Rethinking Historical and Cultural Source of Spontaneous Mental Models of Water Cycle: In the Perspective of South Korea

Autor/in	Nam, Younkyeong
Titel	Rethinking Historical and Cultural Source of Spontaneous Mental Models of Water Cycle: In the Perspective of South Korea
Quelle	In: Cultural Studies of Science Education, 7 (2012) 2, S.485-493 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1871-1502
DOI	10.1007/s11422-012-9388-0
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Water; Jews; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Science Curriculum; Arabs; Scientific Concepts; Minority Groups; Schemata (Cognition); Cultural Background; Student Evaluation; Asians; Earth Science; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; Cultural Influences; Israel; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wasser; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Arab; Araber; Ethnische Minderheit; Cognition; Schema; Kognition; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This review explores Ben-Zvi Assaraf, Eshach, Orion, and Alamour's paper titled "Cultural Differences and Students' Spontaneous Models of the Water Cycle: A Case Study of Jewish and Bedouin Children in Israel" by examining how the authors use the concept of spontaneous mental models to explain cultural knowledge source of Bedouin children's mental model of water compared to Jewish children's mental model of water in nature. My response to Ben-Zvi Assaraf et al.'s work expands upon their explanations of the Bedouin children's cultural knowledge source. Bedouin children's mental model is based on their culture, religion, place of living and everyday life practices related to water. I suggest a different knowledge source for spontaneous mental model of water in nature based on unique history and traditions of South Korea where people think of water in nature in different ways. This forum also addresses how western science dominates South Korean science curriculum and ways of assessing students' conceptual understanding of scientific concepts. Additionally I argue that western science curriculum models could diminish Korean students' understanding of natural world which are based on Korean cultural ways of thinking about the natural world. Finally, I also suggest two different ways of considering this unique knowledge source for a more culturally relevant teaching Earth system education. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10