Many risk-related issues within the realm of science education have been addressed through science-technologyrelated socioscientific issues (SSI) education. It has been established that the topics categorized as SSI are interconnected with risk-related issues. These topics emphasize numerous points of convergence with the goals of SSI education, particularly in understanding and analyzing risks, including risk assessment, risk management, and risk decision-making. Such understanding can aid in grasping the complexity of SSI based on risk-related issues and facilitate informed decision-making by structuring debates. Although there has been discourse on the need for education aimed at future survival and reflection on the responsibilities and roles of education in risk-prone societies, concepts or strategies related to actual risk responses are rarely addressed in science education and schools. Education tailored to risk-prone societies is not yet well established. This study explored the incorporation of climate change risk education into science education. A framework for climate change risk education was developed, encompassing seven elements, with corresponding definitions and examples. The researchers applied this framework to evaluate the extent to which climate change risk education is integrated into the current science curriculum of Korea. Additionally, SSI lesson scenarios related to climate change were analyzed using this risk education framework to determine the types and extent of risk education incorporated. The findings underscore the importance of teaching climate change risk education to equip students for rational decision-making.

본 연구의 목적은 예비 지구과학교사들이 학생에 의해 구성된 기후변화 모델을 평가하는 기준을 탐색하는 것이 다. 대도시 소재 대학 지구과학교육과 전공 수업에서 3주간 모델링 기반 과학 학습에 대한 강의를 수강한 예비 지구과 학교사 25명이 연구에 참여하였다. 예비 지구과학교사들이 작성한 고등학생들이 구성한 7개의 기후변화 모델을 평가하 는 보고서와 사후 인터뷰 자료를 수집하여 기후변화 모델 평가 기준을 귀납적으로 범주화하였다. 연구 결과 예비 지구 과학교사들이 기후변화 모델을 평가할 때 다양한 인식론적 기준과 의사소통 기준을 동원하였음을 확인하였다. 연구 결 과를 바탕으로 모델링 기반 기후변화 학습에 대한 시사점을 도출하였다.

This study investigated whether an educational program could alter students’ perceptions of the causes of and solutions to climate change. On October 23, 2020, a 3-hour climate change educational program was provided to 400 high school students in Suncheon City, (Jeonnam Province, South Korea). According to the program, climate change represents a social dilemma, or tragedy of the commons; it also asserts that collective action aimed at strengthening government policy is the optimal solution to climate change, and concludes that motivated citizens should convey their opinions directly to the government through political action. After the program, the students made and shared placards calling for policy-based responses to climate change. Questionnaires completed by the students before and after the program revealed that their perceptions of the causes of and solutions to climate change changed significantly. This case study indicates that education programs have the potential to alter students’ perspectives and promote actions aimed at mitigating and adapting to climate change.