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A Practice and Evaluation of New In-Service Training Program for Science Teachers about Computer Inquiry Experiments Using Interface and Probes in Chemistry (컴퓨터 인터페이스와 센서를 이용한 화학 탐구 실험 연수 프로그램의 실기와 평가)

  • Ree, Jong-Baik;Park, Jong-Won;Oh, Hee-Gyun;Moon, Kyung-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.258-265
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    • 2000
  • This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an in-service training programusing computer interface and probes for science odified by 9 science teachers Then,27 science teachers participated in the 5 days of in-service training, which ran for three hours a day. The questionnaire for investigating the effectiveness of the program after the training showed that many teachers (1 ) voluntarily participated in this program with internal motivation,(2) were satished with the level of program difficulty, professionalism of lecturer, and classroom environment,(3) gave positive responses about the achievement of the purposes of this program,(4) showed strong intention for applying this program to their school teaching.

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A Study on the Effect of Collaborative Instruction Between a Teacher Librarian and a Korean Language Teacher on a Middle School Student's Learning Interest and Academic Achievement (사서교사와 국어교사의 협동수업이 중학생의 학습흥미와 학업성취도에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구)

  • Ki, Min-Jin;Song, Gi-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.47 no.2
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    • pp.123-142
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    • 2013
  • The aim of this study is to find out the impact of collaborative instruction between the teacher librarian and the classroom teacher on learning interest and academic achievement by running Library and Information Life, which is the textbook of information literacy for teacher librarians and the Korean language curriculum for the first grade of middle school through library-based instruction. The result of this study has a positive influence on academic achievement by facilitating learning interest on Korean language classes under coplanning, co-operating and coevaluating in the school library. Therefore, it is important to establish the institutional system for collaborative instruction in order to increase information literacy instruction in the school community. A local school should expand the physical environment and educational equipment of its school library and form a flexible schedule to have enough time for teaching information literacy skills and for using of materials.

A Qualitative Case Study of an Exemplary Science Teacher's Earth Systems Education Experiences

  • Lee, Hyon-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.500-520
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    • 2010
  • The purposes of this case study were (1) to explore one experienced teacher's views on Earth Systems Education and (2) to describe and document the characteristics of the Earth Systems Education (ESE) curriculum provided by an exemplary middle school science teacher, Dr. J. All the essential pieces of evidence were collected from observations, interviews with the experienced teacher and his eighth grade students, informal conversations, document analysis, and field notes. The $NUD^*IST$ for MS Windows was used for an initial data reduction process and to narrow down the focus of an analysis. All transcriptions and written documents were reviewed carefully and repeatedly to find rich evidence through inductive and content analysis. The findings revealed that ESE provided a conceptual focus and theme for organizing his school curriculum. The curriculum offered opportunities for students to learn relevant local topics and to connect the classroom learning to the real world. The curriculum also played an important role in developing students' value and appreciation of Earth systems and concern for the local environment. His instructional strategies were very compatible with recommendations from a constructivist theory. His major teaching methodology and strategies were hands-on learning, authentic activities-based learning, cooperative learning, project-based learning (e.g., mini-projects), and science field trips. With respect to his views about benefits and difficulties associated with ESE, the most important benefit was that the curriculum provided authentic-based, hands-on activities and made connections between students and everyday life experiences. In addition, he believed that it was not difficult to teach using ESE. However, the lack of time devoted to field trips and a lack of suitable resource materials were obstacles to the implementation of the curriculum. Implications for science education and future research are suggested.

