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Intuitive Knowledge of Percentages Prior to Learning

  • Rosenthal, Iris;Ilany, Bat-Sheva;Almog, Nava
    • Research in Mathematical Education
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.297-307
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    • 2009
  • This research examined intuitive knowledge of 6th grade students in Israel prior to the formal learning of percentages in school. In other words. the research investigated knowledge of basic concepts and familiarity with the usage of percentages in daily life. Results have shown that students are familiar with the concept of percentages and thai some students are able to handle simple problems composed of common percentages (50% and 25%). However, it was also found that many students had misconceptions that should be taken into account while the subject has been taught.

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3D Knowledge Retrieval for e-Learning Construction (이러닝 구축을 위한 3D 지식 검색)

  • Kim, Gui-Jung;Han, Jung-Soo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.10 no.7
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    • pp.63-69
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    • 2010
  • This research does focus on supporting all of formal, or informal learning at real time. From industry or education field, learning training is according to worker's current situation or business context. And according to worker's current situation, or business flow, 3D immersion knowledge visualization is effective in the individual ability and the learning progress For this, workers listen to compound knowledge coaching advices at real time. Therefore we developed the realistic 3D based knowledge retrieval method to identify and retrieve multidimensional relation easily.

Analysis of the Level of Mathematical Concepts in Middle School Science Textbooks and Students' Cognitive Levels: Focused on Chemistry and Biology of the 2015 Revised Curriculum (중학교 과학 교과서에서 요구하는 수학 관련 과학 개념의 수준 및 학생들의 인지 수준 분석: 2015 개정 교육 과정의 화학과 생물을 중심으로)

  • Heesun Yang;Hyang-rae Cho;Seong-Joo Kang
    • Journal of Science Education
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.15-30
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    • 2024
  • This study aimed to analyze students' cognitive levels and the cognitive demands of mathematical concepts related to science to understand why students struggle to comprehend scientific concepts and tend to avoid learning them. Initially, the mathematics and science curricula of the 2015 revised curriculum were examined to extract learning elements related to mathematics within middle school science content. The Curriculum Analysis Taxonomy (CAT) was then employed to analyze the cognitive levels required by the learning content. In the domain of chemistry, among a total of 20 learning elements related to mathematics, 12 required an understanding at the level of initial formal manipulation (3A), while 3 necessitated comprehension at the level of later formal manipulation (3B). It was noted that cognitive logic types such as proportional reasoning, mathematical manipulation, and measurement skills were prominently employed in elements corresponding to both 3A and 3B. As for biology, out of 7 learning elements related to mathematics, 3 required an understanding at the level of initial formal manipulation (3A), and 2 necessitated comprehension at the level of later formal manipulation (3B). Elements corresponding to both 3A and 3B in biology predominantly involved correlational logic, indicating a somewhat different cognitive challenge compared to the domain of chemistry. Considering that the average percentage of middle school students capable of formal thinking, as analyzed through the GALT short form, was 12.1% for the first year, 16.6% for the second year, and 29.3% for the third year, it can be concluded that the cognitive demands of mathematics-related chemistry and biology learning content are relatively high compared to students' cognitive levels.

Students' Informal Knowledge of Division in Elementary School Mathematics (자연수의 나눗셈에 관한 초등학교 학생의 비형식적 지식)

  • Park, Hyoun-Mi;Kang, Wan
    • Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.221-242
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    • 2006
  • For teaching division more effectively, it is necessary to know students' informal knowledge before they learned formal knowledge about division. The purpose of this study is to research students' informal knowledge of division and to analyze meaningful suggestions to link formal knowledge of division in elementary school mathematics. According to this purpose, two research questions were set up as follows: (1) What is the students' informal knowledge before they learned formal knowledge about division in elementary school mathematics? (2) What is the difference of thinking strategies between students who have learned formal knowledge and students who have not learned formal knowledge? The conclusions are as follows: First, informal knowledge of division of natural numbers used by grade 1 and 2 varies from using concrete materials to formal operations. Second, students learning formal knowledge do not use so various strategies because of limited problem solving methods by formal knowledge. Third, acquisition of algorithm is not a prior condition for solving problems. Fourth, it is necessary that formal knowledge is connected to informal knowledge when teaching mathematics. Fifth, it is necessary to teach not only algorithms but also various strategies in the area of number and operation.

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Selected Factors Associated with Formal and Informal Learning During the First Pregnancy (첫 임신 동안 정규와 비정규 학습과 관련되는 선택된 요소들)

  • Lee, Connie W.
    • Women's Health Nursing
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.446-458
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    • 2002
  • 목적: 현 연구는 6-12주된 첫 아기를 둔 여성 152명을 대상으로 첫 임신기간 동안 참여했던 정규와 비정규 학습활동의 정도와 범위를 알아보기 위해 시행된 것이다. 설계와 방법: 연구를 위한 정보수집을 위해 다측면의 자가선택 연구도구를 사용하였고 4가지 구성개념을 측정하였다: 독립변수로 학습에 대한 성향, 학습을 위한 사회적 지지, 임신에 대한 기대, 그리고 종속변수로서 첫 임신 동안 정규와 비정규 학습활동의 참여정도. 또한 일반적 특성으로는 6가지 변수(연령, 인종, 결혼상태, 교육정도, 직업유무, 가족의 수입)를 측정하였다. 3개의 독립변수와 1개의 종속변수사이의 이변량관계를 측정하기 위해 단순회귀분석을 시행하였다. 일반적 특성과 종속변수와의 관계는 t-Test, Point Biserial, Spearman Correlation Coefficients를 이용해 조사하였고 임신 중 학습을 위한 설명적 모델을 유도하기 위해 다중회귀분석을 사용하였다. 결과: 연구결과 3가지 이변량관계가 모두 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 나타났다: 학습에 대한 성향($r^2$=.17, p=.001), 사회적 지지($r^2$=.27, p=.0001), 그리고 기대($r^2$=.17, p=.0001). 교육정도와 결혼상태는 강한 설명력을 가졌고 연령, 인종, 직업유무와 가족의 수입은 통계적으로 유의하였으나 설명력이 약한 변수들이었다. 임상과의 관계: 이러한 결과는 임신 동안 여성의 학습욕구를 만족시키기를 바라는 성인대상의 교육자들 만큼이나 건강관리제공자들을 위한 실제적인 관련성을 보여주고 있으며 또한 중요한 생활사인 임신 동안 자발적인 학습을 하려는 성인을 이해하기 위한 이론적으로 유용한 모델을 제공한다.

