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Analysis on Effects of AI Thinking Skills Coding Program on Software Development Tendency to Primary Students in Rural Areas

AI 사고력 코딩 프로그램이 농어촌 초등학생의 SW성향에 미치는 영향 분석

  • Received : 2020.12.18
  • Accepted : 2021.02.28
  • Published : 2021.02.28

Abstract

Subjects for the study are educationally alienated class living in poor educational environment. Those students often live outside the reach of software education which is one of key capabilities of Fourth Industrial Revolution. The gap between student in rural and urban areas is becoming more distinct and schoolchildren in rural areas are further limited to access software development education under COVID-19 where face-to-face classes are more rarely conducted. To overcome the issue, AI based thinking skills coding educational program was developed and tested on children in 6 primary schools in south and north of Gyunggi-do, South Korea. Questionnaire were conducted before and after classes to research on students'awareness on AI thinking skills coding. At the end of the study, subjects showed statistically significant increase in confidence, interest, and attitude, and showed positive overall feedback on software development tendency after the program is conducted.

4차 산업혁명시대에 걸맞는 창의융합형 인재 양성은 세계적으로 중요하게 여겨지고 있으며, 국내에서도 2019년부터 초등학생을 대상으로 본격적인 SW 교육이 시작되었다. 본 논문에서 다루는 지역적 소외계층은 열악한 교육 환경에 놓여 있어 4차 산업혁명시대의 핵심 역량 교육으로 간주되고 있는 SW 교육 사각지대에서 생활하고 있으며, 현재 코로나19 상황으로 대면 수업이 어려워진 농어촌 학생들이 일반 학생들에 비해 SW 교육의 수혜를 받지 못하는 경우가 더 많이 나타나고 있다. 이러한 격차를 극복하기 위해 AI 사고력 코딩 교육 프로그램을 개발하여 경기 남·북부 지역 6개 초등학교 학생들에게 적용하였으며, 수업 전·후 설문조사를 실시하여 교육 프로그램의 주제인 AI 사고력 코딩에 대한 인식을 조사하였다. 연구 결과 농어촌 학생들의 자신감, 흥미, 태도가 유의미하게 증가하였으며, 모든 AI 사고력 코딩 프로그램을 적용한 후 학생들의 SW성향이 긍정적으로 변화하였다.

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