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이 연구는 지체장애학생 및 일반학생, 특수교사와 일반교사의 과학탐구활동에 대한 실태와 요구를 조사하였다. 이를 위해 개발한 조사도구를 통해 얻은 지체장애 특수학교 8개교와 일반학교 10개교의 학생과 교사의 응답 결과를 바탕으로 과학탐구활동에 대한 실태와 요구를 기술적 통계분석 후 비교하였다. 조사 결과, 지체장애 특수학교에서는 일반학교에 비해 학생의 요구와 특성을 고려하여 과학탐구활동 및 실험이 운영되기 어렵다고 응답하였다. 지체장애 중학생은 또래 일반학생에 비해 과학수업에서 적극적으로 참여하지 못하고 소극적이라고 응답하였으며, 과학탐구활동의 장소와 시설에 대해서도 일반학생에 비해 만족하지 않았다. 과학탐구활동을 위한 요구사항으로 일반학교 과학교사는 과학탐구활동 담당 전문가의 양성과 수업시간 변경을 주로 요구한 반면, 지체장애 특수학교 과학교사는 과학탐구활동을 위한 실험 도구 및 기자재의 개발을 요구하였다. 이와 같이 지체장애학생과 일반학생의 과학탐구활동에 대한 실태와 요구의 차이를 비교함으로서 지체장애 학생을 위한 과학교육 실천방안에 대한 시사점을 도출하였다.
Recently, there are some domestic and foreign studies about science education for disabled students. However, there are no specific studies and action plans for physically challenged students. In this study, we investigated the real conditions of science inquiry activities in formal science class and needs of physically challenged students, regular students, and some of special education teacher and regular teachers. After doing a survey, we analyzed practical science inquiry activities of science and needs based on the survey from teachers and students in 8 special schools for physically challenged students and 10 regular schools. Survey results indicated that there are less science inquiry activities of science in the special school for physically challenged students than in the regular schools. Also, activities usually take place at the laboratories in the regular schools, but, in the special schools, most of activities perform in the regular classrooms. When compared in the regular schools, there are less proper science tools and educational materials prepared in the special schools. Also survey showed that, the science inquiry activities of science does not take place considering of student’s needs and characteristic. Physically challenged middle school students answered that they relatively do not participate actively and they are not relatively satisfied with the places and facilities of science inquiry activities of science than regular students did. While teachers in the regular schools answered fostering experts of science inquiry activities of science and changing class schedules as needs of science inquiry activities of science, teachers in the special schools for physically challenged students said experimental equipment for physically challenged students should be developed. As a result of this study, we could diagnose the real conditions of science inquiry activities of science that physically challenged students are relatively alienated than regular students. Also, this will be a basic material for development of meaningful science study plans and materials.
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science inquiry, activities, status, needs, physically challenged
