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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2019.9.6.112

An Exploration of IT Convergence Methods for School Forests Education  

Kim, Sung-Ae (Technology Education, Woonam Middle school)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.9, no.6, 2019 , pp. 112-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore educational methods for elementary, middle and high schools using school forests via IT convergence. To this aim, we reviewed the previous literature on education using school forests to identify the problems with the existing education using school forests, and conducted interviews with experts to analyze the demands. we proposed an educational method that can utilize the school forests via IT convergence, and explored its validity through content reviews conducted by experts. The findings of this study are as follows. First, we proposed the IT convergence instruction focused on hands-on activities on top of the existing educational contents. Second, we proposed IT convergence instruction that incorporates diverse materials, physical computing tools, and programming tools. Third, we presented methods for utilizing such IT convergence instruction in connection with various elements of the 2015 Revised Curriculum as well as with various other activities such as middle school free semester activities and after-school activities. The school forest is a crucial learning space for the areas related to agriculture and biotechnology. Thus, we anticipate that the IT convergence instruction proposed in this study will lead to the re-discovery and re-evaluation of a value of school forests as an educational space that contributes to fulfilling the objective of the 2015 Revised Curriculum to nurture creative convergent talent.
Keywords
School forest utilization education; IT Convergence education; Agricultural(Bio-technology) related education; Hands-on activity; Elementary and secondary education;
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