A Study on the Development of a Class Model for Invention Education Linked to Regular Elementary School Curricula

Since the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA) introduced invention education in 1995, efforts have been made to expand it in schools. However, as programs were mainly offered through after-school activities such as gifted classes and invention education centers, most teachers had limited opportunities to engage with invention education during regular classes. To address this, since 2022, KIPO and KIPA have developed and distributed curriculum-linked invention education programs to expand their use in regular school hours. Nevertheless, teachers with little prior experience still faced challenges in applying these programs, indicating the need for a practical teaching model. This study analyzed curriculum-linked invention education programs and classroom cases using three criteria: activity-centeredness, degree of convergence, and learning outcomes. Through this analysis, common instructional stages were inductively derived, leading to the development of a “regular curriculum-linked invention education teaching model.” Cross-checking among researchers ensured reliability, yielding two instructional models. These models guide teachers in invention classes linked to the regular curriculum and enhance their teaching competencies.