• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.17-26
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• 2009

This paper is experimental study to inspect effects of problem solving ability and programming interest using Pico Cricket of the educational robot. The programming learning which is regarded as the very core of information subject improves problem solving ability. But the programming teaming does not display the effects properly, because the programming learning studies a grammar manual. The educational robot has the advantage to approach the programming learning easily for containing entertainment. The Pico Cricket of the educational robot has the advantage not to induce competition but to compose a cooperative learning environment. Also, the Pico Cricket is able to be had interest of programming learning to girl students, because the Pico Cricket is able to suggest life-centered and cooperative contents which girl students like. Accordingly, This paper is study which the programming learning using Pico Cricket affects the problem solving ability and programming interest and men and women's comparison study.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.217-226
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• 2012

This study intends to analyse the programming class with visual-basic, scratch and pico-cricket in elementary school. The study analyses cognitive domain by creativity tests and instructional process by student task engagement and the required factor of student's activity-nowadays, a lot of encouragement of learning use-. According to the result, The creativity of groups who use three teaching aid improves, but it hasn't any meaning. according to the student task engagement analysis by instructional process, According to the student task engagement analysis by instructional process, The concentration of group that uses pico-cricket and scratch falls down a little, but The concentration of group that uses visual-basic falls down remarkably. At last, according to the result of the required factor of student's activity, scratch and pico-cricket spend time discussing and programming, but visual-basic spends time correcting coding error. But pico-cricket spends much time preparing teaching aid or checking instrument, so this fact has to reflect when teacher plans his class. Through this fact, scratch and pico-cricket are better than visual basic as effective teaching aid when teacher teaches programming.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.467-470
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 다양한 지식을 습득 및 응용하는 데 한계가 있으며, 급격한 사회의 변화를 수용할 수 없는 기존의 분과학문체제의 문제를 해결하기 위해 미래핵심 성장동력인 로봇을 활용하여 학문융합교육 프로그램을 설계하는데 있다. 이를 통해 초 중등정보통신기술교육(ICT)운영지침의 폐지로 학교에서 사양화 되는 컴퓨터교육의 중요성을 부각시키고, 창의성과 융합을 강조하는 2009년 개정교육과정의 창의적 체험활동에서 자연스럽게 활용되기 위함이다. 이에 교육용 로봇인 피코 크리켓을 활용한 학문융합교육 프로그램 교수 학습 모형의 설계를 통해 다양한 영역 및 교과에 적용하는 기초가 되고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.229-232
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• 2011

초등학생들의 학습에서 학생들이 알고 있는 지식을 이용하여 Project를 해결해가면 그 과정에서 지식이 살아있게 되고 지식이 더 깊어질 것이다. 주입식으로 지식을 알아가기보다 스스로 과제를 해결해가면서 무엇을 알고 무엇을 모르는지 스스로 깨닫고 알아가는 학습이 필요하다. PBL학습은 프로젝트를 해결하기 위해 학생들이 자기주도적으로 이끌어가는 학습이다. Piaget의 인지발달이론에서 구체적조작기에 해당하는 초등학생시기에는 직접 만질 수 있는 학습도구인 교육용로봇이 효과가 있을 것이다. 이에 교육용로봇인 피코크리켓을 활용하여 PBL학습프로그램을 개발하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.121-128
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• 2015

This study aimed to investigate the effects of an unplugged robot education system capable of computerless coding education. Specifically, this study compared this education system with PicoCricket, an educational robot that can also be used with elementary students in lower grades, using assessment tools on perceived usefulness and ease. Using random sampling and randomized assignment for more objective validation, 30 participants were assigned to the unplugged robot education system group (experimental group) and 30 participants were assigned to the PicoCricket group (control group), for a total of 60 study participants. The research procedure included verification of the equivalence of the two groups by conducting a pretest after a 2-hour basic training session on algorithms and programming. The experimental and control groups learned the same content using different educational tools in accordance with software training guidelines for a total of 12 hours. Then, the difference in perceived usefulness and ease between the two groups was examined using a post-treatment test. The study results showed that scores on both dependent variables, perceived usefulness and perceived ease, were significantly higher in the experimental group than the control group. Moreover, scores on all sub-variables of the dependent variables were significantly higher in the experimental group than the control group. These results suggest that learners using the unplugged robot education system found it more useful and easier to use than learners using the existing educational robot, PicoCricket. This study's findings are significant, as according to the technology acceptance model, the perceived usefulness and ease of an educational tool are important variables that determine the acceptance of the tool (i.e., persistence of learning).

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.475-478
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• 2010

본 연구는 프로그래밍 학습에서 교육용 로봇인 피코크리켓을 활용하여 동료지도학습을 실시하고 학업성취와 교우관계에 미치는 영향에 대해서 효과를 검증하는 실험연구이다. 프로그래밍 학습은 다양한 학습효과에도 불구하고 문법의 어려움과 학습내용의 어려움 때문에 그 효과를 제대로 발휘하지 못하고 있다. 그러나 교육용 로봇에서 사용하는 프로그래밍 언어는 입문자를 배려한 프로그래밍 방법을 사용하여 학습자가 쉽게 다가갈 수 있는 요소가 있다. 한편 프로그래밍 교육은 타 학습내용에 비해 수준별 학습이 더욱 요구되는 학습내용으로서 일제식 수업방법으로는 지도의 어려움이 많다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 교육용 로봇을 활용하여 프로그래밍 교육을 동료지도학습법으로 실시하고 이의 학업성취와 교우관계에 미치는 영향을 탐색해 보는 연구를 설계하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2012.01a
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• pp.127-130
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• 2012

수학은 기초학문으로서 합리성과 창의성을 기르는 중요한 과목이다. 하지만 학생들에게는 어렵고 두려운 과목으로 되어가는 게 현실이다. 한편 STEM은 학문 간의 벽을 허물고 서로 융합하여 과학, 수학, 공학, 기술 등의 과목에 흥미도를 높이기 위한 대안적 교육이다. STEM교육의 도구로 로봇이 효과적인 것으로 연구되어 있다. 따라서 STEM 기반의 로봇교육을 하여 수학에 대한 흥미도를 높이고자 수학학습프로그램을 개발하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.83-90
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• 2010

In this paper, we developed the program related green growth based Educational-Robot in the framework of Convergence for the community child welfare centers' children who are in poverty and broken homes as the way to enhance the competitiveness about education and a solution to cope with actively about the main tasks of the state for human resources in the future. Through the program developed, it has been verified the impact on the energy saving attitude. According to this result, it has been proved that convergence study program linked green growth for children of community welfare child center is effective to energy saving attitude. Through it, it is expected to help to meet the educational needs of the community child welfare centers' children.