• Educational Technology International
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.93-117
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to develop the problem solving instruction facilitating novice learner to represent the problem. For the purpose, we mainly focused on three aspects of problem solving. First, learner should represent the targeted problem and its solutions for problem solving. Second, from crucial notions of cognitive load theory, learner's mental load should be optimized for problem representation. Third, for optimizing students' mental load, experts may support making their thinking more visible and mapping from their intuition to expert practice. We drew the design principles as follows. First, since providing worked examples for the targeted problem has been considered to minimize analogical errors as well as reduce cognitive load in problem representation at line of problem solving and instructional research, it is needed to elaborate the way of designing. The worked example alternatively corresponds to expert schema that consists of domain knowledge as well as strategies for expert-like problem representation and solution. Thus, it may help learner to represent what the problem is and how to solve it in problem space. Second, principle can be that expert should scaffold learner's self-explanations. Because the students are unable to elicit the rationale from worked example, the expert's triggering scaffold may be critical in that process. The unexplained and incomplete parts of the example should be completed not by expert's scaffold but by themselves. Critical portion of the expert's scaffold is to explain about how to apply and represent the given problem, since students' initial representations may be reached at superficial or passive pattern of example elaboration. Finally, learner's mental model on the designated problem domain should be externalized or visualized for one's reflection as well as expert's scaffolding activities. The visualization helps learner to identify one's partial or incorrect model. The correct model of learner could be constructed by expert's help.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제58권11호
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• pp.670-682
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• 2020

This research examined the difference in cognitive load and the virtual presence depending on auditory feedback and task difficulty in haptic-based dental simulation. In the field of dental education, practice-centered training using handpiece has been crucial because a practitioner's psychomotor experience has a significant impact on the mastery of treatment skills. For the novice, it is necessary to reduce errors in dental treatment to enhancing skill acquisition in the haptic practice. In the training process, the force-feedback is crucial to elaborate subtle movement to guide what to do and how it should be hard or soft. However, It is not easy to add force-feedback to generate kinetic experience training. As an alternative method, we examined that auditory feedback can help learners' skill training. In this study, we analyzed how the presence/absence of auditory feedback at the different levels of task difficulty impacts learners' psychological demand and virtual presence in the virtual reality simulation. For this study, 29 dental college students participated in a dental simulation. The participants were grouped into two conditions that are with and without auditory feedback. Additionally, two consecutive tooth preparation tasks with different levels of difficulty were used in the simulation. The auditory feedback condition gives alarms to a learner when he treats a non-targeted tooth with a virtual handpiece. The user's cognitive load and virtual presence were measured to examine the effects of auditory feedback. The results revealed that the main effect was found in cognitive loads. Also, a significant interaction effect was shown in the virtual presence. We discussed the effective design methods for the virtual reality-based dental simulation through the result of this study.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to recognize the role and necessity of public data visualization through prior research, investigation, and data verification processes. In addition, this study intends to check what factors should be considered in order to visualize data on the mobile web. Through this process, by identifying the cognitive load affecting information visualization by type, as a result, I would like to propose an effective information visualization method to effectively deliver public data related to government policies. Research design, data and methodology: In this study, we analyzed the case of information visualization according to infographics, which has been widely used in the public field among various visualization methods. For this study, a questionnaire survey was conducted for young people in their 20s and 30s with the highest mobile usage rate. Results: Based on the results, IPA (Importance Performance Analysis) was performed to conduct cognitive load test tools for information visualization of public data and confirmed the implications for each type of infographics. Conclusions: As a result of research, in order to efficiently deliver public data on the mobile web, first, it is necessary to construct a visual screen that can be easily identified through clear data. Appropriate graphic elements can be used according to the type to make it easier for users to acquire and understand information. Second, it is necessary to provide useful content in visualizing information. Third, in order to efficiently transmit information and increase understanding of data, it is necessary to visualize information that can induce interest in data and form metaphors. Fourth, it is necessary to visualize information to reduce cognitive load in terms of physical and mental aspects in order to accommodate users' comfortable information. Fifth, in order to effectively deliver public data, it is necessary to compose contents and information that are easy for users to understand. This study examines effective information visualization methods to increase the communication effect of public data in response to changes in the data-based intelligent information society and suggests implications for each type considering cognitive loads to help future public institutions to communicate and accept information.

