• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.73-96
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• 2002

수학적인 사고력과 창의력이 강조되고 있는 요즈음 수학교육에서는, 이산수학적인 영역이 담당해야 할부분이 더욱 많아진 것으로 생각된다. 이에 발맞춰, 최근에 이산수학에 관한 연구가 활발해지고 있다. 그러나, 아직 초등학교에서 적절히 사용할 수 있는 별도의 이산수학 관련 서적이나 연구 문헌이 없어 아동들의 이산수학에 대한 관심과, 수학 성적과 이산수학의 문제 해결력과의 관계에 대하여 조사해 보았다. 이산수학의 문제들을 구성하여 아동들에게 예고 없이 평가하고 문제에 대한 수학적인 태도를 질문을 통하여 알아보고, 수학 실력이 우수한 학생과 그렇지 못한 학생들과의 이산수학 문제 해결력의 관계를 알아보고자 다음과 같은 연구 내용을 설정하였다. 이를 살펴보면 첫째, 초등 수학교육에서 이산수학에 대한 학생들의 반응에 대하여 생각해 본다. 둘째, 수학 성적과 이산수학 문제 해결과의 관계를 생각해 본다. 이상의 연구 문제를 해결하기 위해, 문헌 연구를 통하여 이산수학에 관련된 초등학교 내용을 소개하고, 문항을 구성하였다. 소개된 주제 중에서 4개의 주제(수 세기, 한 붓 그리기, 지도 색칠하기, 최소 거리 ${\cdot}$ 비용 수형도)를 선정하여 10개의 문항을 작성하였다. 조사 연구를 위한 대상은 서운 시내 2개 초등학교 5, 6학년 2개 반을 선정하였다. 각 문항의 정답율은 백분율(%)에 의하여 분석하였는데 그 결과를 살펴보면, 첫째, 수 세기의 정답율은 첫 번째 문항의 정답율이 낮았을 뿐, 다른 문항들의 정답율은 비교적 좋게 나타난 것으로 보아 문제를 이해하기 쉽게 구성하는 것이 중요하다는 것을 알게 되었다. 둘째, 한 붓 그리기와 지도 색칠하기의 문제들의 정답율은 상당히 높게 나타났는데, 그러한 것은 아동들이 직접 다양한 방법으로 시도해 봄으로써 문제를 해결할 수 있었기 때문인 것 같다. 또한 이러한 유형의 문제들은 아래 학년에도 투입해 볼 수 있을 것 같다. 셋째, 최소거리 ${\cdot}$ 비용 수형도의 문제에서는 난이도가 높은 이유도 있지만 문제 이해를 완전히 하지 못해 정답율이 무척 낮게 나온 것으로 생각된다. 넷째, 수학 성적이 높은 학생들이 대체적으로 문제 해결력이 높았던 것으로 나타났으나, 몇몇 학생들은 정반대의 결과가 나와 특이한 시사점을 제공했다. 그러한 이유로는 정형화된 문제들을 선호하고 쉽게 해결하는 아동들과, 그렇지 않은 아동들 사이의 문제 접근 방법의 차이라고 생각된다. 본 연구를 통하여 다음과 같은 제언을 하고자 한다. 첫째, 이산수학에 관련된 많은 문항을 개발하여 아동들에게 확대 투입함으로써 수학 수업의 효과와 문제 해결력을 높일 수 있을 것이라 생각된다. 둘째, 수학 실력이 떨어지는 아동들에게 보다 흥미있는 이산수학적 문제들을 제시함으로써 수학에 대한 자신감과 흥미를 높일 수 있을 것이라 생각된다. 셋째, 초등학교 과정에 알맞은 이산수학의 다른 주제도 학습 지도안과 그와 관련된 문제들을 개발하는 연구가 진행되어야 하겠다.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement of career self-efficacy of middle school students through the fashion career educational program designed for Free-semester. For the purpose of this study, three middle schools were implemented and their effects were verified. First, the fashion career educational program was designed based on subordinate elements of career education: job information searching, self-understanding and exploration, career-planning, and problem-solving. The results of this study were as follows: First, the fashion career education program has positive effects on the improvement of career self-efficacy of middle school students. The positive experiences of accomplishment through task solving, the role experience of successful role model, the return of successful experience, and the positive interactions of teachers and friends that can be done in the future have brought positive changes to career self-efficacy. Second, this program has positive effects on the career self-efficacy sub-factors, which are career exploration efficacy, career decision making efficacy, and career-performing efficacy. As a result of practicing and exploring activities related to fashion, It seems to be due to the self - confidence of planning and preparing their own career through their self-understanding and exploration, collecting information of job, problem solving, career planning, etc.

