• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.59-72
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• 2023

This study analyzed a group interview with six earth science teachers and eight middle school students to find out the evaluations and criteria they use to evaluate VR/AR contents (two virtual reality content and two augmented reality contents) in middle school science digital textbook. The study found the VR/AR contents were evaluated on four criteria as follows: VR/AR media characteristics; technical operation; user interface; and teaching-learning design. The evaluations can be summarized by each criterion. First, regarding VR/AR media characteristics, interesting features of VR/AR contents were considered relatively advantageous compared to other media like videos. However, its shortage of visual presence and inconvenience of using markers were mentioned as shortcomings. Second, in the technical operation criteria, teachers and students found the following conditions as technically challenging: failing to properly operate on a particular OS; huge volumes of contents in the application; and frequent freezing when using the application. Third, poor intuitiveness and lack of flexibility were found as negative aspects in user interface. Fourth, regarding teaching-learning design, the teachers evaluated whether the VR/AR contents delivered scientifically accurate information; whether they incorporated class goals set by teachers; and whether they can help students' inquiry. It turned out teachers gave negative feedbacks on VR/AR contents. The students evaluated VR/AR contents by assessing whether they help them with learning science but concluded they did not regard them necessary in science learning at school. Based on the findings, this study discusses which development direction VR/AR contents should take to be useful in teaching and learning science.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.215-224
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• 2015

For this, 410 development topics and contents were selected based on the analysis of contents related to mathematics and science, the pre-investigation and analysis of mathematics and science teachers in agricultural, mountain and fishing villages and the analysis of the 2009 revised curriculum. The validity verification of the selected subject list and implementation plan was implemented through the reviews by experts in each subject and the storyboard was designed by reflecting the examination opinion after the final revision. Development directions of the contents were set after analyzing the application result of contents from classroom for creativity and science and selected schools in agricultural, mountain and fishing villages for demonstration, and opened the platform after the revision and supplement of the expert. It is expected to elevate students' self-directed learning abilities in agricultural, mountain and fishing villages by developing and extending smart learning contents to use ICT in Mathematics and science education, which are high in urbanrural academic disparity.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.391-397
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• 2020

Realistic content such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality is emerging as an innovative technology in the education field in that it allows people to safely and efficiently experience dangerous, expensive or impossible situations, such as disaster training or space travel. Recently, as government agencies have supported a lot for producing virtual augmented reality contents about education, various educational contents using virtual augmented reality technology have been developed through the Edutech industry. Many virtual augmented reality-based educational contents are being developed, but mixed reality-based educational contents are very limited which could be more effective for education. This study examines the basic method of producing mixed reality educational contents using Hololens and, on the basis of this, it proposes the method for producing scientific experiment contents. Hololens made it possible to share information in real time without a regular desktop PC, and it is effective for teachers to manage and evaluate students in real time.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.52.2-52.2
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• 2016

해외의 대형 과학 연구 프로젝트에서는 연구 활동에 대한 대국민 홍보와 교육적 활용을 위한 다양한 형태의 콘텐츠를 제작하여 배포하고 있다. 그러나 국내에서는 연구 활동과 성과의 대국민 홍보 부족과 교육적 활용이 저조하여 과학 연구에 대한 대국민 인지도가 상대적으로 낮다. 따라서 국내에서도 천문학 연구에 대한 홍보와 일반인들의 이해 증진을 위하여 대형 천문학 연구에 대한 다양한 콘텐츠를 개발하고 보급하는 것이 절실히 필요하다. 본 발표에서는 2015년 구축이 완료된 KMTNet 연구 프로젝트의 교육 콘텐츠를 개발하기 위한 첫 번째 단계로 Apple iBooks Author를 활용한 e-book과 교육활동지 개발을 소개하고자 한다. 개발된 교육 콘텐츠를 배포하여 많은 국민들이 천문학 연구 및 성과에 대한 관심을 갖고 또한 천문학 연구 활동에 대한 올바른 인식 제고에 기여할 것으로 생각된다. 또한 다른 대형 천문학 프로젝트들의 다양한 교육매체 개발 및 활용에 대한 방향을 제시하고 천문학 대중화에 관심 있는 여러 사람들의 의견을 들어보고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.88-98
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• 2019

As the 2015 revised curriculum is being implemented from 2018, efforts are being made to cultivate scientific literacy among students in the field of science. Scientific experiments help students to develop their interest in Science and their scientific attitudes. Learning through experimentation rather than learning scientific facts increases learners' understanding, and can be remembered longer. Therefore, experiments in Science subject are very important. However, in middle schools, scientific experiments are not performed due to the lack of time, budget and experimental material. In this research, we analyze middle school science textbooks, conduct questionnaires for students of science pre-service teachers, select the most important science experiments, and develop a mobile App to simulate and experience scientific experiments with the App. The proposed App is developed in a game format using quest-based learning methods to gain learning enhancement. It is also made using Unity. In this paper, after developing the app, we propose the direction of STEAM contents development through analyzing the difference from existing apps and the feedback from users.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.391-394
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• 2017

