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Journal of the Korean Chemical Society (JKCS)

ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 56, Number 3
JKCSEZ 56(3)
June 20, 2012 

 
Title
Analysis of Scientific Models in Science Textbooks for the 7th Grade

중학교 과학 교과서 물질 영역의 과학적 모형 유형 분석
Author
Ae Jung Kim, Hyun Ju Park*, Chan Jong Kim, Heui Baik Kim, June Hee Yoo, Seung Urn Choe

김애정, 박현주*, 김찬종, 김희백, 유준희, 최승언
Keywords
Science textbook, Scientific model, Mode of representation, Attribute of representation
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to classify scientific models in the seventh grade science textbooks of the 2007 revised science curriculum. The three chapters of ‘three states of material’, ‘motion of molecule’, and ‘change of state and energy’ were investigated. There were two types of the scientific model as ‘mode of representation’ and ‘attribute of representation’. The mode of representation was composed of ‘action model’, ‘analogical model', 'symbolic model’, and ‘theoretical model’ and the attribute of representation was composed of ‘static model’ and ‘dynamic model’. The results showed that the action model and the analogical model were used primarily in mode of representation. The dynamic model were widely used in attribute of representation. Area of matters dealt with conception of molecules and aimed for students to understand the arrangement and movement of molecule microscopically about macroscopic state in a daily life. Tis study could help to recognize the limitations of scientific models on current textbooks and offer more useful information in planning lessons and organizing textbooks for the future.
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363 - 370
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