• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.689-699
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prediction of self-regulated learning, GRIT and parents support on computational thinking and learning satisfaction in online software education. The participants were 71 elementary students who attended to an online software education which K university offered in Spring 2018. The 63 of cases were used to analyze by SPSS. The key findings were as follows: First, self-regulated learning and GRIT significantly predicted computational thinking. Second, self-regulated learning and GRIT significantly predicted learning satisfaction. This research suggested the implications for computational thinking and learning satisfaction in online software education.

• Journal of Creative Information Culture
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.101-106
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• 2020

In preparing for future education, the need for software education is increasing. In addition to the content of operation, the assessment portion issues have emerged as an important area in software education. In this study, we wanted to look at the effectiveness of the learner-led assessment in software education through literature research and consider what this suggests to the schooling. According to a study conducted on software education for elementary school students, the student-led assessment showed significant effects on the improvement of students' creativity, problem solving, information literacy, and increased interests in software education. Further research efforts are requested to help the schooling prepare for future education through student-led software assessment.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.83-92
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• 2016

In accordance with the 2015 Revised Practical Curriculum, software education for elementary school students will focus on making software and not using software. Therefore, we must revise the computer education curriculum at national universities of education to include classes on programming. In this study, I surveyed computer education students to learn more about their programming experience as well as their understanding of and necessity for software education. Based on results of the survey, I found that students had a strong understanding of software education and that they recognized its importance; however, students who had not experience related to programming education had a weak the understanding and necessity for software developing education. I suggested that software-related courses should open as a major subjects at the universities.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.78-82
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• 2010

This paper introduces the Tokushima Robot Programming Club. This is a robot manufacturing class for elementary and junior-high school students. This club is planned and managed by university students. First, we show the organization of our club. And, robot kits and software development systems we use are introduced. And then, we describe the activities of this club and show its educational effectiveness for both the children and the university students.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.1-11
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• 2020

As software and artificial intelligence education became more and more important, in December 2019, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced plans to expand software and AI education to mandatory education in elementary and secondary schools by 2022. In addition to elementary and secondary schools, most universities are actively engaged in software education for computer non-majors, but research on coding education for computer non-majors is insufficient. The purpose of this paper is to find an efficient teaching and learning method for coding education for computer non-majors. Nowadays, college students, called Millennial and Generation Z, prefer visual information and are familiar with computers as digital natives. Based on these characteristics, this study examined the visual literacy and thinking styles of college students and then examined whether the students' visual literacy and thinking styles influenced coding-based problem solving in coding subjects. Based on this, this paper proposes an alternative to do programming education more efficiently for students who are new to coding.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.213-222
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to develop a convergence software teaching and learning model based on flipped learning through multidisciplinary integration of the subject matter curriculum and content elements of software education so as to facilitate students' self-directed learning utilizing computers and smart devices and to apply the model to the elementary classroom and examine the effects on students' EPL interest and achievement levels. The teaching and learning model consists of four stages: content convergence, problem presentation, creative idea design, and product sharing. The results of the analyses indicated that students' EPL interest was enhanced and achievement levels were increased. The implications of the results of the study and expected effects were discussed.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.239-247
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• 2021

In elementary schools, software education became essential and the importance of artificial intelligence education was emphasized. The software private education market is gradually growing, but related research is insufficient. In addition to the software education provided by public education, a basic investigation and analysis on the reasons and perceptions of parents participating in software private education are required. This study surveyed the reasons and necessity of participating in software private education, and perceptions of software education for parents of elementary school students who participated in software private education. As a result of the study, the biggest reason for participating in software private education was the lack of time and environment to provide software education in elementary schools. It was analyzed that the need for private software education had the greatest impact on the need for a separate formal subject for software education.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.585-596
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• 2016

Software Education will be implemented at elementary, middle and high schools starting in 2018. The goal of software education is to help students develop Computational thinking skills. Computational thinking is largely composed of abstraction and automation. However, the concepts related to abstraction are defined differently for each country, giving confusion to students and teachers. Therefore, in this paper several definitions of abstraction are compared and defined reasonably. And we proposed an abstraction teaching method and evaluation criteria in elementary school based on a reasonable definition. The definition of abstraction presented in this paper is expected to be able to present a solution to the problems encountered in the course of software education in the future.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.37-43
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• 2019

This study focused on the design and development of contents using Unplugged CS method to learn computer science knowledge. With the strengthening of software education, all universities students including elementary and junior high school students are demanding knowledge of computer science centered on the computational thinking. We have developed educational contents using unplugged computing method as a way to effectively learn the concept of computer science. First, we analyze the related research of Unplugged CS theory and investigate the educational method accordingly. And we divided the areas of computer science and selected learning concepts in each area. The contents of learning were divided into basic and intermediate classes considering the level of the learner. The subject of learning contents was selected evenly in the area of computer science and it consisted of 16 basic subjects and 16 intermediate subjects based on concepts that are important in each field. In order to confirm the validity of the Unplugged CS learning topic and the development contents for computer science, we conducted expert reviews and content validity tests. As a result of the validity test, the validity of the learning topic and area selection was found to be more than .92 for the CVI value and the validity of the 32 subject learning contents was over .935 in basic level and .925 in intermediate level for the CVI values. Based on the design contents, we developed digital contents for online learning and put them in the system. We expect that this study will contribute to the understanding of computer science for all, including elementary and junior-high school students as well as students at software - oriented universities, and contribute to the spread of software education.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.427-438
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of SW education applying CSCL based design thinking on elementary school students' creativity and problem solving skills. The study was conducted on 28 elementary school students in grades 4,5,6 participated in J university-sponsored educational donation program during the winter break. A SW education program based on design thinking was developed and applied to experimental group. First, we conducted a pre-test to check creativity and problem solving skills. After that, SW education program applying CSCL-based design thinking was conducted for 42 hours. Finally, post-test was conducted to examine creativity and problem solving skills. As a creativity test tool, the TTCT pattern test forms A and B of Torrance were used and analyzed. As the problem solving skills test tool, the problem solving skills test for the elementary school students developed as a life-ability measurement tool were used and analyzed. As a result of the verification, it was found that SW education applying design thinking was effective in improving elementary school students' creativity and problem solving skills.