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An Investigation of SL-BIS/BAS and the Interest in Science among Elementary, Middle & High school Students and an Analysis of the Correlation between them (초, 중, 고 학생들의 과학학습 행동억제체계 및 행동활성화체계와 과학흥미도 조사 및 상관관계 분석)

  • Yang, Il-Ho;Shim, Hyeon-Seop;Lim, Sung-Man
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.40-49
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate a motivation system about science learning and interest in science among elementary, middle & high school students and analyze on the their relations. For this, the questionnaires on interest in science that developed by Kind et al., (2007) were selected and translated. After that, second-grade 80 students, fourth-grade 87 students, sixth-grade 107 students, eighth-grade 123 students and eleventh-grade 128 students were required to accomplish a questionnaire on behavioral inhibition system/behavioral activation system about science learning (SL-BIS/BAS), interest in science. Based on these materials, SL-BIS/BAS by student's variables and relations of between the system to interest in science have been analyzed. The result of this study shows the followings. First, the sensitivity about SL-BIS was no significant difference in School levels. But sensitivity about SL-BAS and interest in science in elementary and high school was higher than it in middle school. Second, there were low negative correlation with SL-BIS and interest in science, and relatively high positive correlation with SL-BAS and interest in science. Through the results of this study, relations of motivation to related variables, and the motivation by student's variables are identified. These results would be helpful for teachers to understand the difference about motivation by students' variables and to make a plan for the appropriate strategies for learners.

The Effects of the Learning Motive, Interest and Science Process Skills using the 'Light' Unit on Science-based STEAM (과학 기반 STEAM에 의한 '빛' 단원 학습이 과학 학습 동기, 흥미 및 과학 탐구 능력에 미치는 효과)

  • Park, Soung-Jin;Yoo, Pyoung Kil
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.225-238
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to find out The Effects of the Learning Motive, Interest and Science Process Skills using the 'Light' Unit on Science-based STEAM. As the subject, 2 classes in the 6th grade of G elementary school located in Busan were selected. Through the pre/post inspection design between experiment and comparison class, the units of science courses in the first semester of 6th grade '1. Light' were applied. The results were as follows: Firstly, it was observed that it would have a meaningful effect to improve the learning motive of students who performed STEAM education. Secondly, it was observed that it would have a meaningful effect to improve the interest of students who performed STEAM education. Especially, the results of 'attention', 'relevance', 'confidence' and 'satisfaction' in the experimental class were higher than those of students in the comparative class. The experimental class gave a positive effect on the 'attention', 'confidence' and 'satisfaction'. According to statistical analysis, this result is meaning. Thirdly, the test on science processing skills showed that there was not statistic meaningful differences between the two groups. But, in the sub-parts, there was statistic meaningful differences between the two groups on the 'integrated inquiry ability'.

Development and application of the Smart Learning Teaching-Learning Program in Elementary Science Class - Focused on the unit of Solar System and Star (초등과학에서 스마트러닝 교수·학습 프로그램의 개발과 적용 - 태양계와 별 단원을 중심으로)

  • Yun, Hee Geon;Choi, Sun-Young
    • Journal of Science Education
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.321-332
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    • 2015
  • This study was intended to determine how developed Smart learning teaching-learning program on the unit of Solar system and Star affected on science-related attitude, science learning interest and academic achievement. The unit of Solar system and Star was selected among 5th grade science curriculum contents to design smart learning teaching-learning program. Smart learning instruction program utilized a various contents of smart equipment and made learners to do problem solving through their interaction and cooperation. The results of this study were as follows: First, smart learning instruction improved the science-related attitude and the science learning interest and the academic achievement of the experimental group students significantly. Sencond, the survey and the individual face-to-face data shows the positive effects of smart learning instruction. Especially, the satisfaction was high on the attitudes and interests in the classroom and the students regarded the classroom activities as interesting games by using the smart devices. On the basic of the conclusions, this work suggested the direction of the future studies, such as necessity of developments and researches on Smart learning teaching-learning program about other units or other subjects, such as measures of the increasing the intrinsic interest on science rather than Smart learning elicit simple interest and attitude.

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Effect of Free Writing on Engineering and Science Writing (자유글쓰기(Free Writing)를 활용한 이공계 글쓰기 수업의 효과)

  • Kim, Haekyung;Choi, Won-Young
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.48-54
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    • 2019
  • This study examined the effects of free writing in writing class targeted for engineering students on their writing skills. To assess the effects, we have asked 100 engineering students from writing class to write free writing, classifying them as the test group(N=50) and the control group(N=50). We have also compared their learning effect, their writing ability, and learning satisfaction via pre and post intervention surveys. The results showed higher change in learning effect, interest in writing, learning attitude, writing ability, learning satisfaction in the test group compared to the control group. This positive change proves that free writing is a significant teaching method in writing class for engineering and science students.

The Effects of Flipped Learning on Learning Outcomes in Middle School Science Course (중학교 과학수업에 적용된 플립러닝(Flipped Learning)의 효과)

  • Lee, