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Learning with a Robot for STEAM in Elementary School Curriculum

초등정규교육과정에서 STEAM을 위한 로봇활용교육

  • Han, Jeong-Hye (Dept. of Robot Education, Cheongju National University of Education) ;
  • Park, Ju-Hyun (Dept. of Robot Education, Cheongju National University of Education) ;
  • Jo, Mi-Heon (Dept. of Robot Education, Cheongju National University of Education) ;
  • Park, Ill-Woo (Dept. of Information and Control Engineering, Kwangwoon Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Oh (Dept. of Information and Control Engineering, Kwangwoon Univ.)
  • Received : 2011.06.28
  • Accepted : 2011.09.15
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

'Learning with a robot' is now considered as one of the best candidates for STEAM education, which is recently growing its importance. Most of the 'learning with a robot' programs in elementary schools serve as afterschool classes. The students participating in the afterschool classes are mostly boys who are interested in science and robots. This paper mainly concerns that a robot can be helpful for improving students' interest in STEAM education. We divided the robot utilizable aspects into 5 areas with educational points of view; abstract concept understanding type, structure-oriented type, athletics-oriented type, intelligence-oriented type and value-orientated type. We extracted all robot utilizable subjects and units from elementary school curriculum, and developed lesson plans which can be applicable to regular classes. And we also verified them by applying into an elementary school for 5 months. As the result of the analysis, we can conclude that 'learning with a robot' can encourage students' interest in STEAM, and it is more effective for girls than boys. Finally, we discuss problems that teachers may face in using a robot for regular classes, and make suggestions about the use of a robot for STEAM education.

최근 과학예술융합교육(Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics; STEAM)의 중요성이 증대되고 있으며, 로봇활용교육도 좋은 대안으로 고려되고 있다. 현재 대부분의 초등 로봇활용교육은 방과후교실로 운영되고 있는데, 주로 과학과 로봇에 관심이 많은 남학생들을 중심으로 이루어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 먼저 초등학생들이 로봇을 활용하여 STEAM에 대한 흥미를 유발하게 되는지를 살펴보고자 하였다. 로봇활용의 범주를 5가지(추상적 이해형, 구조중심형, 운동중심형, 지능중심형, 가치지향형)로 나눈 후, 초등정규교육과정을 분석하여 적용 가능한 모든 교과와 단원을 추출하였다. 그리고 추출된 단원에 대하여 정규수업시간 내에 수행이 가능한 로봇을 활용하는 교안을 개발하고, 5개월간 적용하였다. 분석 결과, 로봇활용교육이 STEAM에 대한 흥미를 유의미하게 증진시키는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 여학생의 경우가 더 두드러졌다. 이와 더불어서, 정규 수업에서 로봇활용교육을 운영하는 데 있어서 당면하게 되는 문제점들에 대해 논하고, 향후 STEAM을 위한 로봇활용교육과 관련한 제언을 제시하였다.

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