• 아동학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.301-319
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• 2008

This study investigated the effectiveness of reading intervention on at-risk readers from first through third grade. The 34 children below the 20th percentile on an oral reading fluency test participated in the reading intervention program for 15 weeks. They received small group instruction in one 40-minute session per week. Data were analyzed with one-way ANOVA, paired t-test and effect size for individual cases. Upon completion of the intervention, at-risk first graders showed significantly higher performance in print concept, word recognition, oral reading fluency and reading comprehension. The at-risk second and third graders improved only in oral reading fluency. Most of children who received the intervention demonstrated a large effect in oral reading fluency.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2018

Background: The process of language translation, adaptation, and cross-cultural validation of tools for use in multiple countries requires the adoption of well-established, comprehensive, and rigorous methodological approaches. Back translation, which is the most recommended method, permits the detection of errors in the translation and the identification of words or phrases that cannot be accurately or literally translated. Objects: The aim of this study was to verify the content validity of a Korean version of a Balance Evaluation Systems test (BESTest) by using a back-translation method. Methods: This research was conducted in six steps: 1) translation of the BESTest into Korean, 2) evaluation of the translation conformity of Korean-translated BESTest, 3) evaluation of the degree of translation comprehension, 4) back translation of Korean BESTest, 5) evaluation of the technical and conceptual equivalence, and 6) completion of the Korean version of BESTest by the translation verification committee. Results: In this study, Korean version of the BESTest achieved a rating of more than 3 (moderate) for translation comprehension, and technical equivalence and conceptual equivalence of back translation were evaluated as 3 (moderate) or more. Conclusion: The Korean version of the BESTest has proven content validity and is an appropriate tool to measure balance function.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.295-304
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• 2015

지금까지의 읽기장애 연구에서는 문자언어 음독의 정확성과 속도 즉 해독(음독)능력에 어려움을 가진 난독증(dyslexia)을 대상으로 한 연구에 초점이 맞추어져 있었으나 최근의 보고에 따르면 음독능력에는 어려움을 가지지 않음에도 불구하고 특수하게 읽기 이해력만이 저하되는 특정 읽기이해부진아동의 사례가 보고되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 음독능력은 저하되지 않으나 읽기 이해력만이 특수하게 저하되는 읽기이해부진 아동과, 음독능력과 읽기 이해력 모두 저하되는 읽기부진 아동의 특징을 비교검토 하였다. 그 결과 읽기부진아동이 음운인식 과제와 음운 작업기억 과제 모두에서 유의하게 낮은 수행을 보인 반면 특정 읽기이해부진아동 집단의 경우 음운 작업기억의 유의한 저하만이 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 읽기 이해력 장애아동의 특성에 대한 시사점을 논하였다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.57-71
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of the use of reading aloud as a way of teaching English reading in a formal college-level English reading classroom. The study tried to examine the effects of reading aloud on the development of English reading ability in terms of comprehension and speed and the students' perceptions of the use of reading aloud in an English reading classroom. The participants of the study were 36 third year students at a college. The results of the cloze test and reading speed test showed that reading aloud had a positive effect on the improvement of English reading ability. The students received higher scores in the cloze test after the course and read a text faster than before the course. The analysis of the course evaluation questionnaire indicated that the students in the study showed positive attitudes toward the use of reading aloud in an English reading classroom. Most of the students reported that reading aloud was an effective way of improving their English reading comprehension and speed. However, the students were not fully satisfied with the reading materials used in the study. The results of the present study indicated that reading aloud may be incorporated into a formal English reading classroom effectively.

• Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.47-63
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to develop a screening test for children at risk of reading underachievement and to investigate the effectiveness of the early-stage intervention program. In the first part of the study, we recruited 155 elementary first grade students for a screening test. Phonological deletion, digit naming, object naming, and sound-letter correspondence knowledge of a screening test, all assessed at the beginning of the school year, predicted the reading ability at the end of the school year. In the second part of the study, we analyzed the difference in the reading ability between fourteen children who participated in the intervention program and eighteen non-participating children. Reading ability was assessed by evaluating word recognition, oral reading fluency, reading comprehension, and pseudo-word recognition. The reading ability of intervention group improved more compared to control group, and the difference between two groups accentuated over time. However, final analysis conducted in November revealed that two groups did not differ significantly in oral reading fluency. This suggests that, unlike word recognition and comprehension, fluency might not dramatically improve in a short period.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2010

