• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.928-937
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to analyze inquiry activities in high school chemistry II textbooks on the revised 2009 curriculum. It also compared them to the textbooks based on the 7th curriculum, which were published by the same companies. The results in this study turned out to be as follows: First, the number of the activities and rate of inquiry activities per total pages were quite different from each publisher, and all of them decreased. Second, there were too many activities for specific inquiry process elements. Third, the types of inquiry activities differ slightly between each publisher. Experimenting and thinking were the most used while practicing was the least. Fourth, in the inquiry context, activities in scientific context were prevalent and activities in usual context were the second most common. Comparing to the text book on the 7th curriculum, the use of technical-social context increased, however, the technical-social context as well as the natural-environmental context were not used enough, as they constitute less than 10% of the activities. From these results, chemistry teachers should introduce a variety inquiry activities in chemistry curriculum for resolving those problems. Also, textbook developer should accommodate the results of research about science textbooks.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.190-197
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors which influence freshmen nursing students' problem solving abilities. Method: The data were collected from 119 students by means of self-reported questionnaires measuring problem solving abilities, critical thinking disposition, and self-directed learning, on March 7th and 11th, 2010. Result: For problem solving ability categories, the level of problem discovery was the highest followed by solution plan, problem definition, solution evaluation and solution implementation. The influencing factors on problem solving abilities of nursing students were critical thinking disposition, self-directed learning and gender. Conclusion: Using the results of this study as a foundation, nursing education curriculum should be comprised of critical thinking skills and self-directed skills for the improvement of nursing students' problem solving abilities. It is also recommended that further studies be conducted in order to investigate comprehensive curriculum designs that allow for maximum accumulation of these proficiencies.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.333-351
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• 2016

This study analyzed what STEAM elements, except mathematical content, are contained in 2009 revised elementary school 5th and 6th grade group mathematics textbooks. STEAM elements in the textbooks were examined by grade and by content area in the elementary school mathematics curriculum. The results were as follows. First, the number of STEAM elements in mathematics 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2 are 151(18.4%), 212(25.9%), 211(25.7%), 246(30.0%), respectively. The 6th Grade than in 5th Grade can be seen a few plenty. Second, the number of STEAM elements are different depending on the type of STEAM. The number of arts element is 617(75.2%) and this elements are seen the most. The number of representative art and cultural art is 445(54.3%) and 172(20.9%), respectively. The number of technology-engineering and science is 158(19.2%) and 45(5.5%), respectively. We need to developed to promote use of science element in next mathematics curriculum.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.89-97
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to design a system of web-based discovery learning and testify its effectiveness, in order to complement the difficulties of discovery learning considered to be hard to be applied to the school education because of shortage of time and materials, though discovery learning is one of inquiry learning emphasized in the 7th national curriculum of elementary science. As for the process of testifying, it compared the differences between comparative group with normal discovery learning model and experimental group with web-based system of discovery learning model, targeting the subject of extending spring among the 4th grade science. As a result, the experimental group achieved higher academic performance compared to the comparative group applied to the normal discovery learning model.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.45 no.4 s.115
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• pp.381-406
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• 2006

This work aims to investigate mathematics teachers' knowledge and belief on the high school probability and statistics. For this aim, two research questions are estabilished as follows. (1) How is mathematics teachers' knowledge on the main contents of the high school probability and statistics in the 7th mathematics curriculum? (2) What is mathematics teachers' belief on the high school probability and statistics? Survey and interviews were carried out to answer the above research questions. Subjects of the survey were 2 7mathematics teachers who were answered to questionnaire. Among them, 3 volunteers were chosen by provinces for in-depth interview. Research findings in mathematics teacher's knowledge are as follows. Firstly, mathematics teachers do not have much of mathematical knowledge on the newly added and changed contents of the high school probability and statistics in the 7th mathematics curriculum. Secondly, mathematics teachers do not change their teaching-learning method for probability and statistics. Thirdly, many teachers think that the use of technology and reconstruction of the textbooks are required in teaching and learning of the high school probability and statistics. But, they stick on their own way. Research findings in mathematics teachers' belief are as follows. Firstly, many mathematics teachers view the nature of statistics as a branch of the applied mathematics and put the value of high school probability and statistics on the practical usefulness, Secondly, many mathematics teachers think that understanding concepts and improving problem solving ability are the best method of the teaching and learning. Thirdly, many mathematics teachers think that high school probability and statistics textbooks should cause motivations and interests in order not to give up studying probability and statistics. It is expected that the above findings can be used to change teachers' teaching and learning methods and to improve teachers training program.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.57-69
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• 2001

A new initiative in the 7th curriculum of mathematics is the inclusion of spatial sense in geometry. The purpose of this study is threefold: a) to identify the concepts of spatial sense; b) to systematize the contents of spatial sense by analysis the curricular and texbooks; and c) to explore an effective way of teaching-leaning of spatial sense.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.536-545
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• 2005

The aim of this Study is to suggest regional learning methods using Landsat ETM and IKONOS images in the 7th Social Studies Curriculum in high school. In the program of 10 grade social studies, curriculum is constructed on the focus of conceptual learning, excluded in practice and activities on the regional learning. Regional learning, which is to goal understanding of regional environments and establishment of identities, is an essential part in student's field work and investigation activities, but with difficulties in application of schooling in the present curriculum, intended to propose substitute methods with satellite images. This study suggests learning methods for perception of region with the resolution of satellite images. The results of the study may help to extend learning and interests on the geography with practical application to GIS and RS.

• Hwankyungkyoyuk
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.70-81
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to analyze the status of new & renewable energy education in elementary school textbooks and to develop workbook related new & renewable energy education for elementary school students. The results of this study are as follows. First, in the result of contents analysis energy education and new & renewable energy education through textbooks on 7th elementary school curriculum, subjects including contents related energy are Disciplined Life, Intelligent Life, Moral Education, Social Studies, Science, and Practical Arts. Contents related new & renewable energy are taught $4{\sim}6th$ grades but the quantity and quality of contents are very poor. Second, this study developed workbook related new & renewable energy education for 5th and 6th grades. The workbook is organized with 5 themes that are the need of new & renewable energy, the definition and kinds of new & renewable energy, strengths and weakness of new & renewable energy development, a case of new & renewable energy, and the application of new & renewable energy to practical life. Third, to improve workbook developed, it was applied to 6th grade and then more appropriately modified. Based on the results, it suggests the following for new & renewable energy education. Energy education in elementary school must equally be taught through the all scope of energy education. To solve the energy problem, the content related new & renewable energy education should be included much more both quantity and quality. New & renewable energy education workbook developed in this study is expected to reinforce current textbooks that is being taught a little content of new & renewable energy education.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.21 no.2 s.30
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• pp.227-270
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• 2007

We described the overall explanation about R statistical package in Jang(2007). With referring the contents of the 7th national mathematics curriculum, we suggest the plan for applications of R package on probability and statistics education in elementary, middle and high school mathematics.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.49-56
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• 2008

It can be said that the feature of elementary education on Society studies is localization of all curriculum. Among them, the social curriculum of 3rd grade emphasizes on character of local and living experiences. Also the Society studies of 7th curriculum reform focused on new types of localization materials and way of practical using because of development on internet and computer communication, To correspond this need, this paper suggests regional learning system based on the web. which is designed for social studies of 3rd grade student to study Pyeongtaek-City, in Gyeonggi-do. Also, current school field education materials which is elementary 3rd grade localization supporting text can be used as well as it can be provided through the web educational system to support the needed localization materials for the students.