In this study, we developed the environmental education program focused on the communication with the exhibits at the ecological museum applicable to the environmental education for gifted students. For this study, we chose 60 gifted students attending U Institute of Education for the gifted, and classified these students into two groups, then applied newly developed program to the 30 experimental group students, and applied general environmental education program to the 30 comparative group students. Below are the study results: First, the environmental education program focused on the communication with the exhibits at the ecological museum was much effective in increasing environmental sensitivity of gifted students as compared to the general environmental education program. Second, the environmental education program focused on the communication with the exhibits at the ecological museum was much more effective in increasing the willingness to environmental act for gifted students as compared to the general environmental education program Third, the satisfaction of the gifted students about the environmental education program focused on the communication with the exhibits at the ecological museum was higher than the general environmental education program.

How would environmental education be implemented for effectiveness today? Deep reflection on the way of teaching environment in classes to achieve effectiveness is required. If there exist differences in students' environmental perception depending on environment class pattern, its most effective way should be looked for. In environmental education, inducing the students to have advisable attitude voluntary about environment is more important than teaching them environmental knowledge. From such view, students' active participation is necessary for successful environmental classes. Students need to be set to share their principle, values, attitude about environment problems at environmental class through presentation which is important factor to make them have advisable environmental attitude. Therefore, environmental class need to be carried out student-led way. For that, a class model need to be designed which will be helpful for the students to arrange and elaborate their emitting thought about environment problems through disclosing their thoughts to share them with fellow students which will end up in their advisable environmental attitude. This study aimed to find out the effectiveness of environmental collage making class contributive to offering various environmental perception to students and grasping others' thinking about environment. Fifty-eight 10th graders at U Science High School in Ulsan metropolitan city were selected for the study that carried out from 2010 April to June by choosing total 10 environmental themes divided into environmental collage making class applied to the 30 test group students, and general environmental class applied to 28 control group students. Following are the study results. First, in students' environmental sensitivity, the students in the environmental collage making class appeared to be higher compared with them in general environmental class. Second, in students' intentional environment action, the students in the environmental collage making class appeared to be higher compared with them in general environmental class. Third, in students' satisfaction with environmental class, the students in the environmental collage making class appeared to be higher compared with them in general environmental class.

Today, the importance of environmental education is a matter we are all concerned about. The environment surrounding us, such as the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil plants grow in, is critical for our survival. Currently there is a lot of interest in environmental education at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. This is a result of the deep recognition of the importance of the environment. However the environmental education being conducted in schools is not yet at a satisfactory level. The practical issues, including an entrance exam-oriented atmosphere, student' and parents' lack of understanding, and teachers' lack of expertise in environmental education, interfere with the stability of environmental curriculum in the schools. Accordingly, we need to devise an alternative environmental curriculum due to the fact that it hasn't been included as a regular subject in the curriculum of many national schools. This study, carried out from April to December 2009, was an examination of the effect of volunteer work at the place of ecology experience on the environmental sensitivity & state-trait anxiety of the 61 Gifted Students. The students were divided into two groups. The test group consisted of 30 gifted students who did volunteer work at the place of ecology experience run by Ulsan Science High School, in Ulsan Metropolitan City. The control group consisted of the rest of the students. The following are the study results: First, the volunteer work at the place of ecology experience was influential in increasing the environmental sensitivity of the gifted students. Second, the volunteer work at the place of ecology experience was influential in decreasing the state anxiety of in gifted students. Third, the volunteer work at the place of ecology experience was influential in decreasing the trait anxiety of in gifted students. Fourth, the volunteer work at the place of ecology experience positively influenced not only the gifted students' view of environmental education, but also their overall character.

본 연구는 일반학급 400명과 영재학급 155명의 학생들을 대상으로 초등학교 과학과 생명영역의 ‘곤충’에 관한 개념의 인식 및 오개념 형성 원인을 비교하였다. 이를 위해 초등과학의 ‘곤충’과 관련된 단원에서 ‘곤충’에 대한 개념을 추출하여 타당도 검사를 거친 후 18개 문항을 선정하였으며, 개념 검사지를 총 555명에게 투입하였다. 설문 조사 결과, 18개 문항 중 11개 문항에서 일반학급 학생들이 영재학급보다 유의하게 높은 오답율을 나타냈다. 일반학급 학생들의 ‘곤충’ 개념에 대한 오인 요인으로는 주로 잘못된 유추로 인한 성급한 일반화와 직관적 사고 등에 의한 것으로 나타났다. 성별 간 오답율 비교에서는 ‘곤충’의 정의에 관한 2개 문항, 몸 구조에 관한 2개 문항, 한살이에 관한 1개 문항, 생활에 관한 3개 문항에서 여학생들이 남학생들보다 유의하게 높았다. 이에 대한 원인으로는 여학생들이 ‘곤충’을 징그러워하거나 무서워하는 경향이 높아 그와 관련된 개념 습득에도 어려움이 있는 것으로 생각된다. 학년 간 비교에서는 ‘곤충’의 정의에 관한 1개 문항, 몸 구조에 관한 1개 문항, 한살이에 관한 2개 문항에서 5학년 학생들이 6학년 학생들보다 오답율이 유의하게 높았다. 이는 6학년 과정에서 동물의 분류에 대한 내용을 학습하기 때문에 학습 경험이 많은 6학년이 ‘곤충’에 대한 개념을 잘 알고 있었다. 따라서 학교현장에서는 ‘곤충’에 대한 오개념 교정을 위하여 인지갈등을 유발할 수 있도록 다양한 교수-학습 자료를 개발하여야 할 것이다.