Although nano materials are used a lot in industries, there has not been any standard nano hazard graphic symbol. An experiment was conducted to know the comprehension ratio of newly designed eight nano graphic symbols. To compare the symbols with existing safety graphic symbols, other sixteen symbols were also included. 54 subjects evaluated the difficulties of graphic symbols on seven point Likert scale and answered the meaning for each symbol. The all eight nano safety symbols marked under 30% comprehension ratio. However, one of them didn't show any statistically significant difference with other existing safety symbols as like bio hazard, radiation, and laser. Therefore the nano symbol tested in the best could be adopted as the nano safety graphic symbol if it is sufficiently exposed in training period and used with warning label. The workers in industries using nano materials can be alerted and protect themselves where the sign is attached.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.419-430
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• 2009

Reading comprehension (RC) systems are to understand a given text and return answers in response to questions about the text. Many previous studies extract sentences that are the most similar to questions as answers. However, texts for RC tests are generally short and facts about an event or entity are often expressed in multiple sentences. The answers for some questions might be indirectly presented in the sentences having few overlapping words with the questions. This paper proposes a conceptual graph matching method towards RC tests to extract answer strings. The method first represents the text and questions as conceptual graphs, and then extracts subgraphs for every candidate answer concept from the text graph. All candidate answer concepts will be scored and ranked according to the matching similarity between their sub-graphs and question graph. The top one will be returned as answer seed to form a concise answer string. Since the sub-graphs for candidate answer concepts are not restricted to only covering a single sentence, our approach improved the performance of answer extraction on the Remedia test data.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2002

Purpose: To analyze the learning objectives and test items for Fundamentals in Nursing which were established between 1999 and 2000 and to develop these items toward a nationwide faculty workshop for national board examination for Korean nurses Results: 1. According to Bloom's taxonomy, learning objectives established in 1999 mainly consisted of two domains, comprehension (56 1%) and knowledge (27.7%). The learning objectives established in 2000, mainly consisted of comprehension (45.2%) and application (25.4%). 2. According to McGuire's taxonomy, domain of test items established in 1999 consisted of recall (66.7%). interpretation (28.0%) and problem solving (4.9%). Domain of test items established in 2000, consisted of recall (65.1%), interpretation (22.0%) and problem solving (12.9%). 3. The proportion of learning objectives in the knowledge and comprehension domains established in 200, decreased from 27.7% to 13.5%, and from 56.1% to 45.2% respectively over that of 1999. But the domain of application Increased from 5.3% to 25.4% over that of 1999. 4. With regard to McGuire's taxonomy, the proportion for the recall and interpretation domains established in 2000 decreased from 66 7% to 65.1%, and from 28.0% to 22.0% respectively. But the proportion for the problem solving domain increased from 4.9% to 12.9% over that of 1999. For type of test items, the proportion of A type established in 2000 decreased from 47.2% to 37 6%, and K type increased from 52.1% to 60.8% over that of 1999. Conclusion: The learning objectives and test items established in 2000 showed remarkable improvement compared to those established in 1999. For better learning objectives and test items in Fundamentals of Nursing, further research is recommended on essential content and standardization of job analysis for national board examination for nurses in Korea.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.211-219
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• 2010

e-러닝으로 대변되는 교육의 변화는 교수중심 수업방식이 학습자 중심의 수업방식으로, 기존의 교과서 중심에서 벗어나 다양한 멀티미디어 매체를 이용한 수업환경으로 바뀌어가고 있다. 지금까지 e-러닝 성과를 높이기 위한 다양한 연구가 있어왔고, 많은 연구에서 컨텐츠 품질이 학습 성과에 영향을 미지는 중요한 요인 중의 하나로_ 밝혀졌다. 본 연구의 목적은 e-러닝 컨텐츠에서 문제풀이 정보의 제시유형과 성별이 학습자의 e-러닝 성과에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 분석하는 것이다. 분석 결과는 첫째, 학습 이해도에 있어서 제시 유형과 성별간의 상호작용 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 여성의 경우 문제풀이 정보를 제공하는 것이 높은 이해도를 보인 반면에 남성의 경우는 설명형으로 제공해야 높은 학습 이해도를 보였다. 둘째, 학습 이해도와 학습 만족도에 있어서 문제풀이 정보의 제시 유형간에 유의적인 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났는데, 설명형이 가장 높은 학습 이해도와 만족도를 보였다. 마지막으로, 남성과 여성간의 성별 차이는 학습 이해도와 만족도에 아무런 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.671-677
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• 2005

Line graphs are powerful tools in conveying complicated relationships and ideas because line graphs show the relationship that exists between two continuous variables. Also, line graphs can show readers the variations in variables and correlate two variables in a two dimensional space. For these reasons, line graphs have a significant role in physics, especially kinematics. To what extent are Korean college and secondary students able to understand kinematics graphs? Is there a difference between American students and Korean students in interpreting kinematics graphs? The TUG-K instrument (Test of Understanding Graphs in Kinematics) was administered to students in both countries. The results show the difference between American students and Korean students by TUG-K objective. Also, the results are discussed in terms of a graph comprehension theory.