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Participatory Behaviors and Interactive Experiences at a Science Museum (과학관에서의 사용자 참여 행동과 상호작용적 경험)

  • Cho, Myung Eun;Kim, Mi Jeong
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.65-72
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    • 2016
  • In allowing visitors to manipulate objects or models with their hands, science museums can become informal education institutions. However, little research has been conducted analyzing the specific interactions of visitors at museums and the effects that specific characteristics of interactive exhibit have on visitors. This research classified exhibits according to the three characteristics: the presentation of concepts, interaction with exhibits and concept levels. Further, relationships among engagement behaviors, visitors'attraction to exhibits, and the holding power of exhibits were analyzed. Using the three characteristics, 55 exhibits were classified into five styles. The results suggest that intriguing content and novel interfaces, maximizing information on science and technology, should be developed for the educational purpose of encouraging visitors to engage in active learning with interactive exhibits. The results of this study provide useful data that planners, designers, and instructors of science museums can use to maximize visitors' participatory learning and interactions.

Astronomy Education in Planetarium

  • Baek, Chang Hyun
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.45.4-46
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    • 2016
  • 천체투영관은 과학관이나 천문교육 시설에서 관람객이나 피교육자가 많이 찾는 인기 시설 중 하나이며 연간 200만 명이 방문하는 비형식학습의 준비된 장소이다. 현재 국내에 운영되고 있는 약 80여개의 천체투영관들은 대부분 별자리 해설과 돔영상물 상영, 과학콘서트, 천체관음악회, 전문가 강연 등의 프로그램을 운영하고 있다. 이제 국내에서도 설계된 비형식 학습 환경을 갖춘 천체투영관을 천문학 교육에 효율적으로 활용할 수 있도록 학교교육과 연계된 프로그램을 개발하고 운영하는 방안이 연구되어야 한다. 해외 과학관에서 운영되고 있는 비형식 과학교육과 학교 과학교육의 연계 프로그램의 사례 등을 조사하고 국내 천체투영관에서 활용할 수 있는 천문학 교육 연계 프로그램을 개발하는 것이 시급하다. 이번 발표에서는 개편된 교육과정이 반영된 연계 프로그램에 대해 소개하고 천체투영관을 천문학 교육에 효율적으로 활용할 수 있는 방안에 대해 관계자들의 의견을 듣고자 한다.

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Two New Marine Sponges of the Genus Halichondria (Halichondrida: Halichondriidae) from Uljin, Korea

  • Kang, Dong-Won;Sim, Chung-Ja
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.19-23
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    • 2011
  • Two new marine sponges, Halichondria jangseungenesis n. sp. and H. nagokenesis n. sp., of the family Halichondriidae, were collected from Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea by SCUBA diving during the period from Apr 2007 to Aug 2007. Based on their spicule composition and skeletal structure, H. jangseungenesis n. sp. appears to have a close similarity with H. panicea (Pallas, 1766); however, they differ in length of spicule. The spicule length of oxea of H. jangseungenesis n. sp. is shorter than that of H. panicea. Based on their spicule composition and growth form, H. nagokenesis n. sp. is quite similar to H. cylindrata Tanita and Hoshino, 1989; however, but they differ in length of spicule. The spicule length of oxea of H. nagokenesis n. sp. is longer than that of H. cylindrata.

Taxonomic Status of Silpha perforata(Coleoptera: Silphidae) from Jejudo Is., Korea (제주도산 넓적송장벌레 (딱정벌레목: 송장벌레과) 에 대한 분류학적 검토)

  • Cho, Young-Bok;Park, Sei-Woong;Massaki Nishikawa;Kwon, Yong-Jung
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.63-71
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    • 2004
  • The clustering analysis and comparison of male genitalia of Silpha perforata complex were carried out to decide the taxonomic status of the population from Jejudo Is., Korea. One hundred and five individuals from Korea, Japan, and China were examined for the present study. Based on the result, the population of Jejudo Is. was treated as intraspecies of Silpha perforata with a morphological variation.

A Taxonomic Review of the Genus Athalia (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae: Athaliinae) from South Korea

  • Park, Bia;Choi, Jin-Kyung;Wei, Meicai;Lee, Jong-Wook
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.100-111
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    • 2017
  • The species of the genus Athalia Leach from South Korea are reviewed. Six species are listed, one of which is a new record from South Korea (Athalia tanaoserrula Chu and Wang). In South Korean Athalia, we were not able to find any specimens of A. kashmirensis Benson, while many specimens identified as such were a misidentifications of A. tanaoserrula. Therefore, we think that A. kashmirensis should be excluded from the faunal list of South Korea. A key to the species of South Korean Athalia, diagnosis, photographs of the diagnostic characters, distribution and recorded hosts for each species are also provided.