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.111-122
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• 2005

The goal of this study was to investigate the differences in the effect of feedback from different providers on elementary school students' science achievement and to examine the responses of the students regarding the feedback. Three 6th grade classes were chosen to be assigned as experimental group 1, experimental group 2, and control group, respectively. In experimental group 1, the teacher provided feedback with students concerning the formative evaluations which were conducted periodically. Experimental group 2 was the one in which students were organized into small groups to compose and exchange feedback with one another. No feedback was of offered to students in the control group. The results of the science achievement test indicated ,that the provision of feedback by the teacher resulted in more gains in student academic achievement. The interviews with students revealed that the learners made positive responses to the feedback provided by the teacher while they showed negative attitudes toward the feedback exchange among students. There were also differences in student responses to feedback between high and low achievers in science. Implications for science lessons and science education research were presented and discussed.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.116-130
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to investigate the difficulties of science classes experienced by newly appointed elementary school teachers in terms of science content knowledge and teaching method, and to suggest some implications for their effective adaptation. We recorded science lessons conducted by 3 beginning elementary school teachers with less than 5 years experience and also analyzed their classes and interview materials. The results were as follows. First, difficulties that they experienced in science content knowledge was the possession of scientific errors or misconceptions, the lack of awareness and confidence in scientific concepts and principles, and the possession of negative concept about learning materials. Second, difficulties that they experienced in teaching method was the absence of reorganization of the textbook contents, using closed questions, one-sided instructions and explanations by teacher, the application of incomplete analogy, and the lack of understanding about experiment activities. The implication from this study is that beginning teachers need to be provided with curriculum oriented in experiment at teachers college and to participate in various types of educational opportunities.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.119-130
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• 2019

The TIMSS assessment is conducted every four years, and Korean fourth grade cohort in TIMSS 2011 participated in TIMSS 2015 again as eighth graders, which produced the first achievement data of the cohort group of elementary and middle schools. In this study, in order to investigate the causes of the decline in Korean students' science achievement with grade changes from the fourth to the eighth grade, we analyzed educational context variables such as characteristics of students, teachers, and classroom instructions of the top 5 achievement countries participated in both TIMSS 2011 and TIMSS 2015. According to the results, students' sense of school belonging increased, whereas students' positive attitudes toward science teaching decreased with the grade change from the fourth to the eighth. As for the teacher characteristics, the teacher's professional development activity increased, and the teacher's confidence in science teaching showed similar tendency to the international average. Regarding classroom instruction characteristics, the frequency of inquiry-related science activities was highest at the fourth grade, and lower than the international average at the eighth grade. Based the results, we suggested implications for science teaching and learning as well as further studies including development of differentiated strategy by the school level to improve students' achievement, the necessity of converting into more student-engaging science classes, and the necessity of in-depth study on the teacher related educational contextual variables.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.611-626
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• 2022

In this study, we introduced the case of college calculus course for vocational high school graduates with coding. We suggest this case as an alternative to overcome mathematics anxiety. Contents, python/SageMath codes, and textbook for this course, which help students to easily and quickly review middle and high school mathematics, were newly developed by authors. Due to the use of codes and chat with classmates in learning management system, most of the students who took this course reported that they no longer felt anxious in complex mathematics problems, had a full understanding of calculus concepts, could solve almost problems in any calculus textbooks with or without codes, and could explain calculus concepts to other students in their own words. In this way if mathematics and coding is properly used in mathematics education, it helps students with weak mathematical backgrounds or mathematics anxiety to restore confidence in mathematics in college. This could be applicable in secondary mathematics education.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.425-433
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• 2023

