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The Effect of STEM Integration Education Using Educational Robot on Academic Achievement and Subject Attitude (교육용 로봇을 활용한 STEM 통합교육이 학업성취, 교과태도에 미치는 효과)

  • Song, Jeong-Beom;Lee, Tae-Wuk
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.11-22
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of the research is examine the effect of STEM integration education using educatinal robot on academic achievement and subject Attitude of mathematics and science. The participants were 73 students of two classes, sampled from 6th graders of an elementary school. They were divided into a control group who learned a traditional mathematics and sciences education based textbooks and an experimental group who learned STEM integration education using educational robot during 12 sessions. The results are summarized as follows : First, there is a significant difference in academic achievement between two groups. STEM integration education using educational robot based group accomplished higher achievement than textbook based instruction group. Especially, post test analyzes results on the three factors of academic achievement, knowledge, understanding and adaptation, indicate statistically meaningful difference between two groups in understanding and adaptation area except knowledge area. Second, it shows that it greatly affected a positive influence on experimental group's attitude toward subjects in affective area. So we can expect STEM integration education using educational robot to be an alternative for stimulating children's higher learning interest on mathematics and science subject.

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A Development of IAAI Teaching Strategy and It's Application to Elementary Science Lesson (IAAI 수업전략의 개발과 초등 과학수업에의 적용)

  • Lee, Jong-Hwa;You, Pyoung-Kil;Lee, Hyeong-Cheol
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.352-363
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a proper teaching strategy to raise students' interests and creative problem-solving ability in science. And the result of applying this developed teaching strategy to elementary science lesson were compared with that of traditional science lesson. For comparison, two classes of $5^{th}$ grade in S elementary school in B city were selected. After pre-test, one class, experimental group, took a science lesson applying developed teaching strategy and other class, comparative group, took a traditional science lesson. After respective lesson, two classes did post test. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. First, IAAI(Interest-Activities-Attainment-Initiation) teaching strategy was developed. IAAI teaching strategy was composed of 4 stages which were (1)interest in science, (2)science experiment activities, (3)attainment to science knowledge, (4)initiation of creative thinking and 4 stages were progressed in serial order in science lesson. Second, after lessons, the experimental group achieved higher mark in the test of science academic achievement than the comparative group and it was statistically meaningful difference. Third, after lessons, the experimental group was more improved in science-related attitudes than the comparative group and it was statistically meaningful difference. Fourth, after the lesson, the experimental group was more improved than the comparative group in the creativity test and the difference was statistically meaningful.

The Effect of Small-Scale Chemistry(SSC) Lab Program in High School Science Classes (Small-Scale Chemistry(SSC)를 적용한 고등학교 과학 수업의 효과)

  • Hong, Hun-Gi;Yu, Mi-Hyeon;Yun, Hui-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.256-262
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    • 2006
  • purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Small-Scale Chemistry(below SSC) Lab Program on academic achievement and science-related affective domain of high school students. For this study, SSC Lab Program was developed on the basis of analyzing the chemistry part of the high school science textbook in the 7th curriculum. The experimental group was received SSC experiment lessons(below SSC group), and the comparison group was received traditional lessons. According to the result of this study, there was a significant difference (p<.01) between a SSC group and a comparison group in academic achievement. Also, there were significant differences in science-related affective domain, especially interest and scientific attitude. It showed that SSC Lab Program was more effective to improve the academic achievement and science-related affective domain. Student perceptions on SSC Lab Program were also discussed. Majority of students thought that SSC lab program was an effective and interesting way in science study.