A Study on the Body Size of Girls in the Adolescent Period ($with\;14{\sim}16\;years$) (청소년기 여학생(14세${\sim}$16세)의 신체치수에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, In-Ryu;Lee, Young-Moon;Bang, Hey-Kyong
    • Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.113-117
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    • 2006
  • The main objective of this study is to provide numerical guideline for the development of educational environment about girls in the adolescent period ($14{\sim}16\;years$) through comparison and analysis on physical standards of nation (report published in 1997). The sample for this work was chosen from data which were collected and measured by Size Korea during two years ($2003{\sim}2004$). In order to analyze feature of the somatotype of girls in the adolescent period, analysis was performed about 858 subjects on 22 body parts such as height (6 parts), width (3 parts), thickness (3 parts), circumference (4 parts), length (5 parts) and body weight. For the specific comparison on somatotype, $R\'{o}hrer$ index and Mollison's comparison graph were used. The result of this study enables us to know the important factors which affect the somatotype of girls in the adolescent period ($14{\sim}16\;years$) and will be utilized in various fields such as design of classroom, student uniforms, facilities and equipments for education, etc. According to the result of this study, future research will be focused on not only development of educational facilities but also uniform patterns of female students. In addition, the research on development of equipments which are being used by girls in the adolescent period ($14{\sim}16\;years$) will be another future research.

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Operation and Training Demand on Dietary Life Education of Nutrition Teachers in Jeonbuk Province (전북지역 영양교사의 식생활교육 실태와 연수 요구도 분석)

  • Park, Eunsook
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.149-161
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the nutrition teachers' operation and demand of dietary life education in Jeonbuk Province. The study was carried out using a self administered questionnaire and the subjects were 190 nutrition teachers. The questions were general characteristics of the subjects, operating status as frequency, place, the main use time, and training demand on dietary life education by elementary school and middle & high school, teaching career, and training hours. The results are as follows. Most of the subjects were female(98.9%), more than half were 40's(52.1%) in their age, school work career was 13.2 years. Frequency of the dietary life education operation was once per month(56.8%), 2~3 times per month(27.9%), and place of education were dinning room (49.7%), classroom(25.9%). Almost of the subjects(90.4%) recognized the facilities for education was lack, 89.3% of them did the education materials was lack, also. The desirable frequency of dietary life education was once per month(48.9%), and once per week(35.3%.) The half of the subjects recognized the objects of the dietary life education was not only students but also their parents and teachers. The proper education time was dietary life education tim (34.2%), discretion activity time(31.1%). Most of the subjects(95.7%) had willing to get training, the proper training program was 30 hours, and they prefer summer vacation(61.0%) than winter vacation(30.5%) and semester(8.6%). Proper experimental practice ratio of environment : health : thanks were 30% : 43% : 27%. It is concluded that the demand of nutrition teachers is necessary for their education program in elementary and middle & high school.

A Study on Development of Oil Spill Response Training Courses in Korea (우리나라 유류오염 방제교육과정 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Yun, Jong-Hwui;Kim, Gwang-Soo;Cho, Dong-Oh;Cho, Hyun-Seo
    • Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, the authors carried out the study to develop oil spill response training courses for competent responders examining IMO guidelines, response training courses of maritime development countries and Korea response. According to a result of study, fundamental training courses are to be established on the basis of IMO guideline, and also to prepare pre-arranged brief course like Basics of Spill Response for beginner. The courses should be step-by-step related with mutual continuous contents, and more times are given to on-site training for basic course and to classroom lecture with desk-top exercise for advanced course. Besides, SCAT shall be added to shoreline cleanup course, finally it is advisable that total 9 types of courses are established with additional refresh course.

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Going global: The Study Abroad Experiences of Chinese and Korean Students (세계화:중국학생과 한국학생들의 해외 유학 경험)

  • Kidd, Ella;Kim, Hye-Kyun
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.18 no.7
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    • pp.401-411
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    • 2018
  • This study includes three students' whose country origin is of a political and economic success, therefore the pursuit to learn English is important. The participants evaluated in this study are two students of Korean descent and one Chinese student. The purpose was to evaluate their overall language learning experiences outside of their home country. While the participants in this study share similar cultures and learning styles their process towards second language readiness is different. The internal factors (readiness) that motivated them to study abroad were synonymous. However, the classroom situations (assessment), social settings (environment), and strategies used were disparate. The methodology of this paper used a holistic approach with a snowball sampling technique. The responses were collected by a prepared questionnaire and unstructured interviews, then later analyzed by the inductive reasoning process. The 3 specific categories identified were despondency, culture and communication conflict. The present study revealed that the participants' earlier preparation from their home country plays a significant contribution to their success abroad.

