• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.45-54
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• 2013

Computational thinking has been a powerful key recently to open a new paradigm era in the curriculum of Informatics subject and the community of computer science education. But the quality and quantity of domestic research about it has been very poor in comparison with other countries. Therefore, this study focuses on the definition, learning steps and learning contexts about computational thinking education using some professional questionnaires and analyses of related other countries' literatures. The learning contexts that were extracted by several previous works could be used as the factor to analyze the curriculum of Informatics subject and textbooks in middle school; these could be helpful to teach the ability of computational thinking in middle school. Results of these questionnaires show that the three steps and 13 learning contexts of computational thinking education are properly well-formulated. The 5 of 13 learning contexts, such as data collection, are missing in 2009 revised-Informatics curriculum in middle school as well as the seven Informatics textbooks that used in middle school contained 10 of 13 learning contexts for computational thinking education.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.169-177
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• 2019

In this paper, According to researches on the effectiveness analysis of digital textbooks for the last three years, it was turned out in digital textbook research school that learners' computer literacy is the most effective factor and the basic ability required to use digital textbooks. Therefore, in this paper, the effects of computer literacy on various factors were analyzed. For this purpose, after the level of learner's computer literacy was divided into upper, middle, and lower, and the effects of each level on cognitive aspects ability(problem solving ability, self-directed learning ability, and critical thinking ability) were analyzed. As a result, It turned out that the learner 's computer literacy has a close correlation with cognitive aspects ability(problem solving ability, self-directed learning ability, and critical thinking ability), and has a significant effect on cognitive aspects ability. In particular, the group with lower level of computer literacy had the greatest influence on the cognitive aspects ability, and the group with upper level had the greatest influence on the cognitive aspects ability in score improvement. Therefore, this paper suggests that various types of computer literacy education are needed to use effective digital textbooks.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.611-624
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• 2000

In this study we analysed 3-12 grade science textbooks, many literatures and internet sites related to diffusion and dissolution concepts. From these data, we discovered that the explanations of diffusion that used in textbooks are not considered the site of collision with mediums, and confused with dissolution, state transition and effusion. In the case of dissolution, almost analysis data were short of the explanations of interaction effect. Most of all, the focus of dissolution explanations was to solve the calculation problems rather than to understand the concept. Every internet site was poor, just as the level of showing textbook contents with computer, so the only effect of using computer was the sense of sight and hearing. Chemistry must be understood nature phenomena with a view point of particle theory, but many textbooks and Internet sites didn't represent it sufficiently. We set up the correct scientific concept and linked micro world of particle theory with macro world of nature phenomena. With a use of computer which have the advantage of representing moving things, we developed the computer-assisted instruction programs related to diffusion and dissolution with the viewpoint of particle movement.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.1-6
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• 2012

This study is for using applications on smart devices at school class which designed by professor himself due to nonexistent of applications which related to textbook or course work even though fast developing smart devices and plenty of educational applications are in rapid ubiquitous environment. That is reason to make a learning environments of study course work anywhere at anytime and also make smooth communication between professor and learner with the smart devices advantages of being free of location and time. Also develop the application with the tools which the computer beginner can handle easily and quickly without contracting the work to commercial firms, it will lead to save money and time, be easily updated and modified from place of study, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of study.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.77-86
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• 2015

The purpose of this paper is to give the opportunity to explore the career in UX(User Experience) designer and presents how to teach for UX design that is stressed in IT industry recently. We develop the textbook which is for 3 class periods for STEAM career exploration of UX designer for K-3 and K-4 students considering their students' intellectual level, prior knowledge and interests. We will offer this program to K-3 and K-4 students, soon. It will be expected that students can accept the knowledge about UX design and explore the career for UX designer.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.625-634
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• 2011

This research examines educational effects on students' scientific process skills after applying a robot utilized MBL learning. Surveys and interviews concerning robot based science lessons were also conducted. The students were divided into experiment group who used the robots and controlled group who used traditional learning method with textbook and experiments. The result showed some significant differences in scientific measurement, prediction and inference(<.05). In contrast, no significant differences were found in observation and classification. The students answered the survey that the robots helped them understand science better and made science lessons more interesting.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.93-100
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• 2011

Previous studies on educational programming language reported that programming education can help students develop their abilities in cognitive, logical and reflecting thinking for problem solving. In this study, we examined the effects of Scratch programming language education on self-directed learning ability through six-grade elementary school students. The study results are that the treatment group shows more improvement with statistical significance on the subscales of self-directed learning such as openness, internal motivation, and autonomy, than the control group. These effects are especially larger with the students with high ICT literacy, whose degree is higher than that as a result of using digital textbook, UCC, and cyber home education reported in previous studies.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.19-28
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• 2006

In this paper, we have developed electronic textbooks for social studies centering on contents of a public educational process so that primary schools can use them as a text book. Also, we conducted a survey to find out how teachers perceived electronic textbooks in respect to site accessibility and utility, instructional design, progress of lesson, validity and accuracy of learning content, interface design, and web-based multimedia. In this paper, we presented a new model for electronic textbooks development, which is expected to be useful in developing electronic textbooks as a main text book, unlike other existing models. We applied the navigation utilizing book metaphors to the user interface, on the basis of the results from the analysis of the existing electronic textbooks. In addition, we provided affluent multi-media materials as well as hyperlink, a strong point of on-lines. Experimental results show that the academic achievement was high in knowledge-understanding areas and functional areas in the perspective of academic achievements of the learners.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.175-186
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• 2015

In this study, we developed the PATROL teaching and learning model by using digital textbooks in Smart Classrooms to correct the disadvantages of Flipped Classrooms. PATROL is an acronym for Planning, Action, Tracking, Recommending, Ordering, and Leading. In the Planning phase, teachers should make a lesson plan. Next, students take Action by watching online contents and completing assignments in their digital textbook. After that, Tracking is needed to analyze the students' activities and the results. Then, Recommending is used to provide suggested instructional activities to teachers based on that analysis. Next, Ordering requires that students request new materials for class activities. Finally, Leading allows teachers to provide materials at the appropriate level to their students based on the students' learning activities. Applying the PATROL model at two elementary schools resulted in an increase in student-directed speech as well as an increase in the number of group and individual activities. Teachers also had more time to walk around the classroom.

• The Journal of Information Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.87-95
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• 2003

This research demonstrated the efficiency, when compared to the textbook-based learning method, of developing web-based Courseware and utilizing it in the class so that students could study on their own the mobile parts of Technology-home economics. The contents are as follows: It is designed based on Namo Web Editor 5.1, in conjunction with Java script, PHP, Mysql, and so on. Procedures are as follows: First, students learn a small unit and then have a quiz. After logging in, they are tested on what they have learned. Finally, they send the result to the teacher by e-mail. To verify the results of this research, we make two groups. Each group has 34 students. One group are taught by using developed Courseware program, the other group are taught by present teaching program.The result shows the difference in achievement to the extent of significance P<0.05. In conclusion, it proved to be effective.