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Establishment of Elementary Information Curriculum to Solve the Learning Gap between Student

학습 격차 해소를 위한 초등 정보 교과 신설 방안

  • Jeong, Youngsik (Dept. of Computer Education. Jeonju Nat'l Univ. of Education) ;
  • Yu, Jeong-Su (Dept. of Computer Education. Jeonju Nat'l Univ. of Education) ;
  • Kim, Chul (Dep. of Computer Education. Kwangju Nat'l Univ. of Education)
  • 정영식 (전주교육대학교 컴퓨터교육과) ;
  • 유정수 (전주교육대학교 컴퓨터교육과) ;
  • 김철 (광주교육대학교 컴퓨터교육과)
  • Received : 2021.02.07
  • Accepted : 2021.02.16
  • Published : 2021.02.26

Abstract

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many countries around the world shut down schools, and Korea was the first to open online schools and provide remote education. In Internet-based remote education, the learning gap between countries with low income levels and those without income levels has widened. In Korea, the gap between students' learning has widened. This learning gap was caused by a lack of digital competence among students. In order to reduce the learning gap between students in the era of un-tact education like distance education, systematic information education should be promoted from elementary schools. In the 2015 revised curriculum, information education was very weakened due to the lack of class time, such as limited information education to 17 hours. This also reduced the digital literacy of students. Therefore, in order to reduce the gap in students' learning, digital capabilities must be developed, and information courses must be established in elementary schools. To this end, we proposed the amendment to Article 43 of the Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and proposed the establishment of the information curriculum in elementary schools in the revised curriculum in 2022.

코로나19 대유행으로 인해 세계 여러 나라는 학교를 폐쇄하고, 우리나라도 사상 초유의 온라인 개학과 전면적인 원격 수업이 도입되었다. 인터넷을 기반으로 한 원격수업은 소득수준이 낮은 국가와 그렇지 않은 국가 간의 학습 격차를 발생시켰고, 우리나라에서도 학생 간 학습 격차가 심화되었다. 이러한 학습 격차는 학생들의 디지털 역량 부족으로 발생하였다. 비대면 교육 시대에 학생 간 학습 격차를 해소하려면, 초등학교에서부터 체계적인 정보 교육이 필요하다. 2015 개정 교육과정에서는 정보교육이 17시간으로 제한되는 등 수업 시간이 확보되지 못하여 정보교육이 매우 약화되었고, 그로 인해 학생들의 디지털 리터러시도 감소하였다. 따라서 디지털 리터러시를 향상시켜 학생들의 학습 격차를 해소하려면 반드시 초등학교에 정보 교과를 설립해야 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 초중등교육법 시행령 43조의 개정안을 제시하였고, 2022년 개정 교육과정에서 초등학교에 정보 교과를 신설할 것을 제안하였다.

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