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과학 학습지도를 위한 ‘과학적 설명’의 의미 명료화

Clarifying the Meaning of ‘Scientific Explanation’ for Science Teaching and Learning

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과학적 설명은 과학자의 과학적 실행에서 추구하는 주요한 목표이며 과학교육 과정 문서에서도 학생의 과학적 설명 구성 능력을 주요한 목표로 포함하고 있다. 따라서 그 의미를 명료화하는 것은 과학교육 공동체에서 중요한 문제이다. 이 논문에서는 주제 범위 문헌 고찰방법을 사용하여 ‘과학적 설명’에 대한 3가지 관점을 추출하고 각각에 대해 고찰하였다(연역-법칙적 설명 모델, 확률론적 설명 모델, 실용적 설명 모델). 그리고 문헌 고찰 내용을 바탕으로 과학적 설명이과학교육에서 사용하는 다른 개념들, 즉 ‘기술’, ‘예상’, ‘추론’, ‘가설’, ‘논증’과 어떤 점에서 유사하고 어떤 점에서 구분되는지 논의하면서이러한 용어들의 의미를 구분하여 사용하는 것이 과학교육 연구와실행에서 중요하다는 점을 주장하였다. 또 산물로서의 ‘과학적 설명’ 과 의사소통으로서 ‘과학적으로 설명하기’가 차이가 있음을 지적하고, 과학 교육과정의 성취기준 진술 방안, 학생의 과학적 설명 구성을돕는 방안, 학생의 과학적 설명하기를 돕는 방안을 몇 가지 제안하였다. 예를 들어, 세 가지 과학적 설명 모델에 따라 각각 중요하게 고려해야 할 요인들을 구분하여 정리하고, 그러한 요인을 고려한 과학적설명을 위한 과학 학습활동 사례를 제시하였다. 본 연구에서의 논의가 과학적 설명과 관련된 과학 학습에서 좀 더 분명하게 학습 목표를설명하고 그에 따라 보다 적절한 학습활동을 설계하는 데 도움이 되기를 기대한다.

Abstract

Scientific explanation is the main goal of scientists' scientific practice, and the science curriculum also includes developing students' abilities to construct scientific explanations as a major goal. Thus, clarifying its meaning is an important issue in the science education community. In this paper, the researchers identified three perspectives on 'scientific explanation' based on the scoping review method (Deductive-Nomological, Probabilistic, and Pragmatic explanation models). We argued that it is important to clarify and distinguish the meanings of 'scientific explanation' from other concepts used in science education, such as ‘description’, ‘prediction’, 'hypothesis', and 'argument' based on a review of the literature. It is also pointed out that there is a difference between 'scientific explanation' as a product and 'explaining scientifically' as communication, and several ways to revise achievement standard statements in the science curriculum are suggested, to guide students to construct scientific explanations and to help students to explain scientifically. By adopting the three scientific explanation models, the important factors to be considered were classified and organized, and examples of science learning activities for scientific explanation considering such factors were suggested. It is hoped that the discussion in this study will help establish clearer learning goals in science learning related to scientific explanation and aid the design of more appropriate learning activities accordingly.

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