experiments were conducted by the one-group pretest-posttest design. In order to validate the effect of u-learning content on the environmental literacy of elementary school students in a more structured manner, an experiment that has a control group should be conducted. Second, as this study has validated the fact that environmental education u-learning content has positive effect on the promotion of the environmental literacy of elementary school students, subsequent studies should be conducted to develop a variety of environmental education u-learning content and conduct environmental education in a way that allows for more learning opportunities to promote the environmental literacy of schoolchildren. Third, when social facilities, which help overcome challenges such as shortages of expensive personal terminals and the financial difficulties in obtaining Internet access on-site, are furnished, subsequent studies to further validate the effect should be conducted.