• The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.105-118
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• 2008

Objectives: This study was performed in order to figure out oral health knowledge level of home room teachers of elementary schools in Daegu area. This study was conducted from March through May 2008. Methodology: A total of three hundred and ten (43 male teachers and 267 female teachers) home room teachers of elementary schools were surveyed. The collected data were analyzed by X2 test and one way ANOVA test by using SPSS 11.0 program. Results: Most oral health knowledge was obtained from dental clinics (45.8%) and mass media and books (40.0%). Many respondents reported that the main purpose of oral hygiene was prevention of periodontal diseases. The highest number of respondents reported that fluoridated tooth paste was the best for fluoride effects on teeth. 56.7% of the respondents said that they visited periodically dental clinics for dental caries prevention. The respondents did not have much knowledge about the importance of fluoride in dental caries. Many respondents did not know that the plaque is the main cause of periodontal diseases. Conclusion: Effective oral health education program should be prepared for the elementary school teachers because their knowledge levels of oral health is not sufficient for students.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.431-442
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• 2015

SSI instruction can be an effective tool to promote key competencies for future citizens. Our assumption of the study is that applying the concept of collective intelligence in the context of SSI learning would facilitate the learning. Thus, we designed and implemented Collective Intelligence-based SSI instruction over almost a year and observed the effects of the instruction on enhancing students' collaboration, information management, critical thinking, and communication skills. Twenty 9th grade students enrolled in a science-gifted program voluntarily participated. Data was collected by administering a questionnaire to examine the skills before, in the middle of, and after the instruction, and by conducting classroom observations and focus student group interviews. The results indicated some degree of improvement in their targeted skills. First, they experienced the expansion of their thoughts by actively sharing information and ideas using the web platform. Second, they became more flexible and open to different points of views in order to accomplish a common goal. Third, they appreciated having independent time and space to explore their own positions on the issues and to search necessary information, and believed that the process encouraged them to more pro-actively participate and communicate in the group debates. Lastly, they positively perceived the values that collaboration with diverse group members could produce.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.359-377
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to investigate the problems and conditions of educational guidance and counselling of teachers in the gifted classes. For the study, 267 teachers were sampled from the Gifted Education Institutes of metropolitan and provincial offices of education and Gifted Classes of the school across Korea, and the questionnaire developed by the researchers were administered to them. The results of this study are as follows : First, the 82% of respondents reported that the guidance and counselling in the gifted education is needed. So it demands the active responsive strategies on it. Second, the respondents reported that the selfish or self-centered traits of the gifted students are the most problematic in the gifted classes. It shows the emphasis should be put on the basic life habits and moral education in the guidance and counselling of the gifted education. Third, they pointed out the case-based education is needed for the parents of the gifted to correct their misconceptions about their children. Fourth, to support the teachers of the gifted program, the administrative measures have to be taken, like operation of character education program, forming a consultative group with the experienced teachers, developing the case-based guideline for the guidance and counselling for the gifted education, etc. Fifth, we should develop the Korean model of the gifted education to promote social capital for our future society.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.527-550
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the career awareness, the preference for science and stereotypic image of the scientist between the gifted students and non-gifted students in elementary school. For this study, 52 gifted students and 80 non-gifted students were participated. The results were as follows: First, the career awareness of gifted students was significantly higher than that of non-gifted students. Second, the preference for science of gifted students was significantly higher in all sub-domains than non-gifted students. There was a significant interaction effect between group and gender in the scientific interest and the intention of solving problems. Third, analyzing stereotypic image test for scientist between the gifted students and non-gifted students, it proved that non-gifted students had more stereotypic image comparing with the gifted students. Forth, carrying out the correlation analysis on the career awareness and the preference for science, the career awareness and the stereotypic image of the scientist, it proved that there were significant correlations with each other. It revealed that the career awareness affected the preference for science significantly through multiple regression analysis.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.477-491
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to analyze activities of mentally retarded students studying science within inclusive classes from the aspect of activity sharing to investigate ways of improving their involvement in the tasks. For this study, three mentally retarded students and their peer group in inclusive classes were observed and videotaped for 12 science class sessions about forces and waves. There were many cases in which task involvement of mentally retarded students changed according to three degrees of their activity sharing: well-synchronized, delayed and estranged. When degrees of activity sharing were estranged or delayed, task involvement of the mentally retarded students faded from activeness to passiveness. When the degree of activity sharing was well-synchronized, the mentally retarded students showed interest in learning and were able to participate in science class more actively. Different patterns of activity sharing of mentally retarded students between teacher-centered activities and student-centered activities were observed. In most cases of teacher-centered activities, the monotonous pace could deprive the mentally retarded students of their chance to catch up. As a result, their delayed degrees of activity sharing were faded into estranged degrees. In many cases of student-centered activities, various pacing according to the groups or students could provide mentally retarded students with a chance to catch up, so they could be well-synchronized. In one case of teacher-centered activity, the mentally retarded students were well-synchronized with the teacher's repeated explanations and well-matched illustrations on the blackboard and textbooks. In some cases of student-centered activities, students were well-synchronized with positive relations with and appropriate intervention by other students. In conclusion, various approaches to encourage activity sharing of mentally retarded students with normal ones should be pursued to improve task involvement and academic achievement of mentally retarded students.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.29 no.8
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• pp.848-860
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• 2009

