• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.75-87
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational usefulness, problems of smartpad-based instruction in elementary school based on qualitative research. To accomplish the purpose of the study, D elementary school in metropolitan area, two classes of digital textbook model school for seven years, were selected as the classes for observation. Six fourth and fifth graders and their teachers were interviewed and their 10 lessons were used for analyzing teaching and learning activities in smartpad-based instruction. The results of the study, 'Facilitating collaboration and interaction', 'effective use of various resource and SNS', 'improving concentrativeness', 'shortening waiting time' were identified as main educational usefulness. 'Lack of learning supporting tools', 'focusing on function rather than learning contents', 'low learning effectiveness', 'interference of flow' were presented as problems in using smartpad in classroom. Finally, some practical tasks for effective application of smartpad-based instruction were recommended.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.1-12
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• 2012

According to recent trends of ubiquitous learning with the advent of smart devices, this study was to suggest for the successful achievement of "Smart Campus" initiatives by experiencing an instruction with smart-pads (tablet PCs) in a university. A pilot project was conducted as a part of building a Smart Campus in S university in Gyeong-gi Province in Korea for the study. The class was held in the Summer semester in 2011 with six participants. Using research methodologies such as semi-structured interviews and stimulated recall, perceived academic performances, satisfaction, and the usability of smart-pads were analysed. Main results included high perceived academic performances, satisfaction, and the usability, however, some negative responses also detected on the variables. Based on the results, it was suggested that specific instructional strategies should be developed in terms of hardware, software and humanware.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.187-211
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• 2016

The present study investigates the seventh and the eighth graders' perception of Free Learning Semester Programs offered by libraries by developing a survey questionnaire on students' needs for Free Learning Semester Programs of Libraries. The skills that middle school students want to improve in Free Learning Semesters are career exploration skills, and the type of Free Learning Semester that is most intensively implemented is career exploration activities. Programs are often offered in the form of experiential classes. Regarding the activities that the students want to participate during Free Learning Semester, the most preferred activities included field experience activity in the career exploration domain, cooking class in the student choice program, smartphone app development in club activities, design activity in the art domain, the badminton in the physical education domain, and using iPad in the information use skills. In addition, among the library programs in coordination with Free Learning Semester, the students liked the occupational experience program most. Future studies need to include the development and implementation of Free Learning Semester Programs based on students' opinions, and investigate their satisfaction with the Free Learning Semester Programs offered by libraries.