• Journal of Science Education
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.15-28
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the professionalism of elementary teachers in charge of teaching the science-gifted children, based on their personal variables, such as gender, educational career in normal class and gifted class, training in gifted education, academic degree, etc. For this study, the questionnaire was modified by referring to Choi's survey, and conducted to 98 teachers. The results of this study were as follows: In gender, the average of male teachers was significantly higher than the average of female teachers in their professionalism in gifted education. Regional difference was found in the teacher's professionalism, however, showed different aspects in the sub-domain. The teachers' professionalism in accordance with the career in education was no difference. In gifted education career, professionalism increased as high career in gifted education, especially, more than three years. As better educated, teachers' professionalism in responsibility and philosophical understanding for gifted education was increased significantly. The teachers' professionalism according to the degree of training related to gifted education was no significant difference. Overall, 'responsibility and philosophical understanding' and 'humanities-oriented quality' for gifted education were not greatly affected by teacher's personal variables in this study. Based on conclusions, implications for improving their professionalism in gifted education were discussed.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.37-51
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• 2016

This study examined the friendship expectation that science-gifted and non-gifted elementary students perceived in gifted class and regular class. In 233 science-gifted elementary students and 329 non-gifted elementary students, we measured the friendship expectation that sub-domains were intimacy, ability similarity, and morality. The results of this study were as follows: First, according to the results of comparing the friendship expectations of science-gifted and non-gifted students at the regular class, there was statistically significant intergroup difference in the sub-domains of intimacy and morality, but there was no significant difference in the sub-domain of ability similarity. Second, according to the results of comparing the friendship expectations of science-gifted at the gifted class and at the regular class, there was statistically significant difference in the sub-domain of intimacy, but there was no significant difference in the sub-domains of morality and ability similarity. Based the results, the implications to understand the friendship of the science gifted elementary students were suggested in depth.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for the Gifted Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.197-216
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• 2005

정보과학영재의 선발에서 가장 중시되어야 할 문제는 교육에 의한 가능성을 측정하는 것이다. 그러므로 정보과학영재의 선발에서는 정보과학영재의 정의와 특성에 따라 그들이 가지고 있는 정보과학분야에 대한 창의적 사고력과 이해력이 바탕이 되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 영재와 정보과학영재에 대한 여러 학자들의 정의와 특성을 바탕으로 초등정보과학영재 선발평가에 필요한 필수요소를 추출하여 선발평가 문항을 개발하였다.

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.321-328
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to examine: (a) whether there was a difference on science-related attitudes between children's accepted and those not for admission to a science education institute for the gifted; (b) whether the children's success or not effects their science-related attitudes. To do those, 138 fourth graders participated in the study. The data showed as follows: First, successful applicant group (N=15) had a little more positive attitudes than unsuccessful applicants group (N=119) on science-related attitudes test. However, no significant differences between the two groups were found; Second, the effects of pass or failure for entrance examination on science-related attitudes were not revealed in unsuccessful applicant group (N=42) as well as in successful applicant group (N=15), in comparison with each group's pretest scores (on day for entrance examination) and posttest scores (after a lapse of 3 months).

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.163-166
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 퍼즐을 활용하여 초등정보영재교육 방안을 제안하고자 한다. 현재의 정보영재 교육과정을 살펴보면 프로그래밍학습과 알고리즘 학습에 치중하고 있다. 이것은 직접 체험하고 조작하며 학습하는 초등학생의 특성상 효과적인 방법이 아니다. 따라서 흥미와 재미의 요소를 포함하고 정보교과의 부담을 줄여주며 논리적인 사고력을 향상시켜줄 수 있는 퍼즐을 활용한 초등정보영재교육을 제안한다. 또한 최근 컴퓨터 과학에서 강조하고 있는 계산적 사고(Computational Thinking)와 퍼즐활용교육과의 관계를 살펴보고 퍼즐활용 교육을 통해 계산적 사고를 기를 수 있음을 제시한다. 추후에 초, 중, 고 정보영재교육을 연계를 위한 퍼즐 교육에 많은 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.155-163
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to analyze the items that were used in entrance examination for science gifted education center for elementary school students by using content analysis and classical item analysis. In content analysis, objective type items exhibited matter and interpreting data were dominant. And essay type items consisted of creativity items, evaluated creative problem solving ability. Item difficulty and discrimination index, on the whole, were appropriate. Comparing with objective type, essay type has higher discrimination index. In correlation analysis between total score and score of each type of items, total score has the highest correlation with matter items, interpreting data and creativity.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.120-132
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• 2014

