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본 연구는 상자텃밭을 활용한 식물 재배·관찰 활동이 초등학교 학생들의 과학흥미도와 사회성, 학업성취도에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 수행되었다. 서울 소재 초등학교의 3학년 1개 반에 엽채류용 상자텃밭은 학생 1인당 1개씩, 근채류와 과채류용 상자텃밭은 5명으로 구성된 6개 모둠에 각 2개씩 제공되었고, 상자텃밭은 심지관수 용기로 제공되었다. 상자텃밭 활동은 담임선생님이 재량활동 수업 시간에 진행하였다. 30명의 학생들이 실험군으로 상자텃밭 활동 수업을 받았고 28명의 3학년 학생들이 대조군으로 참여하였다. 상자텃밭 활용 유무에 따른 집단 내 과학 흥미도는 상자텃밭 활동을 한 실험군에서 과학 흥미도 총점이 유의하게 증가하였고, 하위영역인 ‘과학에 대한 흥미’도 유의한 증가를 보였다. 또한 상자텃밭 활동을 수행 한 실험군이 대조군보다 과학흥미도 총점과 ‘과학 활동에 대한 흥미’ 점수가 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 사회성에서는 실험군의 총점과 ‘근면성’, ‘책임감’, ‘준법성’이 사전에 비해 사후에 유의하게 증가한 반면, 대조군에서는 ‘준법성’이 오히려 유의하게 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 학업성취도는 실험군과 대조군 모두 활동 전에 비해 후에 유의하게 증가하였으나, 실험군과 대조군 간의 차이는 나타나지 않았다.
This study was conducted to examine that the container vegetable gardening activities in elementary school impacts on improving the scientific interest, social ability, and academic achievement of children. For the gardening activities, one small container for cultivating leaf vegetables was supplied to each student and two large containers for cultivating root and fruit vegetables were supplied to each group, in which composed of 5 students in one third grade class of an elementary school in Seoul. Self watering containers using wick were used. The gardening activities were guided and taught by a teacher who was in charge during inventive optional classes. 30 third grade students participated in the experimental group as part of an school gardening class, and 28 third grade students served as the control group. Within groups, the total score of scientific interest was significantly increased and the interest in science as the field of scientific interest was also significantly improved in experimental group. Experimental group showed higher total score of scientific interest and higher score of interest in science activities than those in the control group. As for social ability, the total score of social ability and its field such as diligence, responsibility, and law-abidingness were significantly improved after the container vegetable gardening activities. However, law-abidingness in the control group was declined significantly. The both groups showed more academic achievement after the gardening activities with no difference between groups.