Pollination of Cleisostoma scolopendrifolium (Orchidaceae) by megachilid bees and determinants of fruit set in southern South Korea

  • Son, Hyun-Deok;Im, Hyoung-Tak;Choi, Sei-Woong
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.9-13
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    • 2019
  • We investigated the pollinators of Centipede's foot orchid (Cleisostoma scolopendrifolium) at five locations in southern Korea. Only one species of megachilid bee (Megachile yasumatsui) was observed at three of the sites (Mokpo, Haenam, and Wando). We assumed that the megachilid bee worked as a sole pollinator of C. scolopendrifolium based on the visiting behavior of the bees the attached pollinia. Fruits were observed at the three locations that bees visited: 74% fruit set at Mokpo, 59% at Wando, and 31% at Haenam. By contrast, at two of the locations where megachilid bees did not visit the plants (Naju and Jindo), there were no fruits set. The differences in fruit set rates at the three orchid populations where bees were observed appear to be related to bee abundance and flower visitation rate rather than to differences in flower abundance. The pollination interaction between C. scolopendrifolium and megachilid bees appears to involve sexual deception since only male bees were attracted to the flowers. The underlying mechanism involved in this interaction needs investigation.

Scutellaria krasevii Kom. & I. Schischk. ex Juz. (Lamiaceae): a new record species from Mongolia

  • BAZARRAGCHAA, Badamtsetseg;BATDELGER, Gantuya;SHAGDAR, Darijmaa;PAEK, Woon Kee;LEE, Joongku
    • Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.198-201
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    • 2019
  • We report Scutellaria krasevii Kom. & I. Schischk. ex Juz. (subfamily Scutellarioideae, family Lamiaceae) as a new recorded species of Mongolia. This species is morphologically similar to S. galericulata but can be differentiated by the presence of comparatively thick and triangular-cordate leaves having a heteromerously deep-crenate margin, a densely reclinate pubescent stem, and a densely pubescent corolla. A taxonomic description, a key to the genus in Mongolia, habit photographs, and scanning electron photomicrographs of nutlets are provided for species identification. We also present a table for a comparison of the diagnostic characteristics with those of related species. This species grows along the banks of the Unit river, Khutag-Undur soum, Bulgan province, Mongolia, approximately 2,300 km far away from the type locality in Russia.

Two New Records of Scopula (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea

  • Choi, Sei-Woong;Shin, Yoo-Hang;Kim, Sung-Soo
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.81-83
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    • 2021
  • Two species of Scopula, S. asthena Inoue, 1943 and S. tenuisocius Inoue, 1942, were newly recorded from Korea. Scopula asthena can be distinguished by the bipectinate male antennae and whitish wings with four blackish dots on each wing. This species is similar to S. superior (Butler, 1878) but differs in the large blackish discal dots on both wings. Scopula tenuisocius can be distinguished by its whitish forewing with light grayish, dentate antemedial line, short-line shaped discal dot and line light grayish, weakly rounded, dentate postmedial line, and whitish hindwing with a blackish discal dot and light grayish, undulating medial lines. Scopula tenuisocius is similar to S. floslactata (Haworth, 1809) but the species can be distinguished by the thinner and blackish subterminal line of the forewing that appears minutely dentate along the line. To date, 41 species of the genus Scopula are known in Korea.

An Exploratory Study of the Experience and Practice of Participating in Paper Circuit Computing Learning: Based on Community of Practice Theory

  • JANG, JeeEun;KANG, Myunghee;YOON, Seonghye;KANG, Minjeng;CHUNG, Warren
    • Educational Technology International
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.131-157
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    • 2017
  • The purposes of the study were to investigate the participation of artists in paper circuit computing learning and to conduct an in-depth study on the formation and development of practical knowledge. To do this, we selected as research participants six artists who participated in the learning program of an art museum, and used various methods such as pre-open questionnaires, participation observation, and individual interviews to collect data. The collected data were analyzed based on community of practice theory. Results showed that the artists participated in the learning based on a desire to use new technology or find a new work production method for interacting with their audiences. In addition, the artists actively formed practical knowledge in the curriculum and tried to apply paper circuit computing to their works. To continuously develop the research, participants formed a study group or set up a practical goal through planned exhibitions. The results of this study can provide implications for practical approaches to, and utilization of, paper circuit computing.

Five new species of genus Hyattella (Dictyoceratida: Spongiidae) from Korea

  • Young A Kim;Kyung Jin Lee
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.32-40
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    • 2024
  • Five new species of the genus Hyattella (Dictyoceratida: Spongiidae) were collected from Jejudo and Gageodo, Korea: Hy. gukheulensis n. sp., Hy. regularis n. sp., Hy. lenis n. sp., Hy. membrana n. sp., and Hy. asper n. sp. Hyattella gukheulensis n. sp. is similar to Hy. munseomensis Sim et al., 2015 in shape, but differs in skeletal structure. Hyattella regularis n. sp. is close to Hy. bakusi Sim et al., 2015 but differs in regular secondary fibres at the surface membrane. Hyattella lenis n. sp. is unique by having numerous windings at the surface. Hyattella membrana n. sp. is similar to Hy. bakusi Sim et al., 2015 in shape, but differs in surface and skeletal fibres. Hyattella asper n. sp. is close to Hy. lendenfeldi Sim and Lee, 2014 in skeletal fibres, but differs in thin secondary fibres. This new species has numerous dense cored primary fibres.