• 인지과학
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.125-154
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• 2009

본 연구는 이러닝 체제에서 상호작용을 개선할 수 있도록 하기 위하여 사용자의 생리적 데이터 가운데서 뇌파를 통하여 학습자의 인지부하 발생을 파악할 수 있는 지를 연구하고자 하였다. 뇌파를 통하여 인지부하 발생을 알 수 있게 된다면 실시간 이러닝 체제에서 적절한 피드백 제공에 활용될 수 있기 때문이다. 이를 위하여 EEG를 이용하여 학습자의 뇌파를 측정하면서 인지활동을 수행하는 동안 발생되는 인지부하도를 측정하였고 인지과부하를 판별할 수 있는지를 알아보았다. 뇌파 측정을 위하여 언어 관련 작업기억 능력을 측정할 수 있는 듣기회상과제를 제시하였으며, 실험을 통한 과제 정답률 및 뇌파 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 듣기회상과제의 정답률은 회상반응과제에서 1단계는 84.4%, 2단계는 90.6%, 3단계는 62.5%, 4단계는 56.3%를 보였으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있음을 확인하였다. 즉, 3, 4단계의 경우는 피험자들이 매우 어려움을 겪었던 단계로 인지과부하가 발생했을 것으로 보인다. 둘째, SEF-95% 지표는 1, 2단계에 비해 3, 4단계에서 더욱 높은 값을 보였으며, 이는 피험자들의 인지부하가 3, 4단계에서 높았음을 객관적으로 보여주는 근거이다. 셋째, 감마파의 상대파워는 3, 4단계에서 파워값이 급격히 올라가는 패턴을 보였으며, 통계적으로 유의한 5개의 채널(F3, F4, C4, F7, F8)을 확인하였다. 5개의 채널은 뇌의 브로카 영역(F7, F8) 주위에 위치하고 있으며, 특히 뇌맵핑 분석을 통해 확인한 결과, F8(우반구의 브로카 영역에 해당하는 위치)에서 단계별 난이도가 올라갈수록 활성화의 차이가 크게 나타났다. 넷째, 19채널에 대한 상호 상관 분석을 통해 1, 2단계에 비해 3, 4단계에서 비동기화가 증가하였다. 위의 결과를 통한 본 연구의 결론은 뇌파를 이용하여 인간이 인지활동을 수행하는 동안 인지부하도를 측정할 수 있으며, 인지과부하를 판별해 낼 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국HCI학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2019

본 연구는 빠르게 발전하는 음성 기반의 디바이스가 스크린 중심의 미디어 멀티태스킹 환경에 어떤 변화를 가져올 수 있을지 확인하고자 했다. 서로 다른 자원 구조를 가진 과업을 동시에 수행할 때 정보 처리 효율이 높아진다는 이론적 근거를 토대로, 시각 주의가 필요한 과제와 음성 또는 스크린 기반의 디바이스를 활용해 정보를 검색하는 과업을 동시에 수행하는 실험이 진행되었다. 실험 결과, 과업수행 환경과 인터페이스 감각양식은 모두 인지부하에 유의미한 영향을 미쳤다. 음성 인터페이스 그룹에서 전반적으로 인지부하 수준이 높게 나타났는데, 단독으로 사용된 단일 과업 조건보다 시각 과제를 동시에 수행한 다중 과업 조건에서 시각 인터페이스 그룹과의 차이가 줄어들었다. 과업 수행도의 경우 음성 인터페이스 그룹에서 시각 과제에 대한 수행능력이 시각 인터페이스 그룹보다 더 높게 측정되었다. 이러한 결과는 멀티태스킹 환경에서 음성 인터페이스를 사용했을 때 동시적 과업을 청각 경로와 시각 경로로 나누어 처리함으로써 인지부하와 과업수행에 이점이 나타났음을 의미한다. 이는 시각 자원의 충돌이 발생하기 쉬운 스크린 중심의 미디어 멀티태스킹 환경에서 음성 기반의 디바이스가 효율적 정보 처리를 촉진시키는 잠재적 역할을 할 수 있다는 함의점을 제공한다. 본 연구는 다중 자원 이론을 통해 자원의 분산처리에 대한 이론적 증거를 제시하고, 스레드 인지 모델을 기반으로 음성 인터페이스를 활용했을 때의 이점을 더욱 구체적으로 규명하고자 했다.

