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Using Online IT-Industry Courses in Computer Sciences Specialists' Training

  • Yurchenko, Artem;Drushlyak, Marina;Sapozhnykov, Stanislav;Teplytska, Alina;Koroliova, Larysa;Semenikhina, Olena
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.11
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    • pp.97-104
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    • 2021
  • The authors provide characteristics of the open educational platforms, classification and quantitative analysis regarding the availability of IT courses, teaching language, thematic directions on the following platforms: Coursera, EdX, Udemy, MIT Open Course Ware, OpenLearn, Intuit, Prometheus, UoPeople, Open Learning Initiative, Open University of Maidan (OUM). The quantitative analysis results are structured and visualized by tables and diagrams. The authors propose to use open educational resources (teaching, learning or research materials that are in the public domain or released with an intellectual property license that allows free use, adaptation, and distribution) for organization of independent work; for organization of distance or correspondence training; for professional development of teachers; for possibility and expediency of author's methods dissemination in the development of their own courses and promoting them on open platforms. Post-project activities are considered in comparing the courses content of one thematic direction, as well as studying the experience of their attending on different platforms.

Exploring Teachers' Perceived Beliefs regarding Teaching Practice based on Lesson Study Context

  • Changsri, Narumon;Inprasitha, Maitree;Pattanajak, Auijit
    • Research in Mathematical Education
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.67-77
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    • 2012
  • This study aimed to explore teachers' perceived beliefs regarding teaching practice in the context of three-year Professional Development Project (ProDev) implementing lesson study incorporating Open Approach. The data were collected through questionnaire distributing to the teachers in three schools. Qualitative data were collected through participatory observation on teaching practice and interviewing members of lesson study team. The findings revealed that teacher's perceived beliefs regarding teaching practice could be categorized into three categories according to 3 phases of lesson study as the followings: 1) Perceived beliefs related to collaboratively designing research lessons 2) Perceived beliefs related to collaboratively observing their friend teaching the research lesson 3) Perceived beliefs related to collaboratively doing post-discussion or reflection on the activities of the two phases.

An Analysis of Open Inquiry Activities Elementary School Students Want to Conduct (초등학생들이 선정한 자유탐구활동 주제 분석)

  • Park, Jong-Sun;Song, Young-Wook;Kim, Beom-Ki
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.143-152
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the contents of open inquiry activities of the newly revised 2007 National curriculum for each grade level and to teach open inquiry activities and selection of rational inquiry activities. For this study, 470 elementary students in Seoul, ranging from 3rd to 6th grades were surveyed. The experiment plans written by students were analyzed based on the analysis criteria. These criteria consisted of the reason for the selection, type, and suitability of open inquiry activities. The reason for selecting open inquiry activities were analyzed according to the reason why they want to conduct the activity, degree of getting help and the object of getting help. The types of the open inquiry activities were analyzed according to the field of inquiry, the inquiry method and the period of inquiry. Suitability of the open inquiry activities were analyzed according to the reason of suitability or unsuitability.

An Analysis on the Responses and the Behavioral Characteristics between Mathematically Promising Students and Normal Students in Solving Open-ended Mathematical Problems (수학 영재교육 대상 학생과 일반 학생의 개방형 문제해결 전략 및 행동 특성 분석)

  • Kim, Eun-Hye;Park, Man-Goo
    • Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.19-38
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the responses and the behavioral characteristics between mathematically promising students and normal students in solving open-ended problems. For this study, 55 mathematically promising students were selected from the Science Education Institute for the Gifted at Seoul National University of Education as well as 100 normal students from three 6th grade classes of a regular elementary school. The students were given 50 minutes to complete a written test consisting of five open-ended problems. A post-test interview was also conducted and added to the results of the written test. The conclusions of this study were summarized as follows: First, analysis and grouping problems are the most suitable in an open-ended problem study to stimulate the creativity of mathematically promising students. Second, open-ended problems are helpful for mathematically promising students' generative learning. The mathematically promising students had a tendency to find a variety of creative methods when solving open-ended problems. Third, mathematically promising students need to improve their ability to make-up new conditions and change the conditions to solve the problems. Fourth, various topics and subjects can be integrated into the classes for mathematically promising students. Fifth, the quality of students' former education and its effect on their ability to solve open-ended problems must be taken into consideration. Finally, a creative thinking class can be introduce to the general class. A number of normal students had creativity score similar to those of the mathematically promising students, suggesting that the introduction of a more challenging mathematics curriculum similar to that of the mathematically promising students into the general curriculum may be needed and possible.

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IT Center Based Module Type for 3year Multi-semester Education System (IT 센터기반 모듈형 3년 다학기제 교육시스템)

  • Choi Kyu-Hoon
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.42-53
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    • 2002
  • This paper has checked the position and roles of IT(Information Technology) for future society greeting the open campus in 21 century. The idea was focused 'how to construct IT manpower growing system for electronics related departments that are expected to lead the whole industries in 30 years. The problem how to grow competitive manpower and to receive the necessity of industries flexibly is hot issue for the various education system and it should be linked to career education. Also it is very important element how to realize practically open campus education in the lifelong vocational society. This theme has described the organization between IT related department and school for the functional realization of the center (laboratory) based module type muti semester education system, and has proposed an unique direction of the education development that is shown the relationship between virtual education and open education system suitable for new era. Especially it has depicted the idea how to cooperate with virtual education and lifelong education system through 'CIMTL(Center for Information Media Technology Learning)'.

