• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.135-179
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• 2018

How do robots interact with the elderly? In this paper, we analyze the contexts of interaction between robots and the elderly and the role of mediators in initiating, facilitating, and maintaining the interaction. We do not attempt to evaluate the robot's performance or measure the impact of robots on the elderly. Instead, we focus on the circumstances and contexts within which a robot is situated as it interacts with the elderly. Our premise is that the success of human-robot interaction does not depend solely on the robot's technical capability, but also on the pre-arranged settings and local contingencies at the site of interaction. We select three television shows that feature robots for the elderly and one "dementia-prevention" robot in a regional healthcare center as our sites for observing robot-elderly interaction: "Grandma's Robot"(tvN), "Co-existence Experiment''(JTBC), "Future Diary"(MBC), and the Silbot class in Suwon. By analyzing verbal and non-verbal interactions between the elderly and the robots in these programs, we point out that in most cases the robots and the elderly do not meet one-to-one; the interaction is usually mediated by an actor who is not an old person. These mediators are not temporary or secondary components in the robot-elderly interaction; they play a key role in the relationship by arranging the first meeting, triggering initial interactions, and carefully observing unfolding interactions. At critical moments, the mediators prevent the interaction from falling apart by intervening verbally or physically. Based on our observation of the robot-elderly interaction, we argue that we can better understand and evaluate the human-robot interaction in general by paying attention to the existence and role of the mediators. We suggest that researchers in human-robot interaction should expand their analytical focus from one-to-one interactions between humans and robots to human-robot-human interactions in diverse real-world situations.

• Proceedings of the Korea Inteligent Information System Society Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.392-398
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• 2002

사용자와 상호 작용할 수 있도록 애니메이션으로 만들어진 캐릭터는 튜터, 상품 발표 및 어시스턴트 등과 같이 다양한 분야에서 활용될 수 있다. 캐릭터 에이전트를 사용하여 사용자와 상호작용하는 환경을 개발하는 경우에 캐릭터 에이전트를 감성적 에이전트의 성격을 띠는 형태로 정의하고 이 캐릭터를 웹 브라우저상에서 할 수 있는 언어가 필요하다. 따라서 XML 기술을 사용한 스크립트 언어를 통해서 이 문제점을 해결하고자 한다. XML의 장점은 데이터를 구조적으로 기술할 수 있고 각 데이터들을 손쉽게 얻어서 제어할 수 있다. 따라서 XML을 기반으로 스크립트 언어를 사용하면, 추론 과정에서 표현되는 정보를 구조화시키고, 사용자와의 동시 과정에서 정보의 전달이 용이하고 캐릭터를 표현하는데 손쉽게 다를 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 XML을 기반으로 캐릭터 에이전트를 위한 스크립트 언어를 개발하고 테스트하는데 목적을 둔다.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.67-74
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an MBL instrument in laboratory execution by analyzing an experimental time and student to student interactions in the MBL and traditional method of the acid-base titration experiment. The MBL method used a conductivity sensor and the traditional method used a current meter on the HCl/NaOH titrations. In comparison of the two methods, the traditional method required more time than the MBL and most of the extra time were used in the execution. In the execution, the MBL method showed more numbers of student to student interaction and higher level of verbal interaction than the traditional method.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.14-25
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to explore what are the interactive factors of synchronous online education in university and identify the level of interaction. This study used mixed research method. As a result of the interaction level, it was recognized that face-to-face education could be more interactive than synchronous online education. Synchronous online education could have better interactive between instructor and learner, and among learners than asynchronous online education. Factors which influencing the interaction were as follows: small group activities and scaffolding, diversification of communication channels and integration of learner's question in learning content. Detrimental elements were distance felt between instructor and learners, low intimacy among learners, content-focused lecture, restrictions on non-verbal communication, unstable systems and misusing microphones. The necessary factors to promote interaction are planning interactive class activities, etc. Based on the results, it was to suggest what kinds of efforts are needed to make interaction more effective in terms of teaching and learning method & activity, tool & system, and environment.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.02b
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• pp.612-619
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• 2007

컴퓨터의 공손성은 사용자에게 심리적으로 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있는 중요한 요소이다. 본 연구는 사용자와 에이전트의 상호작용에서 에이전트의 언어적 메시지에 사용된 공손전략과 에이전트에 대한 지각된 친밀성이 이 에이전트 평가, 사용자 경험, 메시지의 지각된 공손성에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보았다. 실험은 2(지각된 친밀성)${\times}2$ (적극적 공손 전략)${\times}2$ (소극적 공손 전략) 완전요인 설계로 실시되었다. 실험 결과, 사용자들은 에이전트가 적극적, 소극적 체면을 존중해 주는 공손 전략을 사용하였을 경우 에이전트를 보다 긍정적으로 평가하고 상호작용을 긍정적으로 경험하였으며, 메시지가 공손하다고 지각하였다. 또한 이러한 효과는 에이전트에 대한 지각된 친밀성 정도에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 친밀한 에이전트와 상호작용하였을 경우 적극적 체면을 위협하는 메시지의 부정적 효과가 완화되었으며 소극적 체면을 존중하는 간접적인 화법의 메시지보다 직접적으로 요구를 전달하는 소극적 체면을 위협하는 메시지가 긍정적으로 평가되었다. 이 결과는 에이전트 메시지에 공손전략을 부여하는 것이 에이전트에 대한 호의적 평가와 긍정적 사용자 경험을 이끌어낼 수 있음을 보여주는 것과 동시에 사용자와 에이전트의 관계 발달 정도에 따라 에이전트 메시지에 사용된 공손 전략의 설계가 변화해야 한다는 것을 시사한다.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.233-239
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• 1995