In this study, we developed a virtual artist play lesson model using gamification concepts and AI-generated art programs to foster creative thinking in freshman art majors. Targeting first-year students in the Digital Media Art Department at Sichuan Film & Television University in China, this course aims to alleviate fear of artistic creation and enhance problem-solving abilities. The educational model consists of four stages: persona creation, creative writing, text visualization, and virtual exhibitions. Through persona creation, students established their artist identities, and by introducing game-like elements into writing experiences, they discovered their latent creativity. Using AI-generated art programs for text visualization, students gained confidence in their creations, and in the virtual exhibitions, they were able to enhance their self-esteem as artists by appreciating and evaluating each other's works. This educational model offers a new approach to promoting creative thinking and problem-solving skills while increasing learner engagement and interest. Based on these research findings, we expect that by developing and implementing educational strategies that cultivate creative thinking, more students will grow their artistic capacities and creativity, benefiting not only art majors but also students from various fields.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.28 no.8
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• pp.901-921
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary teachers' views on the barriers in implementing inquiry-based instruction in science education. For this, semi-structured in-depth interviews were performed with 22 elementary school teachers who have served for more than five years in the Gyeonggi province. The interview questions were developed through triangulation of Seidman's phase to achieve reliability in the interview data, then interview questions were modified and completed through an analytic induction method in pre-interviews. In-depth interviews were performed individually and all the interviews were recorded. The data of teachers' views on the barriers were categorized and analyzed into external and internal factors of teachers. The study found that the external factors referred by teachers included the following; the lack of a unit time, lack of materials and equipments, too many students in a class, problems in science curriculum management, difficulty in the assessment of students' inquiry activities, the students' learning, lack of opportunities for teaching inquiry activities, harmfulness of accidents, and so on. Internal factors included the following; lack of preparation for inquiry activities, lack of self-confidence, lack of patience, and so on. The various barriers presented and their causes were analyzed in detail, and possible efforts in activating inquiry activities in elementary science education were suggested.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.217-225
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• 2024

To foster the core talents of the future, the development of diverse and substantial SW·AI education programs is required, and a systematic system that can assist public education in SW and AI must be established. In this study, we develop and combine SW·AI education modules to construct a SW and AI education program applicable to public education. We also establish a systematic education system and provide sustainable SW·AI education to elementary, middle, and high school students through 'Job's Garage Camp' based on various sharing platforms. By creating a sustainable follow-up educational environment, students are encouraged to continue their self-directed learning of SW and AI. As a result of conducting a pre-post survey of students participating in the 'Job's Garage Camp', the post-survey values improved compared to the pre-survey values in all areas of 'interest', 'understanding and confidence', and 'career aspirations'. Based on these results, it can be confirmed that students had a universal positive perception and influence on SW and AI. Therefore, if the operation case of 'Job's Garage Camp' is improved and expanded, it can be presented as a standard model applicable to other SW and AI education programs in the future.

• Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.471-479
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• 2024

This study aims to examine the cognitive and affective changes in university students' writing self-efficacy when engaging in reflective writing classes utilizing ChatGPT. Over ten sessions, reflective writing classes using ChatGPT were conducted for students enrolled in a mandatory writing course at S University in Gyeonggi Province. The reflective journals written by the students during these sessions were meticulously reviewed as qualitative data with statistical analysis of pre- and post-surveys on writing self-efficacy. The results confirmed that utilizing ChatGPT in reflective writing classes positively impacted students' writing self-efficacy. Participants showed increased interest and confidence in their writing abilities when using ChatGPT. It was reported that they received cognitive assistance in outlining and paragraph structuring from samples generated by ChatGPT. Although survey results showed an overall increase in writing self-efficacy, the only statistically significant change was in the 'plagiarism response' category, which means a clear awareness of plagiarism issues. The process of personalizing the ChatGPT-generated samples requires consistent practice, and systematic guidelines on using such helpful tool effectively should be reinforced as a future task.