The Present Status and Outcomes of Adaption of Science Teacher System in Elementary School (초등학교에서 과학과 전담제의 실태와 적용 효과)

  • Kim Jeongkil;Kim Suckjoong;Song Pansup;Han Kwanglea;Choi Dosung;Mun Dusuck
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.21-29
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    • 2005
  • This study is purposed to research the present status and outcomes of adaption of science teacher system in elementary school. The subjects of this study are science teachers, schoolmasters, science supervisors, and 3rd$\~$6th grade students in western office of board of education, Gwangju Metropolitan city. It was found that there are 264 teachers who teach one subject and only two of them were science teachers. In elementary schools, most classroom teachers didn't want to be science teachers and schoolmasters or science supervisors could not afford to adapt science teacher system. After applying science teacher system to 3$\~$6th grade students during one school year, many students were improved in academic achievement and inquiring ability, and they have increased of interest and participation in science activities. This means that science class by science teacher is more effective than that by classroom teacher. Therefore, science teacher system should enlarge to science class in elementary school.

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A study on transition of programming academic achievement for H/W majors (하드웨어 전공자들의 프로그래밍 학업성취도 추이에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Seung-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.501-512
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to improve the academic achievement of H/W majors. Firstly, this paper proposes the educational case study that develops the learner's ability, increases the interest in the unfavorable programming fields for the H/W majors, and plans to raise employment rate of programming. Secondly, this paper presents the future teaching method on programming driving improvement for the employment rate on the basis of the department's special characteristics and the actual circumstances in the field of the H/W. Lastly, this paper suggests the promising pedagogical method for educating programming by using a survey and the case studies.

Promoting Word-of-Mouth communication: The moderating role of leisure sport social media

  • KIM, Min-Soo;Kim, Miok;HUR, Seung-Eun;SEO, Myung-Seok;SEO, Won-Jae
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.61-72
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: Usage of leisure-sport social media would lengthen and strengthen the effects of positive event experiences on WOM behavior. This study is to examine the extent to which leisure sport social media use has the moderating potential to enhance the direction of the relationship between post-event emotions and event WOM behavior. Research design, data and methodology: A running event located in a major metropolitan area in the southeastern United States was selected. Participants of the running events completed the survey. Descriptive analysis and correlations between primary variables of interest were conducted. To examine interactions within the context of moderated regression, a hierarchical regression analysis was employed. Results: The results confirmed direct effects of a sense of achievement and event satisfaction on event WOM intention, supporting H 1 and H2. In specific, result revealed that the amount of time spending on social media for running content moderated the effect of a sense of achievement on event WOM intention, supporting H3, however, H4 was rejected. Conclusions: There are managerial implications of these results, particularly which pertain to how organizers may be able to use perceived benefits (i.e., a sense of achievement and satisfaction) and social media to increase positive WOM intention.

The Effects of Science Question Enhancement Instruction on the Science Question Level and Achievement of Middle School Students (질문 강화 수업이 중학생들의 질문 수준과 학업 성취도에 미치는 영향)

  • Chung, Young-Lan;Bae, Jae-Hee
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.872-881
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    • 2002
  • Student questioning is included in the priority of science literacy, to enable students to solve problems by exploring questions, communicating and constructing knowledge(AAAS, 1989). Also, the essence of student questioning in science lies in its function as a link between thinking and learning. But educators did not pay much attention to students' questioning in Korea. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of science question enhancement instruction on students' science questioning level and achievement. Also, this study showed the effects of other variables(logical thinking, science achievement, interest, and gender) on students' science questioning level. The pretest-posttest control group design group design was used. The sample was consisted of 80 second grade middle school students in experimental group(Science question enhancement instruction) and 74 students in control group(Traditional learning). Students in both groups were received identical content instruction on the unit 'Structures and functions of plant'. These groups were treated for 15 hours during 6 weeks. Students' questions were rated using the four levels described by the Middle School Students' Science Question Rating Scale(r= .96,)(Cuccio-Schirripa & Steinner, 2000). Science achievement data were collected using a 17 item multiple choice test(Cronbach ${\alpha}$= .84). To investigate students' logical thinking ability, a abridged GALT(Cronbach ${\alpha}$= .69) was used. Five-way ANOVA, ANCOVA, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the results. The results indicated that students who received instruction on researchable questioning outperformed those students who were not instructed on high-order questioning(p< .01). Results of correlations indicated that instruction(r= .640), science achievement(r= .311) and logical thinking ability(r= .212) was significantly and positively related with students' questioning level. But, interest and gender did not show any significant correlation with students' questioning level. Science question enhancement instruction was more effective on science achievement than the traditional instruction(p< .01).

