이 연구의 목적은 천문학적 사고를 반영한 과학관 천문교육 프로그램을 개발하고, 그 프로그램이 고등학생들의 천문학적 사고 능력의 향상에 미치는 효과를 확인하는 것이다. 문헌 연구를 통해 천문학적 사고의 구성 요소를 선정한 후 사고력 학습 발달 모형을 응용하여 시연과 관찰, 문제 제시와 사고 활동, 지원과 모둠 토의, 시연과 평가의 네 단계로 구성된 천문교육 프로그램을 개발하였다. 이 프로그램의 효과를 검증하기 위하여 실험군과 대조군의 사전, 사후 검사에 대해 공변량 분석을 실시하였고, 프로그램을 이용한 교수·학습 활동의 사전과 사후에 학생들의 수준 변화를 살펴 보았다. 연구 결과, 천문학적 사고를 반영한 과학관 천문교육 프로그램은 학생들의 천문학적 사고를 증진시키는 데 효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 특히 이 프로그램은 천문 영역의 공간적 사고와 관련하여 관측된 천문 현상을 우주에서 보는 관점에서 재구성하여 모델링하는 능력을 신장시키는 데 효과가 있었고, 시스템 사고와 관련하여 천문 시스템을 구성하는 요소들 간의 관계를 파악하여 시스템을 조직할 수 있는 능력을 향상시키는 데 효과가 있었다. 이 연구는 학생들의 천문학적 사고를 발달시키기 위한 구체적인 교수·학습 프로그램을 제시하였다는 데 그 의의가 있다.

Our professors and teachers have been cooperated with professors and researchers of National Sciences Museum of Korea for the project of “Biodiversity of Mongolian” since 2012. This project is to study for Mongolian biodiversity by Mongolian and Korean scientists and to support advanced training for our professionals, to increase capabilities and training new methodologies for students and to publish articles from the conducted research. Our researches conducted following areas such as in Ikh Nart Nature reserve area in 2013, Khan Khentii strictly protected area in 2014, our university’s Shatan research camp in 2014, and Kherlen Toonot Nature reserve area in 2015. From these studies, we published articles of “Biodiversity of Ikh Nart Nature reserve” and “Biodiversity of Shatan area” in Korean journals. Our teachers anticipated for publishing guidebook “Methods to preparing natural taxidermy and herbarium” in Mongolian prepared by Korean scientists to useful for students in laboratory and field. Teachers are visited in National science museum of Korea, such as Mr. J.Ariunbold studied in 2013 and Dr. M.Munkhbaatar visited for 14-30 days to develop samples collected from field research. Our teaching assistant G.Onolragchaa is enrolled as doctoral student for Chunnam University in 2015 according to this project grant. Also Mr. P.Erdenetushig and one student are planning to visit in October for developing collected samples. In 2015, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is willing to establish “Mongolian and Korean monitoring center”, it’s in compromise of both side, and Mongolian National University of education is prepared a room for this center. Коrean colleague provided USD 10.000 worth of new equipment such as electric motor, boryoscope, tent trap, Sherman trap, aquatic net, sweep net, glass vials and bottles for research and teaching of MNUE. Framework of Mongolian-Korean cooperative research project “Biodiversity of Mongolia” was held a conference topic on “Biological resource management and remote sensing survey” in Ulaanbaatar 2014 and 2015. Our scientists are planning future collaboration with scientists of Korean ocean research institute, Ornithological Society of Korea, Korea Institute of Environmental Ecology. Official cooperative agreement with MNUE To cooperate with teachers of MNUE for maintaining Mongolian Natural History Museum and public education To initiate Korean- Mongolian cooperative non-governmental organization To implement a project for public outreach (forest and animal breeding) To establish long term monitoring site in special protected area Genetic research on problems of plant and animal classification; To train graduate students for modern research methods Genetic study on less studied or rare species of museum specimen Genetic and morphological study on vertebrates Scale up biodiversity study and do monitoring (already done Ikh Nart and Shatan) To extend research projects in Mongolia and do long term monitoring study