의미분별법에 의한 중·고등학생의 기술교과에 대한 이미지

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the middle and high school students' images on Technology education through Semantic Differential(SD). It surveyed a population of 7th to 10th year students in Korea, who learn Technology - Home Economics subject according to the 7th National Curriculum. It sampled 1600 students among them, in four predetermined provinces of Seoul․Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheong-do, Honam and Yeongnam Provinces. I used 1197 questionnaires returned, in analysing the result, and also examined frequency, average, standard deviation, percentage, t-test, One-way ANOVA and post-hoc tests, among which I observed Scheffe or Dunnett T3, to understand the nature of respondents and their images on Technology subject. The result of the study was as follows; A. The average image of whole groups toward Technology subject was 4.16(out of 7), narrowly exceeding the mid-point, 4. Middle and high school students recognized the subject as correct, honest, masculine, trustworthy and valuable and, at the same time, as rigid, difficult, unfamiliar and cold. B. The average image toward Technology subject by each gender was significantly different, with its level of significance of p<.01. Male students had a higher score of image than female students. C. The average image toward Technology subject by each grade was significantly different, with its level of significance of p<.05. The group of 2nd year middle school students had higher score of image than that of 1st year middle school students. D. The average image toward Technology subject by each region was significantly different, with its level of significance of p<.01. The students in Yeongnam Province had lower score of image than those in Seoul․Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheong-do and Honam Provinces, and the students in Honam Province had higher score of image than those in Seoul․Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheong-do and Yeongnam Provinces. E. The average image toward Technology subject by each size of the city was significantly different, with its level of significance of p<.01. Students in middle and small sized cities had higher score of image than those in metropolitan area. Therefore, further researches on the cause should take place in the future, in order to obtain information for the improvement of students' images. B. Since girl students had remarkably low images on the subject, much concern and efforts are needed to improve their image on the subject.