• 作者： 靳知勤
• 作者服務機構： 國立自然科學博物館科學教育組
• 中文摘要： 恐龍在兒童心目中有著難以解釋的魅力；在世界各大自然史博物館中，與恐龍有關的收藏與展示經常是最吸引觀眾目光的焦點。尤以與恐龍有關之概念在我國現行之中、小學教材中十分有限，相較於坊問傳播媒體以及非制式教育管道所扮演角色的豐富而多樣，有關國小學生對恐龍的認知及態度研究在探討社會互動因子對學生學習的影響，自有其特殊之價值。 本研究旨在探究國小學生對恐龍之相關認知。研究中除採用自行發展之問卷對二、四、六年級學生進行紙筆測驗外，並藉深入訪談蒐集質性資料。研究發現國小男、女生間對恐龍的喜好程度存在有顯著的差異；表達喜歡恐龍的男生遠多於女生。在本研究中亦由學生列舉了喜歡恐龍的原因，以及最受喜歡的恐龍種類。其他諸如有關造成學生對恐龍相關迷思概念的來源，獲得恐龍相關知識來源的變化，對恐龍存在的看法，以及其滅絕的原因等項目，在本研究中亦一併討論。
• 英文摘要： In a child's mind, dinosaurs are creatures with mystical charm. Every major natural history museumin the world has a rich dinosaur collection and fascinating dinosaur galleries which are very popularamong children. Although little information on dinosaurs exists in Taiwanese k-12 textbooks, childrenin Taiwan obtain related information through various informal channels including science museums． This study conducted by curators at the National Museum of Natural Science(NMNS) mainlyinvestigated the perceptions of Taiwanese children of dinosaurs. A questionnaire composed of multiplechoiceand open-ended questions was developed as an instrument for data collection. A total of 651 childrenbelonging to three age groups (grades 2, 4 and 6) were randomly selected from 5 elementary schoolsin the Taichung Area and asked to answer the questionnaire. Qualitative data was collected by interviewingboth children who answered the questionnaire (N=24) and who visited the dinosaur gallery (N=12). Theresults showed that there was a significant difference in preference towards dinosaurs between boys andgirls. This study also reports on the causes of children's perceptions, children's informational sources,and their understanding of the reasons for the extinction of dinosaurs. The findings are not only providedas a reference for science educators，but will also help NMNS understand what young visitors thinkand give it an empirical basis for improving the dinosaur gallery.
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