• Proceedings of the Korean Statistical Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.7-12
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• 2003

문항반응이론(IRT)에서 문항특성곡선(ICC)의 모수를 추정하는 경우에 발생되는 초기값(initial value) 문제를 비선형 로지스틱모형을 선형 회귀모형으로 근사화하여 해결하고자 하였다. 특히, 신규 또는 잡음이 섞인(local fluctuation) 문항의 직접적인 평가와 소규모집단별 검사가 이루어질 수 있는 현실적 문제에서 모수추정의 대안으로서 그 의의가 있을 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Statistical Society Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.149-154
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• 2003

문항반응이론(item response theory, IRT)에서는 문항이 가지고 있는 특성을 기초로 피험 자의 능력을 추정 하고 동시 에 각 문항별 문항특성곡선(item characteristics curve; ICC)을 이용하여 문항모수를 추정하게 된다. 이러한 추정알고리즘은 이미 외국에서는 상용화되 어 활용되고 있는바, 국내 에서 개 발한 Any Assess의 활용 가능성을 모의 실험을 통하여 그 결과의 신뢰성을 검증해 보았다.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.121-130
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• 2015

Identifying students' achievement level and reflecting it on educational policy making or instructional improvement by analyzing the results of nationwide standardized assessment is an integral part of accountability in education. On the basis of this premise, we analyzed the characteristics of National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA) items for middle school science subject conducted from 2010 to 2013 by using the option response rate distribution curve, the fittest graph estimated from the response rate of correct/incorrect options by achievement score. Furthermore, we classified the type of option response rate curve in terms of correct and incorrect options. Results of the analysis of option response curve showed that five types of correct option response curve (S-shaped, J-shaped, straight-shaped, F-shaped, and step-shaped) and 4 types of incorrect option response curve (down-slope, flat, mound, and up-slope) were identified. The most common type of items was the combination of S-shaped correct option response curve and down-slope incorrect option response curve, which are considered as appropriate items to discriminate the students according to achievement level. Moreover, correct option response was found to be correlated with incorrect option response. Based on the results, we also discussed some implications on teaching-learning method and classroom assessment in science education.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.465-481
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• 2008

Item response theory(IRT) estimates latent ability of a subject based on the property of item and item parameters using item characteristics curve(ICC) of each item case. The initial value and another problems occurs when we try to estimate item parameters of IRT(e.g. the maximum likelihood estimate). Thus, we propose the asymptotic approximation method(AAM) to solve the above mentioned problems. We notice that the proposed method can be thought as an alternative to estimate item parameters when we have small size of data or need to estimate items with local fluctuations. We developed 'Any Assess' and tested reliability of the system result by simulating a practical use possibility.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.16
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• pp.201-215
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• 2003

이 연구에서는 창의적인 문제해결능력을 검사하는 도구로 널리 알려진 개방형 문항 5 문제를 수정 또는 번역하여 중학교 2학년 학생들에게 적용하고 그 결과를 분석하였다. 검사도구에 대한 양호도 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 문항 내적 일관성 신뢰도(Cronbach ${\alpha}$)의 계수는 0.8이다. 둘째, 문항반응이론에 근거한 문항의 적합도 지수는 모두 1.2미만으로서 분석모형에 적합한 문항이라고 볼 수 있다. 또한, 문항간의 난이도의 차이는 로짓트 점수가 0.6을 넘지 않은 범위에서 골고루 분포되어 있다. 셋째, 문항 신뢰도 지수가 모두 0.80보다 높은 것으로 나타나 사용된 문항들은 서로 잘 분리되어 창의적 문제해결력을 추정하고 변별하는데 무리가 없다. 학생들의 반응에 대한 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 문항1에서 곡선을 이용한 반응은 영재학생들에서만 발견할 수 있었다. 문항2에 대한 각 반응의 독창성 점수는 모두 0이다 이것은 문항2가 널리 알려진 문제에 기인한 것으로 해석된다. 문항3은 영재학생들이 더 많은 반응을 보인 것으로 모든 반응이 독창성 점수를 부여받았다. 문항4에 대하여 일반학생들은 거의 반응을 하지 못하였다. 문항5는 대부분의 학생이 반응을 하였으며 반응의 종류도 가장 다양하였다.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.465-475
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to analyze the results of physics (optics) in nationwide standardized assessment and to investigate middle-school students' characteristics of achievement by using an option response rate distribution curve. For this purpose, we analyzed the 10 optics problems from the National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA) items for middle school science subject conducted in 2010-2013. The results of this study are as follows; First, students showed a little higher achievement in optics than classical mechanics and electromagnetism. Second, students achieved significantly worse in 'formation of image' in 'light' part and 'variation of phase in propagation of wave' in 'wave' part. Third, students showed a context-dependent problem solving strategy and result. Additionally, we suggested some implications about the readjustment of some optics concepts level of national science curriculum, the need for teaching and learning strategies for basic level students, and the need for teaching and learning strategies focused on the realistic context.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.469-479
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• 2001