Analysis of Elementary Teachers' and Students' Views about Difficulties on Open Science Inquiry Activities (초등학교 과학과 자유탐구 활동에서 교사와 학생이 겪는 어려움 분석)

  • Shin, Hyun-Hwa;Kim, Hyo-Nam
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.262-276
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the elementary teachers' views and students' views about the difficulties in teaching and learning on open inquiry activities of elementary school science. Semi-structured interviews were conducted individually with three elementary teachers who have serviced more than three years, and with twenty four elementary students attending schools located in Cheongju City. And their anecdotes were collected and analyzed. The interview questions were developed through Seidman's steps to acquire the reliability in the interview data. From the interviews and anecdotes, we found that elementary teachers' views about the difficulties of teaching open inquiry activities: the difficulties of teaching in finding inquiry problem and planning inquiry, the difficulties of managing group activities, the difficulties of managing class hours for inquiry, the lack of the students' inquiry abilities, and problems on students' affective characteristics. And the students have the views about the difficulties in doing open inquiry activities: the difficulties of finding inquiry problem and planning inquiry, being unaccustomed to write reports, the troubles with investigating, problems on affective characteristics, the difficulties of joining in a group, and the lack of inquiry abilities. The teachers give suggestions for effective application of the open inquiry activities: first, the teachers must encourage students' emotion and will in doing open inquiry activities, second, there must be the steady inquiry teaching and learning in ordinary elementary science classes. Based on the results, this study suggested that elementary teachers should concern specially about students' being unaccustomed to write reports and the troubles in doing scientific investigation.

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Direction for the Reform of Liberal Education in Engineering in an Era of Convergence (융합시대 공학교양 교육개혁의 방향과 과제)

  • Han, Kyong-hee;Ko, Dong-hyun;Choi, Moon-hee
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.14-25
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    • 2016
  • This study deals with how liberal education in engineering could be positioned properly in an era of convergence. Disciplines of Engineering has long been focusing on engineer as a 'technical profession' and the liberal education as an accessory to major study has been left behind. Under this understanding, the topic of 'convergence' in the 21th century engineering is hardly to find its way to the establishment into engineering education. This study suggests a direction for the reform of liberal education in engineering, which is expected to overcome the distinction between professional and non-professional aligned with major education and liberal one. For the reform, introducing and developing contents and methodologies considering convergence would open the door of engineering education to interdisciplinary study and to 'open-profession'. Next, the problem solving model in education will be very effective for learners to define the problem, to utilize various knowledges and to lead to meaningful solution. Lastly, we emphasize the changing context of liberal education and it is necessary to integrate 'technology literacy' into liberal education in relation to major study.

Comparison of Awareness about Educational Environment in Open Education of Elementary Schools - Concentrated on the Analysis of Teacher's Awareness - (열린교육 지향의 초등학교 교육환경 의식비교 - 교사들의 의식분석을 중심으로 -)

  • Jeong, Joo-Seong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.49-56
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    • 1998
  • This study aims to estimate the educational environment associated with various learning activities and to compare the differences of each characteristics appeared on the interviews and questions of teachers performing open education. The results were shown to the 5 groups differed from each other by the awareness analysis on their educational environment. According to the analyzed results, firstly, team teaching. applied living factor, unit learning factor, managemental factor, general public factor and assisting managemental factor were influential successively on the degree of satisfaction of teachers to the educational environment in open education of elementary schools. Secondly, to compare the relative differences between the groups, GLM was done. Most factors were significant only in the group of attached school and showed a partial significance in the grade in charge, gender and age.

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Implementing Effective Blended Learning Engineering Education using Open Source Products (오픈소스를 활용한 효과적 공학 교육의 블렌디드 러닝 구현 방법)

  • Ho, Won
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2006
  • On-line education is activated in many knowledge domains and institutions, the effectiveness is under the question. Even though the role of e-moderator for on-line course is very important, but this role has been abandoned both by instructor and course administrator. On the other hand, open source solutions have made it possible to implement on-line for free of charge, but not many people know how to use it. This paper describes how to install open source on-line learning environment and how to administrate learning by being a good e-moderator. Moodle is selected as an implementing LMS(Learning Management System). The environment is installed and serving well for teaching two engineering education subjects: JAVA and Electrical Machines. The practical tips for installment and administration are presented with examples.

Competency Gap in the Labor Market: Evidence from Vietnam

  • LE, Quan Thai Thuong;DOAN, Tam Ho Dan;NGUYEN, Quyen Le Hoang Thuy To;NGUYEN, Doang Thi Phuc
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.9
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    • pp.697-706
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    • 2020
  • The relationship between education and work is of the greatest concern to individuals and society because they are the key drivers of growth and development. In the context of Industry 4.0, labor and educators are facing the challenges of big changes in the workplace. How to prepare undergraduate students for the world of employment has become the most important mission of higher education providers. This paper explored the competency gap in the labor market in Vietnam from the perspective of employees who have been dissatisfied with the current status. First, a qualitative method with the Delphi technique was applied to confirm this consensus in an employees' competency model. Then, the satisfaction level for each competency criterion was explored by applying the advance quantitative method, namely, best non-fuzzy performance approach. Lifelong learning was ranked first, followed by creativity and innovation, foreign languages, expertise and digitalization, adaptability, and finally, organizing and managing ability. Critical thinking and problem-solving were perceived to have the biggest gap. The order of competency satisfaction is useful in explaining the mismatch between education quality and labor market demand. The findings provide valuable guidelines for education managers who seek to bridge the competency gap and improve education quality.