The Effect of Educational Contextual Variables on Fourth Grade Students' Mathematics Achievement in East Asian Countries (초등학생 수학 성취도에 영향을 미치는 교육맥락변인에 대한 동아시아 5개국 비교)

  • Choi, Ji Sun;Sang, Kyongah
    • Education of Primary School Mathematics
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.167-180
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    • 2019
  • This study analyzed the effects of the educational contextual variables on fourth grade students' mathematics achievement in five East Asian countries(Singapore, Hong Kong Taiwan, Japan and Korea) using TIMSS 2015 data. There are four findings of this study. The first is that the common student-home-level variables that give significant influence on the mathematics achievement in all 5 countries are 'Home resources for learning' and 'Parents' educational expectations'. But 'Literacy and numeracy activities before entering a school' and 'Parents' attitude for mathematics and science' are not common variables. The second is that 'Students' interest in math learning' gave significant influence on the mathematics achievement of in all 5 countries. The third is that 'Teaching limited by student needs' does not give significant influence on the math achievement in Korea, Taiwan, and Japan but in Singapore and Hong Kong. The fourth is that 'Student economic background' gave more significant influence in Korea, Taiwan, and Japan than Singapore and Hong Kong. Suggestions to improve elementary school mathematics teaching and learning are discussed in the conclusion.

A Study on the Operation Effectiveness of Library and Information Science Course Using Blended Learning (블렌디드 러닝을 적용한 문헌정보학 전공 교과목 운영의 효과성 연구)

  • Yo-Han Min;Bo-ra Lee
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.255-272
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    • 2023
  • This study sought implications for further revitalizing student-centered classes by measuring and analyzing the effects of the operation of major courses applying blended learning for library and information sicence (LIS) students on learning immersion, result achievement, and learning satisfaction. The results are as follows: First, as a result of comparative analysis between the pre and post scores of learning immersion, result achievement, and academic satisfaction after operating the blended learning class, the average score of the post-survey was high. Second, among the factors of learning immersion, significant results were found in academic reasons, academic concentration, interest, and control. In particular, the effect of academic concentration and control was high. Third, among the factors of outcome achievement, significant results were found in achievement motivation, satisfaction, relationship utilization ability, and class attitude. The effect of satisfaction and relationship utilization ability was particularly high. Fourth, both general satisfaction and learning-related satisfaction were very effective in academic satisfaction factors. In sum, it was found that the operation of major courses applying blended learning was effective for LIS students.

An Analysis of Students' Interest in High School 'Science' in View of the 2009 Revised Curriculum (2009 개정 교육과정 고등학교 '과학'에 대한 학생의 흥미 분석)

  • Kim, Hong-Jeong;Lee, Jin-Woo;Im, Sungmin
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.17-29
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    • 2013
  • High school 'science' in the 2009 revised curriculum in Korea was developed for the purpose of enhancing students' scientific literacy needed for citizenship in a democratic society. For this analysis, 'science' includes a variety of scientific topics from the origin of the universe to the birth of life, and the relationship between technology and modern society. It aims to make students understand the process of scientific inquiry and foster interest and curiosity about science. On the other hand, interest has been studied as a psychological construct to affect academic achievement and career selection of students. In this study, the authors investigated students' interest in high school 'science' in view of the 2009 revised curriculum. To carry this out, a survey tool was developed according to previous research, with 997 high school students' responses analyzed with descriptive statistics and factor analysis. The result showed that the students' interest in high school 'science' in view of the 2009 revised curriculum can be interpreted into three dimensions such as motivation, activity, and topic, which has several sub-dimensions. Students' interest in motivation dimension was higher than in activity or topic dimension, while the average value was slightly higher than the middle value. They showed different distribution of interest by gender and job orientation, especially in activity and topic dimensions. From this study, the authors can infer the multi-dimensional property of students' interest in high school 'Science' and the different distribution of interest by dimensions.