사물에 센서를 부착해 실시간으로 데이터를 인터넷으로 연결하는 사물인터넷 시대가 대두되고 고성능의 스마트 기기가 등장함에 따라 현대 교육 시스템에도 큰 영향을 주었다. 특히 오락과 학습이 적절한 조화를 이루는 에듀테인먼트 콘텐츠는 학습자들의 몰입(flow)과 상호작용(interaction)을 통해 흥미를 유발시킨다. 그러나 스마트교육 콘텐츠는 웹을 기반으로 한 콘텐츠가 대다수이며, 어플리케이션 역시 교육의 질 대비 유료서비스를 제공하는 것이 대부분이고 내용이 다소 부재하다는 한계가 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 Unity3D와 뷰포리아사의 SDK를 활용하여 증강현실의 장점을 살리고, 학습자들이 흥미를 잃지 않고 쉽게 학습할 수 있는 에듀테인먼트 콘텐츠 제작방법을 제안한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2019.01a
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• pp.315-318
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• 2019

본 논문은 화학에서 사용되는 2가지 산, 염기 모델에 대한 이해를 높이고자 각 모델의 핵심 알고리즘가 반영된 단계별 교육용 콘텐츠를 개발하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 먼저 Arrhenius와 Brønsted-Lowry 모델이 갖는 핵심 알고리즘을 탐색하였으며, 이러한 핵심 알고리즘을 반영된 단계별 교육용 콘텐츠를 JAVA를 이용하여 개발하였다. 개발된 교육용 콘텐츠는 총 5단계로 구성되어 있다. 1단계는 화학에서 다루어지는 입자들이 개별적으로 무작위하게 운동함으로 표현하였으며, 2단계는 화학반응이란 이러한 무작위적 운동 중 입자 간 충돌에 의해 반응이 개시됨을 보여주었다. 3단계에서는 단일입자에 대해 정반응과 역반응을 동시에 고려한 진행되는 상황을, 4단계는 여러 입자가 동시다발적으로 정반응과 역반응에 참여한 상황을 구현하였다. 마지막 5단계는 정반응과 역반응의 공존의 비율이 다른 상황을 통해 평형상수의 의미를 고찰하도록 하였다. 창발적 사고의 핵심은 여러 입자를 생각하는 확률적 사고와 이러한 여러 입자가 개별적으로 움직인다는 사고가 반영되어야 한다. 이 연구에서 개발한 교육콘텐츠를 활용한다면 학생들이 보다 창발적 사고를 하는데 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.10
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• pp.399-406
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• 2016

As the paradigm of science education has been changing from offering scientific knowledge to 'Public Understanding', ways of communication through visual tools in science education has become increasingly important. In this study, I considered 'Pataphor' as a visual tool for scientific communication, and suggested its functions and forms. By studying the notion of pataphor, which was used an overlapped image of virtual reality and reality in literature, in the perspective of contents design, I defined 'Pataphor' as a visual way of deducing or making the metaphysical similarity with the reality based on scientific imagination. Also, I deduced the functions of pataphor as a visual mediacy and suggested its types as "Pataphor of duplicated reality", "Pataphor of reflected reality", "Pataphor of metamorphosed reality", and "Pataphor of artificial reality". Through this study, it was found to be necessary to study in detail the ways to use pataphor depending on contents producing media's and learners' awareness process of contents so there will be a follow-up study on the ways to use pataphor.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.635-652
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• 2016

This study investigated operation plan for the Cyber Bridge Program based on the survey from teachers of science high schools. Teachers were found to be thinking it positive that cyber programs can be operated free from the time and spatial restrictions. They thought that teacher interactions are hard to occur and teachers' role in learning is limited as well. Also, the geographical, physical, and socio cultural minorities might have benefits from cyber programs either as regular programs or the before entrance programs. Therefore, the detailed plans are needed. Most of all, since the educational contents are the key for the programs, we suggested some contents categories and developmental criteria. As a result, the developments of high quality contents and financial supports for the successful Cyber Bridge Program are essential.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.506-518
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• 2015

Recently there are growing needs and demand to enhance 'Unity of knowledge' as the concept of "Creating new value through integration and convergence" is developing rapidly in many different areas in the society. This also has significant implication to education. Especially, it requires paradigm shift in terms of required capabilities and qualifications for the students with science major. To accommodate this trend, Natural Sciences and Engineering's College has been increasing convergence education which focus on cultivating creative and cooperative learning capabilities as well as acquiring fundamental knowledge of individual majors. However, convergence education developed and implemented by Sciences college or liberal education so far has been mechanical combination of knowledge from different academic fields - not effectively integrated and interdisciplinary education. Given this situation, this research is to develop and propose a "convergence education program based on the development of scientific and cultural contents" as an education tool to enhance capabilities to apply and re-create integrated knowledge as well as acquire and learn existing knowledge. Education program developed in this research aims to achieve two different and sequential capabilities. First is to understand 'Science and Technology' and 'Cultural Archetype' which would be essential and useful to create cultural contents. Second is to develop capabilities to convert this understanding into cultural contents - a storytelling capability. This education program is differentiated in that it defines cultural contents as a medium to converge and integrate science and technology and humanities. By leveraging the concept of cultural content and storytelling, this education program would be able to overcome restrictions of existing interdisciplinary approach. Also, this program would encourage students to try in-depth research and new applications, and develop logical and creative thinking.