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The Effects of CS Unplugged Education on the Computational Thinking of Gifted and Talented Students

CS 언플러그드 교육이 영재학급 학생의 컴퓨팅 사고력에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2020.07.24
  • Accepted : 2020.08.30
  • Published : 2020.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to statistically analyze the correlation between CS Unplugged education and the computational thinking of gifted and talented students. In this study, qualitative research was conducted for 17 students in 5th grade gifted class at an elementary school in the city of Yongin. Students participated in 10 hours of CS unplugged classes. Student questionnaire, class journals, student activity sheets, and student interview records were collected and qualitatively analyzed. In order to supplement the qualitative data, computational thinking ability tests were also administered. The results of the study are as follows. First, CS unplugged education plays an effective role in improving CT of gifted and talented students. Second, it was not every sub-area of CT that CS unplugged education brought statistically significant improvements in. Third, CS unplugged education is suitable to be presented as the first step of the SW curriculum for gifted and talented students.

본 연구의 목적은 CS 언플러그드 교육이 초등학교 영재학급 학생의 컴퓨팅 사고력에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고 분석하는데 있다. 이를 위해 용인시 소재 D초등학교의 5학년 영재학급 학생 17명을 대상으로 10차시의 CS 언플러그드 수업을 진행하였고, 학생들의 사전·사후 설문, 수업일지 및 학생활동지, 학생 면담 기록을 수집하여 이를 바탕으로 질적 사례연구를 수행하였으며, 사전·사후 컴퓨팅 사고력 검사를 실시하여 보조 자료로 사용하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, CS 언플러그드 교육은 초등학교 영재학급 학생들의 컴퓨팅 사고력을 향상 시키는데 효과적인 역할을 한다. 둘째, CS 언플러그드 교육이 컴퓨팅 사고력의 모든 하위 영역에서 통계적으로 유의미한 개선을 가져오지는 못했다. 셋째, CS 언플러그드 교육은 영재 SW 교육과정의 첫 단계로 제시하기 적합하다.

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