개화기 화학교과서의 분석을 통한 화학교육의 특성 연구

Abstract

Characteristics of chemistry education during the enlightenment period in Korea are examined by ana-alysis is made from the aspects of science, students andteachers. As a result it is found that; first, scientific knowledge itself is emphasized, contrary to those described in the cur-riculum of chemistry used in the period, and it consists of introduction, non-metals, metals and organic chemistry in chem-istry textbook, second, the level of chemistry is similar with that in present high schools, and its technical constitutionmight have been difficult for a student to study with an experiment, third, terminology lacks consistency and some text-books include contents of other subject. It is therefore believed that the chemistry textbooks of the enlightenment periodis scientifically incomplete and would not have been easy for the teachers to use them to teach the students. In addition,considering the students as a beginner of modern sciences, study leveIn conclusion, it appears that chemistry education during the enlightenment period in Korea was not so successful.