This study investigated the trends in the number of applicants and mean score and applicants’ responses on the test items of Earth Science in the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) implemented for 3 years (1999-2001). The percentage of applicants of science track were 43.14% in 1995, but reduced through 29.5% in 2001 to 26.92% in 2002 CSAT For elective subject, about 22% of science track students applied to Earth Science II which ranked third to Biology II and Chemistry II. In 1999, test items were developed to have the expected difficulty 40 ${\sim}$ 59% (6 items) to 60 ${\sim}$ 79% (10 items). But in 2001 every 16 items were developed to have difficulty 60 ${\sim}$ 79%, which was caused by the policy of so called ‘easy CSAT’. Thus the mean score of ‘Earth Science II’ was increased from 50.26 in 1999 through 64.47 in 2000, to 67.58 in 2001. Applicants were generally very good at solving test items focusing on process skills only and familar items but poor at solving test items related to the motion of the earth and planets and sea wave, especially items calling two or more concepts. Thus special measures to cope with the decrease in applicants of science track should be provided. And it is recommended to develop test items with wider range of difficulty and to reduce test items calling process skills only. And special consideration should be given to teaching the content area with poor achievement and high actual difficulty compared to the expected.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.209-216
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to suggest the optimum ambient illumination level for proper visualization in image inspection and reading on CRT and LCD monitors used for ultrasound and reading. The evaluators were divided into 4 groups: 20 (Ultra-sonographer: 20 groups (4 groups: ultra-sonographer, 1-5 years, 5 ultra-sonographers, 6 to 10 years, 5 ultra-sonographers, 11 to 15 years, The subjects were 32 questions. The evaluation method was image evaluation of ultrasonic soft copy images for 30 seconds per 10, 25, 100Lux ambient illumination. The evaluation results were evaluated as 6 points (Normal = Definitely no lesion), 2 points = possibly not a lesion, 3 points = probably not a lesion, 4 points = possibly a lesion, 5 points = probably a lesion, 6 points = Definitely a lesion). In this study, the results of ROC analysis according to ambient light illumination reading softcopy images used for lesion detection of all ultrasound images showed the highest sensitivity, specificity, and AUC results at 10Lux. It was found that optimal use of 10Lux for ambient light illumination would provide optimal detection of lesions in ultrasound soft copy images. Based on the future research data, it will be presented as basic data for designing ambient light brightness of ultrasound imaging laboratory and reading room.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.66 no.2
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• pp.136-149
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• 2022

Chemistry focuses on explaining macroscopic phenomena at the microscopic level with particles, such as atoms or molecules. Explanation using particles are bound to be considered as abstract by students, because it was dealing with invisible objects. For that reason, the science national curriculum presented to middle school students the explanation of the units related to the composition of matter. Therefore, understanding about the composition of matter in middle school students becomes an important basis for learning of chemistry, and it is necessary to investigate their understanding about composition of matter. In this study, students' understanding about 'composition of matter' region, which is first presented to middle school students, was confirmed at an overall level. In this line, this study analyzed the results of the items in the composition of matter region, and analyzed items were used in the National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA) from 2015 to 2019. We analyzed the 9 items presented in the NAEA according to the response rate of options and response rate distribution curve, and explained the characteristics of understanding derived by each achievement level were examined. According to the analyzed results by dividing the conceptions about elements, atoms, and ions, students above the proficient achievement-level had scientific conceptions overall, but students below the basic achievement-level had inconsistent or naive conceptions. Based on the results for each item, this study discussed some implications to be considered or to be improved on teaching-learning for 'composition of matter'.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.31-40
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• 2022

This study assumed two key parameters that describe smoothness. Previously, the number of studies that defined smoothness with the concept of curvature has been limited. The parameters were the two physical characteristics of curvature: the number of waves and the amplitude of them. The purpose of the study was to observe which of the two parameters influences the perception of smoothness and to examine the relationship between the sense of aesthetic beauty and smoothness. The visual stimuli used in the study were transformed three-dimensional spheres, based on the combination of the three levels of the two parameters of nine distinct conditions. We analyzed the three responses that measured the preference of each visual stimuli, the familiarity score, and the smoothness evaluation score, each with the linear mixed model whose fixed effects were the two parameters and random effects were the participants' individual differences. Nearly the eighty percent of the variance of the smoothness evaluation score was explained by the linear model with the two key parameters and their interaction. The physical characteristics of a viewed object were far more significant than individual differences such as personality factors and the manner of art appreciation. In conclusion, the study examined the perception of smoothness based on the change of the physical characteristics of a shape. The study further recognized the relationship between smoothness and the aesthetic preference. No significant influence of the participants' individual difference such as gender, the degree in fine arts, personality factors, and the manner of art appreciation was observed. The amplitude of waves, rather than the number of them, was far more significant to the perception of smoothness.