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A Study on the Activation Plan for Early Childhood SW·AI Education Based on Actual Condition Survey of Kindergarten SW·AI Education

유치원 SW·AI 교육 실태조사를 기초로 한 유아 SW·AI 교육 활성화 방안에 관한 연구

  • Pyun, Youngshin (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Baekseok University)
  • 변영신 (백석대학교 유아교육학과)
  • Received : 2022.09.29
  • Accepted : 2022.11.18
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to suggest implications for early childhood SW·AI education considering the characteristics of early childhood education through a survey on SW·AI education in kindergartens. For this study, data were collected from 194 kindergartens through convenience sampling. The data was analyzed using frequency distribution, and it was found that 44% of kindergartens are conducting SW·AI education. 22% are conducting SW·AI education in the form of regular curriculum, and 70% are conducting SW·AI education in the form of special activities after school. SW·AI education was found to be conducted mainly by external instructors (97%) in the classroom (80%). For SW·AI education, block coding-based programs developed by companies such as Naver and the Clova were used, and all of these programs used programs and teaching aids in a package format, including teaching aids and materials developed by companies. 56% answered that they are not currently conducting SW/AI education, and lack of awareness on SW·AI education and lack of human/environmental infrastructure were the main factors. In order to realize SW·AI education considering the characteristics of early childhood education based on this survey, First, SW·AI education programs should be developed to develop play-centered computational thinking skills. Second, systematic teacher education at the national level should be conducted. Finally, the establishment of a department dedicated to early childhood SW·AI consisting of early childhood education experts and SW·AI education experts and financial support at the national level should be provided.

4차 본 연구에서는 유치원의 SW·AI 교육 실태조사를 통하여 이를 기초로 유아교육의 특성을 고려한 진정한 의미의 유아 SW·AI 교육 활성화 방안을 제안하고자 한다. 이를 위해 편의표본 추출(convenience sampling)을 통하여 총 194개의 유치원을 대상으로 자료를 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 빈도분표를 이용해 분석하였으며, 현재 전체 조사대상의 44%의 유치원에서 SW·AI 교육을 시행하고 있으며 66%가 실시하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 조사 결과 SW·AI 교육을 시행하고 있는 유치원 중 22%가 정규교육과정 형태로 SW·AI 교육을 시행하고 있으며, 70%가 방과 후 특별활동 형태로 SW·AI 교육을 시행하고 있다. SW·AI 교육은 해당 연령의 학급 교실(80%)에서 주로 외부 강사(97%)에 의해 이루어지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 유치원의 SW·AI 교육내용으로는 네이버, 클로바 등의 관련 업체에서 개발된 블록 코딩 기반 프로그램을 사용하고 있었으며, 이러한 프로그램은 모두 관련 업체가 개발한 교구·재를 포함하여 프로그램과 교구재 사용을 패키지 형식으로 사용하고 있다. 조사 대상의 56%가 현재 SW·AI 교육을 시행하지 않고 있다고 답변하였으며 SW·AI 교육에 대한 인식 부족, 인적·환경적 인프라 부족 등이 주된 요인으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 조사를 토대로 유치원 과정에서 유아교육의 본질과 특성을 지닌 SW·AI 교육이 실현되기 위해서는 첫째, 놀이 중심의 컴퓨팅적 사고력을 기를 수 있도록 유아 발달을 고려한 SW·AI 교육 프로그램이 개발되어야 할 것이다. 둘째, 유치원 교사들을 대상으로 SW·AI에 관한 기초지식을 습득하여 SW·AI 역량을 제고할 수 있도록 국가 차원의 체계적인 교사 교육이 이루어져야 할 것이다. 셋째, 유아교육 전문가와 SW·AI 교육전문가로 구성된 유아 SW·AI 전담부서의 설립 및 국가 차원의 재정적 지원이 이루어져야 할 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

본 논문은 2022년 백석대학교 교내학술지원을 받아 수행되었음.

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