This research aimed at developing STEAM Program with the medium of films for scientific talents in elementary schools and examining its influence on the problem solving ability, creative personality, and scientific attitude. The results were as follows: First, the STEAM program using movies was proved to be effective in forming creative personality, and a significant difference was found especially in the areas of patience/obsession, self conviction, sense of humor, curiosity, imagination, openness, adventurous spirit, and spirit of independence(p<.05). Second, the STEAM program using movies was found to be a successful way to improve their problem solving ability, and in particular, the difference was significant in the areas of planning an experiment and creative problem solving ability(p<.05). Third, the program was also found to be effective for the enhancement in their scientific attitude, and the difference, particularly in the areas of curiosity, openness, criticism, cooperation, spontaneity, patience, creativity and scientific attitude, was significant(p<.05). The study results above indicated that the STEAM program using movies was an efficacious way in forming creative personality, and enhancing creative problem solving ability and scientific attitude.

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.118-125
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• 2006

The purpose of the study was to research science gifted students' learning styles and perceptions on subject matter content. The data was collected from primary science and mathematics classes of a University Center for Science Gifted Education, science classes of a Metrocity Primary Gifted Education Institute, and classes of a normal school. The results of the study were that gifted students perceived the school curriculum much easier than non-gifted students did, ($X^2(4)=33.180$, p<.001), and that levels of interest in the content did not differ between the groups, but 34.6 percent of the total students responded that they found the content uninteresting. Gifted students did not see the content as being important compared to the non-gifted students, ($X^2(4)=12.443$, p<.05), and gifted students valued the methods used higher than the actual content of the textbook. The most helpful activities for their teaming that gifted students chose were projects, listening to teachers, and conducting experiments, amongst others. They also preformed 'teaming at their own speed in a mixed group'" for the study of social studies, science, and mathematics, whereas non-gifted students preformed teaming at the same speed. The two groups of science gifted students varied especially in their perceptions of most helpful activities. It is suggested that special programs for fulfilling gifted students' needs and abilities need to be developed and implemented.

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.131-141
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 과학 영재와 일반아의 창의적 추리과정시 나타나는 두뇌사고 패턴을 sLORETA 분석 기법을 통해 분석하고, 신경생리적 특성을 파악하여 과학 영재아 판별의 기초와 활용 가능성을 알아보는 것이다. 본 연구를 위한 대상자는 과학영재아 6명과 동일 학군 및 학년에 속한 일반아 6명으로 총 12명의 오른손잡이로 하였다. 창의적 추리과정을 위해 사용된 과제는 레이븐 도형점진행렬검사를 사용하였고, 안정상태와 과제 수행간 뇌파를 측정하였다. 뇌파는 19개의 전극을 통해 수집된 16초간의 데이터를 통해 분석하였으며, sLORETA 분석 기법을 통해 8개의 주파수 대역(Delta, Theta, Alpha-1/2, Beta-1/2, Gamma, Omega)에 대한 평균 전류밀도값을 그룹별로 비교하였다. 그룹간 두뇌 활성 주파수 대역을 비교한 결과 눈감고 안정 상태에서 과학영재아가 일반아에 비해 알파-2 대역에서, 레이븐 과제 수행시 과학 영재아가 일반아에 비해 알파-1과 감마 대역에서 강한 활성이 관찰되었다. 연구 결과 나타난 알파 및 감마 대역 활성과 우반구로의 기능적 편측화(Lateralization)는 창의적 문제 해결시 영재아에게 나타나는 대표적 특성 중 하나이며, 배외측전전두피질(DLPFC)의 활성은 과학영재아의 높은 유동지능을 반영하는 결과라 볼 수 있다.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.69-76
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• 2005

The researcher conducts the following research to correctly identify the gifted children of science information. First, the researcher makes sufficient theoretic research on gifted children for the sake of definition and identification of the gifted children of information science, and reconstructed the identification principles, factors and procedures of the gifted children of information science on the basis of those of the gifted children of math and science the theories of a number of scholars and presented new methods of identifying new gifted children of information science. Second, the researcher set the identification procedures of the gifted children of information science and the relevant content and conducted the identification of gifted children through the observation and evaluation of sixth graders through three stages. Third, the researcher compares and analyzed the selected gifted children based on the identification procedures and ordinary groups of students excellent in math and science in terms of task achievement and looked into validity.