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A comparative investigation on the status and needs about science inquiry activities of science teacher and students in physically challenged school and ordinary middle school

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2012, 13(1), pp.71-92
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education

Park, Sang Yong 1 김홍정 1 Pak, Sung Jae 1 Im, Sungmin 1

1대구대학교

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ABSTRACT

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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