Status and Training Demand on Dietary Education of Kindergarten Teachers in Jeonbuk Province (전북지역 유치원교사의 식생활교육 실태와 연수 요구도)

  • Park, Eun-Sook
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.137-148
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the kindergarten teachers operation and demand of dietary education in Jeonbuk province. The study was carried out using a self administered questionnaire and the subjects were 148 kindergarten teachers. The questions were general characteristics of the subjects, operating status as frequency, place, education time, and training demand on dietary education. The results are as follows. All subjects were female(100.0%), more than half were 20's(62.8%) in their age, teaching career was 31.8% in less than 3 years, and 68.2% in more than 3 years. Frequency of the dietary education operation was 3 times per week(53.4%), place of education were classroom(81.9%), and education time was lunch time(87.5%). Twenty three point eight percent of the subjects recognized the facilities for education was lack, 32.6% of them did the education materials was lack. The desirable frequency of dietary education was 1~2 times per week(40.4%). About two third of the subjects(73.6%) recognized the objects of the dietary education was not only preschool children but also their parents. Most of the subjects(83.8%) had willing to get training, the proper training program was 10 hours(87.8%), and they prefer semester weekday(64.9%) than semester weekend(30.5%). Proper ratio in the core value of dietary education as environment : health : thanks was 31.8% : 40.9% : 27.2%. It is concluded that the demand on dietary education of kindergarten teachers is necessary for their education program in kindergarten.

Development of Debugging Tasks and Tool for Process-centered Assessment on Software Education (소프트웨어 교육에서 과정중심 평가를 위한 디버깅 과제 및 도구 개발)

  • Lyu, Kigon;Kim, Soohwan
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.61-68
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to develop a debugging task to support process-centered assessment on software(SW) education and to develop a service site. Achievement criteria for programming in elementary and middle school SW curriculum consists of control structures such as repetition and condition, and elements such as variables and input/output. In order to apply the process-centered assessment presented by the Ministry of Education, it is necessary to present tasks that can be used in the actual classroom environment and to consider connection with achievement levels. Therefore, in this study, 12 tasks for elementary school and 15 tasks for middle school were developed as debugging tasks and their validity was verified. As a result of conducting Delphi verification for validity, it was found that the level and content of the debugging task are appropriate. In addition, as a result of verifying the usability of the debugging challenge site by applying a heuristic evaluation method, it was found that it is suitable for use in the real educational field.

A Qualitative Understanding of 'Work and Energy' Unit Lessons in a Middle School: an Investigation from a Constructivist Perspective (중학교 '일과 에너지' 단원 수업의 정성적 이해 - 구성주의적 관점에서의 고찰 -)

  • Yoon, Hye-Gyoung;Pak, Sung-Jae
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.154-163
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    • 1996
  • In Korea, previous survey in science education mainly dealt with Quantitative variables. Qualitative ethnographic observation can bring deeper understanding of the context of school lesson and it's feature. The purpose of this study was to develop qualitative understanding about the learning experiences provided in middle school and students' responses to them through observation and interview and to investigate it from a constructivist perspective. Six lessons of the 9th grade were observed and recorded on the video tape. The topics of the lessons were potential energy, kinetic energy and conservation of mechanical energy. We had also unstructured interview with the teacher and three groups of students. The teacher's deductive explanation starting from scientific definition and quantitative problem solving using formula were the main features of the classroom lectures. The video - watching lesson was taking the role of a break rather than being seen as a useful tool for science learning and teaching by both students and the teacher. The teacher's perception about the lab experiment was not supported by the responses from the students. The teacher and students preferred problem-book to textbook for their teaching and learning. From a constructivist's perspective, however the teacher seemed to have intention of introducing daily life context, he couldn't unfold it to main context of the lessons. Students were so accustomed to passive learning that they did not express directly their complaint about their learning and did not participate in planing and controling their learning. The teacher and the students believed the scientific knowledge came from an exact experiment. There was a cooperation to seek right answer rather than a social process of making sense of knowledge. In conclusion, the observed science lessons of a middle school showed typical cross section of teacher - centered, passive learning environment, which is far from constructivist perspective.

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