• Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.35-42
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usability of the tablet PC-based Korean high-tech AAC(Augmentative Alternative Communication System) software. In order to develop an AAC software which is appropriate to Korean cultural/linguistic contexts and communication needs of the users, we examined the necessity and ease of use for the communication functions that are required in native Korean communication, such as polite expressions, tense expressions, negative expressions, subject-verb auto-matching, and automatic sentence generation functions, using a scenario-based user testing. We also investigated the users' needs, preferences, and satisfaction for the tablet PC-based Korean high tech AAC using a semi-structured and open questionnaires. The participants of this study were 9 special education teachers, 6 speech therapists, and 6 parents whose children had communication disabilities. The results of the usability testing of the tablet PC-based Korean high-tech AAC software presented positive responses in general, by indicating overall scores of above 4 out of 5 except in tense and negative expressions. The necessity and ease of use in the tense and negative expressions were evaluated relatively low, and it might be related to the inconsistent interface with the polite expressions. In terms of the user interface(UI), there were users' needs for clear visual feedback in the symbol selection and display, consistent interface for all functions, more natural subject-verb auto-matching, and spacing in the text within symbols. The results of the usability testing and users' feedback might serve as a guideline to compensate and improve the function and UI of the existing AAC software.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.633-642
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness that group counselling by transactional analysis influence on personal competence and communication for maladaptive soldier. 8 participants were assigned to an experimental group and pre and post test was performed. Experimental group were given group counselling program by Transactional Analysis(TA) sessions during 4day, which one session offered for 240 minutes' 8 hour a day. To verify the effectiveness of the group counselling Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed-Ranks Test was performed. The result revealed that group counselling by transactional analysis positively influence on personal competence(self-efficacy, positive character) for maladaptive soldier. This study has a meaning and great achievements to present the possibility of using this program in practical and clinical field, which significant improvement in personal competence, self-efficacy, positive character.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.331-340
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• 2013

Recently there is a heated debate going on regarding the patient-doctor communication in the medical schools and medical service sector. Patient-doctor communication is an interactive communication made during the consultation session which is known to bring positive effect to both the patient and the doctor. Through this research, a doctor coaching model was developed by combining a method that would help the patient and doctor communicate better by increasing the doctor's communication skill and a coaching mechanism. Through the research, the doctor coaching model consists of 5 levels. First is the 'relationship creation' which would cause the doctor's interest and expectations toward coaching mechanism. Second is 'recognition of change' and this would cause to understand the problem and pros of the doctor's communication with the patient and set a direction regarding the coaching. Third is 'understanding the perspective' and this would lead the doctor to think from the patient's perspective. Fourth is 'increasing problem solving and communication skills' and this would set specific terms as to how the doctor can improve his communication skills. Fifth is 'goal setting and support' where goal regarding the improvements can be set and agreement regarding the ways to maintain and strengthen the advantage can be made. The developed doctor coaching model is most meaningful in a way that it has first adapted a coaching mechanism to improve patient-doctor communication. Also in cases where such will be utilized in the future medical service sector, it is expected to affect greatly the doctor's communication skill and patient sympathizing skills. Hereby it will contribute in increasing the patient's treatment satisfaction.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.61-74
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• 2006

We developed the introductory course for the systematic education of the engineering design. The main purpose of this course is to have students equipped with the basic skills to study advanced design courses and to stimulate student's inquisitiveness. The course consisted of student-centered activities to cultivate the creative thinking, teamwork skills, communication skills. In this article we discussed about the unique features of instructional design, operating methods and effectiveness of the course.

• Cross-Cultural Studies
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• v.48
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• pp.223-252
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• 2017

This study explores effects of two types of chatbots - voice-based and text-based - on Korean EFL learners' speaking competence and learner perception. Participants were 80 freshmen students taking an English-speaking class at a university in Korea. They were divided into two experimental groups at random. During the sixteen-week experimental period, participants engaged in 10 chat sessions with the two different types of chatbots. To take a close examination of effects on the improvement of speaking competence, they took the TOEIC speaking test as pre- and post-tests. Structured questionnaire-based surveys were conducted before and after treatment to determine if there are changes in perception. Findings reveal two chatbots effectively contribute to improvement of speaking competence among EFL learners. Particularly, the voice-based chatbot was as effective as the text-based chatbot. An analysis of survey results indicates perception of chatbot-assisted language learning changed positively over time. In particular, most participants preferred voice-based chatbot over text-based chatbot. This study provides insight on the use of chatbots in EFL learning, suggesting that EFL teachers should integrate chatbot technology in their classrooms.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.141-160
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• 2012