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An In-Depth Understanding of Five Asian English Teachers' Beliefs

  • Shin, Soo-Jeong
    • English Language & Literature Teaching
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.103-124
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    • 2002
  • For the current study, five Asian English teachers participated in their case studies to investigate an in-depth understanding of their beliefs about teaching and learning English as a foreign language. Data were collected through structured and unstructured interviews, written documents, observations of teacher-participants' micro teaching, a research methodology journal and a self-reflection journal. This study described the beliefs that Asian English teachers brought to the teacher preparation program and examined to see if these teacher-participants who were involved in case studies perceived change in their beliefs. The study found that formal and informal learning experiences greatly shaped the way teacher-participants' beliefs about the way learning and teaching ought to be. In addition, early experiences of learning and teaching influenced teacher-participants' change in beliefs.

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Tao Xingzhi's School Establishment and Management Practice and Educational Thought of School Education (도행지(陶行知)의 학교 설립 및 운영을 통해 본 학교교육관 탐색)

  • Jin, Xianglan
    • Korean Educational Research Journal
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2018
  • This study aimed to extract Tao Xingzhi's (陶行知, 1891-1946) ideas about formal education by investigating his school establishment and management practices. Tao Xingzhi established and operated various schools to provide educational opportunities. The objective of his school establishment was to expand the range of subjects. Tao provided whole-person education at his schools, and the subject matter was based on his life education theory. Tao combined teaching, learning, and activity to reform the pedagogical process, and his school operations were institutionalized and democratically managed. These aspects were comprised of Tao's ideas about formal education. Tao's ideas might offer valuable implications for the development of formal education.

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Analysis of Level of Science Learning Concepts Presented in Life and Matter Fields of the 7th Grade Science Textbooks (7학년 과학 교과 생명 및 물질 영역의 과학 학습 개념의 수준 분석)

  • Shim, Kew-Cheol;Park, Jong-Seok;Kim, Hyun-Sup;Kim, Jae-Hyun;Park, Young-Chul;Ryu, Hai-Il
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.432-443
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    • 2002
  • This study is to investigate the level of science learning concepts presented in life and matter fields of the 7th science textbooks. 6 units were analysed; 'the structure of living things', 'digestion and circulation' and 'respiration and excretion' of life field, and 'three states of matter', 'molecular motion', 'a change of state and the energy' of matter field. The gross number of concepts was 305 in life field, and 73 in matter field of the 7th science textbooks. Among publishing companies, the number of concepts was a little difference. Much more concepts in life field were presented than those in matter field. Percentages of the number of concrete and formal concepts were 58% and 42% in life, and 14% and 86% in matter field. The ratio of the number of concrete versus formal concepts was different between life and matter field. Thus, it is implied that science learning concepts are presented considering cognitive level of learner, and unit and content are constructed on the basis of properties of science fields in developing science curriculum and textbooks.

Architectural Design Approach of New Medical Education Building Fit for Pedagogy Changes (미래 의학교육을 위한 의과대학 신축의 건축디자인 방향성)

  • Kim, Namju
    • Korean Medical Education Review
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.97-104
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    • 2015
  • This literature review explores relevant research and evaluation on pedagogy and physical learning spaces. This study also is intended to encourage discussion among stakeholders on the best medical school developments, in light of emerging learning trends relevant to their institutions. The study has revealed that new environments for learning are being designed or reshaped in response to changing pedagogical approaches, to incorporate new information technology, and to accommodate the changing abilities of new generations of learners. Formal teaching spaces for large groups with a 'sage on a stage' are becoming less common than smaller lecture rooms, although classrooms form a large component of universities and will continue to dominate in the future. However, the traditional layout of these spaces is being transformed to incorporate multiple learning modes. Classrooms should be profound places of revelation and discovery. A well-designed space has the ability to elevate discourse, encourage creativity, and promote collaboration. Within the classroom walls, a learning space should be as flexible as possible, not only because different teachers and classes require different configurations, but because in order to fully engage in learning, students need to transition between lectures, group study, presentations, discussions, and individual work time.

Utilization of SNS in Formal Education (정규 교육에서 SNS 활용 방안)

  • An, SangJin;Lee, YoungJun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2013.01a
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    • pp.161-164
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    • 2013
  • 현대 사회에서 SNS는 개인의 의견을 표출하는 수단으로 널리 활용되고 있다. 스마트기기의 보급은 SNS를 새로운 교육 환경으로 만들어주고 있고, 학습자는 SNS의 특성을 활용하여 여러 가지 생산적인 활동을 할 수 있다. SNS의 특성은 무형식 학습에 적합하지만 정규 교육에서도 학습자에 맞게 학습 형태를 구성한다면 학습에 유용하게 활용할 수 있다. 본 연구는 학습자의 지적수준과 SNS 활용 능력에 따라 정규 교육에서 SNS를 활용하는 교육 모델을 제시하고자 한다.

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