기존의 이중언어정보 처리 모형을 기억 모형과 상호 작용 모형으로 나누고 기억모형은 다시 발달적 관점을 지닌 모형과 개념 표상과의 관계 구조에 촛점을 둔 모형으로 분류하여 개관하였다. 이중 언어 정보 처리 과정에 관한 이상적인 모형은 심성 어휘집의 관계 구조. 언어이해와 산출의 자동성, 두 언어 체계간의 작용에 관하여 설명할 수 있어야 한다. 이러한 관점에서 지금까지 개관된 모형을 비판하였다. 일부 모형에서는 위의 가정들을 언급하고 있으나 대부분의 모형들이 각각의 가정을 체계적으로 반영하고 있지 않았다. 비판점들을 보완하여 한국인에게 적합한 외국어 교육 프로그램을 개발하고 한국어-영어 번역시스템의 효과적인 운용과 일반적인 언어 정보 처리 기제에 대한 이해를 돕기 위한 새로운 이중 언어 모형을 제안하였다.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.33
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• pp.127-152
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• 2013

This study is focused on a compositional viewpoint of camera appears in animation feature films through nonverbal communication approach; analyzing the approach would reveal more effective interaction between receivers' and actants' communication. The content of study includes semiological analysis of one of Hayao Miyazaki's master pieces, Howl's Moving Castle, in terms of descriptive structure and interpretation of screen. The semiological analysis methods in this study composes with sequence analysis, actant analysis, disjunction and conjunction analysis, and "shot" in media semiology analysis. Through these analyses, a conclusion has been drawn that a characteristic of interactive symbol connects audience and feature films. This study applies nonverbal communication in compositional viewpoint of camera to bring more effective approach for communication among actants, animation feature films, and receivers.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.191-212
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to show how to organize small groups on the project method class in technical high school. The subjects of this study were two classes including 40 second-year students (20 students in each class) of architecture design course in D technical high school located in Taejeon metropolitan city. The method of this study was to investigate the ego-state by the ego-gram practicing Transactional Analysis. Total 10 small groups were organized. Each group had 4 members. And the same quality of egostate small group was organized by the 4 students who have high score on NP and AC. The different in kind small group was organized by the 4 students, each of whom has NP leading, A leading, FC leading and AC leading score. After the target small group was video- taped, students' verbal interaction was written into transcripts. Their individual states were analysed by the frame of verbal interaction. The result of this study was that the same quality of TAOK small group had more active interaction(110 times) than different in kind small group(87 times). The frequency of complementary transaction was also higher plenty in the same quality of TAOK small group.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.611-623
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• 2018

This study investigated verbal behaviors and interactions in the processes of making written test items using paired think aloud problem solving for pre-service secondary chemistry teachers. The processes of making written test items using paired think-aloud problem solving in four small groups consisting of two pre-service chemistry teachers were recorded and transcribed. The analysis of the results revealed that 'item making' for ten subcategories for solver's verbal behaviors were most frequently exhibited regardless of 'integration' among the components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). The solver's 'provide', 'modify', 'require agreement', 'ask', 'agree', and 'justify' were also frequently exhibited although fewer than 'item making'. Especially, the solver's 'ask' was more frequently used in 'non-integration', whereas 'justify' was more frequently used in 'integration'. In listener's verbal behaviors consisted of eight subcategories, 'point out', 'ask', and 'agree' were frequently exhibited regardless of 'integration'. Listener's 'ask' and 'agree' were exhibited more in 'non-integration', whereas 'point out' was exhibited more in 'integration'. Many verbal interactions were analyzed to be in 'symmetrical type' more than 'solver-dominant type' or 'listener-dominant type'. 'Symmetrical type' was also more frequently exhibited in 'integration', whereas 'solver-dominant type' was more frequently exhibited in 'non-integration'. There were little differences between 'integration' and 'non-integration' in 'listener-dominant type'. In 23 subcategories of 'symmetrical type', 'ask-provide' and 'point out-justify' were most frequently found. Especially, 'ask-provide' was more frequently found in 'non-integration', whereas 'point out-justify' was more frequently found in 'integration'. 'Point out-modify' was the most frequent in 4 subcategories of 'listener-dominant type', while 'item making-agree' in three subcategories of 'solver-dominant type' regardless of 'integration'. However, only a little of other subcategories of the three types were found.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.201-212
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to analyze toddlers' verbal and nonverbal interaction with their peers and caregivers according to the class size of child care centers in Seoul. The subjects of this study were 20, two-year-old(M=32.5 month) toddlers with peers and caregivers from child care centers in different class sizes, but with same caregiver-toddler ratio. Verbal and nonverbal interactions were videotaped during one hour indoor free play per child in the center. According to the class size, the results were as follows : 1) Toddlers in the small class played more cooperatively with peers, and uttered more regulative or directive words than those in the large class. 2) Toddlers in the large class were more aggressive than those in the small class. 3) Caregivers in small class expressed more empathetic behaviors to a toddler than those in large class.