This paper evaluates the governance of the Andong International Mask Dance Festival. The evaluation focuses on mutual cross-assessment of agents engaging in governance relating to four elements: social justification, reliability, professionalism and transparency. Governance based on co-operative partnership was the essential factor leading to the mask festival's success. Governance of the Andong International Mask Dance Festival in 2011 was privately initiated governance having horizontal and open partnership among festival specialists, civil society organizations, regional business organizations, volunteers and local government, with the Andong Festival Tourism Foundation as the central figure. Three of governance elements were successfully carried through; the exception was transparency. The agents who gave more positive evaluations were those who played leading roles in planning and conducting events, as well as in assessing those events. The reasons for positively assessing the elements are the significance of the festival and the guarantee of agents' participation in social justification; the ability of agents, as well as cognitional and institutional trust in reliability; expert knowledge, capacity to suggest alternatives and duality of business in professionalism; and effective communication, the guarantee of opening of information and information sharing in transparency. To improve the effectiveness of governance, the system for allowing passive agents to contribute usefully should be strengthened. Mutual communication and sharing of information among agents, as well as between agents and residents, also should be more strongly reinforced.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.149-157
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• 2020

This study aimed to explore the change of engineering students' competencies through the havruta class. In the havruta class, engineering students' competencies were compared with pre-test and post-test. The research tool was developed by selecting learning readiness, academic self-efficacy, and communication ability as the learner's competence in the havruta class. Finally, 105 data were analyzed with SPSS 21.0 for windows. First, there was a statistically significant difference in learning readiness. Second, there was no statistically significant difference in academic self-efficacy. Third, there was a statistically significant difference in communication ability. It was found that there was a positive change of competencies in learning readiness ability and communication ability in the havruta class. Although the findings are difficult to generalize to all majors, these results will be a useful basis for instructors who want to apply the havruta class.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.293-298
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• 2022

This study is a case study using the Enneagram counseling technique for adult women who are having difficulties in interpersonal relationships. As a result of the analysis, the client learned how to express emotions and thoughts without suppressing the interpersonal difficulties they are currently experiencing at work. Focusing on the current task, he looked at what he was obsessed with in the most difficult and difficult situation, and confirmed that he realized that he had become obsessed with the interaction of distorted emotions and thoughts of the ego. During the counseling process, the client looked back on herself and realized a new communication method, understood her personality change, social interaction and attitude change in order to restore confidence, and also showed changes in relationship formation with co-workers.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.37
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• pp.43-72
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• 2007

This article is media education uses type of a middle high school students and research about effect that is taking media education. Measured media education uses motivation, studies own effect academic self-efficacy, media competence and school achievement for this research. As analysis result, priority media education uses motive was 'teaching convenience/help sought', 'Information/education method picking up sought', 'new teaching/communication thoroughgoing sought', 'ability elevation pursuit', 'self-regulating education sought', 'up-to-dateness sought', 'New knowledge/education sought' of order. By next time, only 'new knowl edge/education sought' motive caused positive effect in studies own effect among media education uses motive. Among media education uses motive, 'teaching convenience/help sought', 'Information/education method picking up sought', 'New study/communication thoroughgoing sought', 'self-regulating education sought', 'up-to-dateness sought' motive caused positive effect in media competence. Also, it caused positive effect among media education uses motive 'self-regulating education sought' and 'new knowledge/education sought' in students' school achievement. Finally, 'academic self-efficacy' is 'media competence' more in school achievement influence. Media education influenced new teaching method and ability elevation to some students. But, academic self-efficacy and school achievement did not cause big effect students. However, media education influenced in some students' media competence elevation.

• Phonetics and Speech Sciences
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.57-66
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• 2022

In this study, the definition of "digital therapeutics" was clarified by examining related studies, and the development trend of digital therapeutics at the domestic level was investigated. Further, research data and technologies applied to various communication disorders since 2015 were analyzed. From all these, digital therapeutics can be defined as software that can support evidence-based treatment when used on patients to prevent, manage, and treat disorders With huge investments and research efforts increasingly made in the field of digital therapeutics, 17 of the 22 studies examined were on digital therapeutics applied in the treatment of language disorders. In the research papers examined, the technologies applied were virtual reality and augmented reality, with augmented reality used in most cases. The effects of applying digital treatment were positive, and most studies focused on content development in relation to the development of digital treatment, although one study was conducted for app development. Future studies could examine the application of digital therapeutics to more diverse communication disorder subjects. Active government support is expected in developing more sophisticated software that can be applied using a wider range of technologies in the field of digital therapeutics to treat more communication disorders.