• 감성과학
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.21-32
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• 2010

이 연구는 그림 자료의 근접성(고근접 vs. 저근접)에 따른 제시여부와 읽기모드(단순읽기 vs. 요약읽기)에 따른 학습자의 인지부하 차이를 검증하기 위한 것이다. 특히, 이 연구에서는 전기피부반응을 통하여 인지부하의 정도를 측정하였다. 실험참가자는 34명(통제집단=17명, 실험집단=17명)이었으며 고근접 조건과 저근접 조건에 대한 반복구획요인설계를 적용하였다. 또한 각 실험조건에서 측정된 과제난이도 지각점수를 공변량으로 투입하여 학습자의 사전지식에 의한 영향력을 통제하였다. 그림 자료의 근접성의 정도에 따라서 고근접 그림 자료와 저근접 그림 자료가 순차적으로 제시되었다. 처음에는 단순읽기 모드가 제시되었고 이후에 요약읽기를 수행하였다. 전기피부반응은 단순읽기와 요약읽기에서 모두 측정되었다. 이 연구의 종속변수는 전기피부반응과 지각된 난이도였다. 연구결과에 따르면 고근접 자료가 제시된 조건에서는 유의미한 차이를 발견할 수 없었다. 그러나 저근접 조건에서는 그림 자료의 제시여부 및 읽기모드 사이에서 유의미한 차이가 있었다. 즉, 저근접 조건에서는 텍스트만 제시하는 것보다는 그림 자료가 제시될 때 전기피부반응이 올라갔다. 또한 단순 읽기 보다 요약읽기에서 더 높은 전기피부반응이 측정되었다. 이 연구의 결과는 저근접 그림은 인지부하를 유발하는 요인이 될 수 있으며 읽기모드가 복잡해지면 인지부하가 높아질 수 있음을 보여주는 것이다. 동일한 자료를 활용한다고 하더라도 인지과정의 복잡성 정도에 따라서 인지부하가 달라질 수 있다는 것이다. 그러나 학습성취과 같은 과제수행 요인과 더 높은 난이도에서의 인지부하 측정에 대한 후속연구가 필요하다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.133-147
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• 1999

Traffic signs without a cognitive consideration in their design may cause information-processing problem that could result in a mental confusion among drivers often lead to a serious traffic accident. Therefore, in this study, several traffic signs currently used in Seoul Metropolitan area have been sampled and analyzed to identify design problems that usually caused by neglecting drivers cognitive ability. To classify the practical design problems, five major information-processing problems have been suggested: indistinguishable information, information conflict, missing information, sign-load mismatch, and information overload. In order to solve these cognitive problems, new traffic signs have been suggested in this study. An experiment was also performed to validate the new traffic sign. Twenty-four healthy subjects participated in the experiment. They were asked to answer the Question after observing the traffic signs continuously displayed on computer screen. The result indicated that subjects improved the accuracy in understanding the signs by 1.4 times when they used the suggested traffic sign compared to the old one. Based upon the results, a cognitive guideline was suggested for correct and speedy reading of traffic signs by improving information processing and reducing of human error. In conclusion, the traffic sign may well be applied to design an intelligent traffic sign system to increase the safety and comfort of drivers, especially in complex load condition.

• 컴퓨터교육학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2012

이 연구의 목적은 모바일 장비에 탑재된 학습용 에이전트의 사실성 수준이 학습자의 의인화 효과 및 인지부하에 미치는 영향을 검증하기 위한 것이다. 82명의 대학생이 실험에 참여했으며, 남학생 25명과 여학생 57명이었다. 에이전트의 이미지는 세 수준(라인드로잉, 일러스트, 실사)으로 구분되었고 제스처의 적용유무에 따른 $3{\times}2$요인설계를 적용했다. 의인화 효과의 학습개입(engaging)에서 이미지와 제스처에 의한 유의미한 상호작용이 나타났다. 단순주효과 분석에 의하면 에이전트의 이미지가 라인드로잉이고 제스처를 적용하지 않는 것이 학습개입에 긍정적인 효과를 주었다. 인지부하에 대한 분석에서는 자기평가요인(self-evaluation)에서 이미지에 의한 주효과가 있었으며, 라인드로잉 조건이 나머지 조건(실사와 일러스트)보다 더 높았다. 또한 자기평가요인은 이미지와 제스처에 의한 유의미한 상호작용효과를 보였다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.293-305
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• 2016

