전국과학전람회 생물부문 출품작 분석 = Reserch Article : An Analytical Study of the Exhibits in the Section of Biology in the National Science Fairs

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The total 4,895 works presented at Science Fairs for the past 17 years (1986~2002) are classified by subjects and participators, and the 1,277 works in biology section are analyzed by participators, contents, and object materials. The results are as follows: The proportion of exhibits according to sections was the most in Biology(26.1%). The social position of exhibitors and its proportion were 45.7% in students and 54.3% in teachers and popular people. The proportions of students` exhibits by the level of school were elementary school (68.3%), middle school (14.3%), and high school (17.4%). This indicates rapid decrease in the number of exhibits in middle and high schools. The proportion of students` exhibits (55.9%) is higher than that of teachers` exhibits(44.1%) in the section of Biology. In terms of contents, exhibits about physiology and Ecology were the most(67.6%). The materials used in those exhibits and the proportion were Animalia(50.9%), Plantae (39.9%), Fungi(5.7%). Monera(1.8%), and Protista(1.7%). The proportion of taxa in plants studied in the exhibits were Dicotyledonease(65.9%) and Monocotyledoneae(17.3%). The proportion of taxa in animals was Arthropoda(60.2%), Vertebrata(24.9%), and Mollusca(11.1%). The species used in those exhibits and its times were pine tree(11 times), dandelion (10 times), and butterfly (11times).