This study examined the characteristics of scientists' writing on the laboratory reports written in the authentic open inquiry, and explored the possibility that the class discussion after the inquiries could influence the laboratory report writing. The samples were 131 10th graders in a science high school in Seoul. The control group (n=45) practiced traditional school science inquiries, the experimental group 1 (n=43) practiced the authentic open inquiries, and the experimental group 2 (n=43) practiced the authentic open inquiries and the class discussion after the laboratory activities. Their laboratory reports were analyzed into three parts - prediction (prediction with background and apposite description), data analysis (data transformation and critical analysis), and conclusion (objective description based on evidence). The frequency of the characteristics of scientist's writing in the experimental group was higher than the control group. Particularly, the differences of the prediction with background (p<.01) and the critical analysis of data (p<.05) were statistically significant. However, the frequency of writing the conclusion based on evidence was very low in all of the three groups. The result from comparing descriptions of reports showed that the writing prediction in experimental groups were more elaborate, and the data transformation in experimental groups were more correct, and the evaluation to data in experimental groups were more critical than the control group. And the descriptions of the critical evaluation to data and the finding flaw in methods were found in experimental groups 2, indicating that the class discussion can stimulate students' scientific thinking.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.296-301
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 클라이언트/서버 환경에서 교사가 평가 문제를 스스로 관리하는 동시에, 웹 상에서 학생들에게 학습 내용을 테스트하여 학생들의 학습 능력 수준을 손쉽게 파악할 수 있도록 하는 대화형 학생 평가 시스템을 개발하였다. 본 논문에서 구현한 시스템은 과목별 채점 결과를 학급별과 개인별로 통계 처리하여 보여주며, 또한 과목 주제별로 정답 비율을 통계 처리함으로써 학생 개개인 수준을 분석하는데 편리하도록 설계되어 있다. 또한 학생들에게는 웹 상에서 푼 문제에 대한 자신의 채점 결과와 문제 풀이 부분을 즉시 볼 수 있도록 하여 재학습 및 보충학습의 효과를 얻을 수 있도록 하였다. 이로써 교사는 학생 수준에 적합한 교수·학습 방법으로 학생들을 개별 지도할 수 있어 기존의 교사 주도적이고 획일화된 주입식 교육 방식의 문제점을 해결하고자 하였으며, 학생 역시 자신의 수준에 적합한 교육 내용을 제공받을 수 있어 학습 의욕을 향상시킬 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.113-119
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• 1999