Objective: This study aims to measure cognitive load levels by analyzing the EEG of Koreans and foreigners, when they read a Korean text with care selected by level from the grammar and vocabulary aspects, and compare the cognitive load levels through quantitative values. The study results can be utilized as basic data for more scientific approach, when Korean texts or books are developed, and an evaluation method is built, when the foreigners encounter them for learning or an assignment. Background: Based on 2014, the number of the foreign students studying in Korea was 84,801, and they increase annually. Most of them are from Asian region, and they come to Korea to enter a university or a graduate school in Korea. Because those foreign students aim to learn within Universities in Korea, they receive Korean education from their preparation for study in Korea. To enter a university in Korea, they must acquire grade 4 or higher level in the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), or they need to complete a certain educational program at each university's affiliated language institution. In such a program, the learners of the Korean language receive Korean education based on texts, except speaking domain, and the comprehension of texts can determine their academic achievements in studying after they enter their desired schools (Jeon, 2004). However, many foreigners, who finish a language course for the short-term, and need to start university study, cannot properly catch up with university classes requiring expertise with the vocabulary and grammar levels learned during the language course. Therefore, reading education, centered on a strategy to understand university textbooks regarded as top level reading texts to the foreigners, is necessary (Kim and Shin, 2015). This study carried out an experiment from a perspective that quantitative data on the readers of the main player of reading education and teaching materials need to be secured to back up the need for reading education for university study learners, and scientifically approach educational design. Namely, this study grasped the difficulty level of reading through the measurement of cognitive loads indicated in the reading activity of each text by dividing the difficulty of a teaching material (book) into eight levels, and the main player of reading into Koreans and foreigners. Method: To identify cognitive loads indicated upon reading Korean texts with care by Koreans and foreigners, this study recruited 16 participants (eight Koreans and eight foreigners). The foreigners were limited to the language course students studying the intermediate level Korean course at university-affiliated language institutions within Seoul Metropolitan Area. To identify cognitive load, as they read a text by level selected from the Korean books (difficulty: eight levels) published by King Sejong Institute (Sejonghakdang.org), the EEG sensor was attached to the frontal love (Fz) and occipital lobe (Oz). After the experiment, this study carried out a questionnaire survey to measure subjective evaluation, and identified the comprehension and difficulty on grammar and words. To find out the effects on schema that may affect text comprehension, this study controlled the Korean texts, and measured EEG and subjective satisfaction. Results: To identify brain's cognitive load, beta band was extracted. As a result, interactions (Fz: p =0.48; Oz: p =0.00) were revealed according to Koreans and foreigners, and difficulty of the text. The cognitive loads of Koreans, the readers whose mother tongue is Korean, were lower in reading Korean texts than those of the foreigners, and the foreigners' cognitive loads became higher gradually according to the difficulty of the texts. From the text four, which is intermediate level in difficulty, remarkable differences started to appear in comparison of the Koreans and foreigners in the beginner's level text. In the subjective evaluation, interactions were revealed according to the Koreans and foreigners and text difficulty (p =0.00), and satisfaction was lower, as the difficulty of the text became higher. Conclusion: When there was background knowledge in reading, namely schema was formed, the comprehension and satisfaction of the texts were higher, although higher levels of vocabulary and grammar were included in the texts than those of the readers. In the case of a text in which the difficulty of grammar was felt high in the subjective evaluation, foreigners' cognitive loads were also high, which shows the result of the loads' going up higher in proportion to the increase of difficulty. This means that the grammar factor functions as a stress factor to the foreigners' reading comprehension. Application: This study quantitatively evaluated the cognitive loads of Koreans and foreigners through EEG, based on readers and the text difficulty, when they read Korean texts. The results of this study can be used for making Korean teaching materials or Korean education content and topic selection for foreigners. If research scope is expanded to reading process using an eye-tracker, the reading education program and evaluation method for foreigners can be developed on the basis of quantitative values.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.379-398
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• 2014

This pilot study explored the effect of mental demand on a Web searcher's thoughts, emotions, efforts, and performance in Web searches in order to address whether or not there is any difference between searchers exposed to mental demand manipulation and searchers not exposed. Research data were collected via think-aloud protocol (TAP) with a dual-task in experiments and interviews with 10 subjects who participated in this study. For the searcher's thoughts, relevance judgment was found to be hindered by mental demand. For the searcher's emotions, the experimental group was more frustrated than the control group. With respect to the searcher's efforts, searchers for the experimental group with mental demand manipulation were more likely to spend more time, make fewer queries, and visit fewer pages but work harder to find more relevant information that they needed. Lastly, with regard to the searcher's performance, it is likely that performance was highly dependent upon the completion of the search tasks for both groups. The NASA-TLX six components and cognitive load scores of searchers did not make a significant difference in the outcome. The findings support the use of a dual-task methodology as a promising approach for the assessment of cognitive load induced by complex Web searches.