본 논문에서 구현한 평가 시스템은 클라이언트/서버 환경 하에서 교사로 하여금 서버에 저장되어 있는 문제은행을 자신의 PC에서 손쉽게 관리하고, 인터넷을 통해 학생들을 테스트할 평가 문제를 자유롭게 출제할 수 있도록 투명성을 제공하고 있다. 또한 테스트 결과를 다양하게 통계 처리하여 보여줌으로써 교사가 학생 및 학급별 학습 능력 수준을 손쉽게 파악할 수 있도록 처리하였다. 학생들은 인터넷 접속을 통해 문제를 풀고 즉시 보여지는 채점 결과를 통해서 자신의 오답과 정답을 즉시 비교해 볼 수 있으며, 더불어 문제 해설 부분을 통하여 보충학습의 효과를 얻을 수 있도록 하였다. 이에 본 논문은 교사가 학생 수준에 적합하게 학생들을 개별 지도할 수 있는 자료를 제공함으로써 기존의 교사 주도적이고 획일화된 주입식 교육 방식의 문제점을 해결하며, 이를 통해 학생들에게 학습 의욕을 향상시킬 수 있는 기회를 제공하고자 하였다.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.01a
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• pp.243-251
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• 2004

최근 무선인터넷의 발달로 장소에 상관없이 언제든지 정보를 얻을 수 있는 다양한 기술들이 개발되고 있다. 무선인터넷 기술을 우리 생활에 유익한 도구로 활용하기 위해서 다양한 연구 활동이 이루어지고 있으나 초등교육 현장에서의 활용은 아직까지 미비한 편이다. 본 연구는 무선인터넷 기술을 초등 교육 현장에 적용하기 위한 시도로 먼저 학부모를 대상으로 그들이 원하는 정보를 언제 어디서든지 쉽게 얻을 수 있는 무선인터넷 홈페이지를 설계하고 구현하였다. 무선인터넷 홈페이지의 특징은 첫째, 작은 화면과 전송 속도를 고려하여 이미지 사용을 자제하고 텍스트 위주로 핵심 정의를 전달하였다. 둘째, 게시판 관리와 데이터베이스 관리는 유선 인터넷과 연동할 수 있도록 구성하였다. 사용자는 본인이 편한 방법으로 원하는 정보를 얻을 수 있으며 관리자 입장에서는 휴대폰을 이용하는 것 보다 홈페이지 관리가 편리하다. 셋째, 유선홈페이지에서는 휴대폰으로 문자서비스가 가능하도록 하여 필요할 경우 바로 정보를 전달할 수 있도록 하였다. 넷째, 많은 사용자들이 활용할 수 있도록 다양한 무선인터넷 컨텐츠 제작언어로 홈페이지를 제작하도록 지원하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.647-655
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• 2000

이 연구는 학교 교사가 직접 System을 운영할 수 있도록 함으로써 학교교육과 방과후 교육을 연계시키고 현장 교육 중심의 사이버교육이 되도록 함을 목적으로 했다. 현재 많은 가정에 고속의 전용선이 설치됨으로써 각 가정에서도 ON-Line 교육에 쉽게 접근할 수 있게 되었다. 가상학교, 가상수업에 관한 기존 연구들은 주로 시스템의 설계에 치중하여, 이러한 시스템을 도입하려는 일선 학교에 구체적인 도움을 주지 못하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기존 연구들이 제시하는 가상수업의 구성요소 중 공통적인 것을 선택하고 학교 현장에서 수학 교육을 담당하고 있는 교사가 직접 이 사이트를 실험적으로 운영하게 함으로써 실제교육 현장에서 사용 할 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 수업과 관련된 주제로 토론을 하거나, 학습자료 파일을 업로드 및 다운로드 할 수 있게 하고, 다른 지역의 개인이나 학급과 편리하게 의사소통을 할 수 있게 하고 개인 상담을 할 수 있는 메일기능을 활용하여 교수-학습을 용이하도록 하였다.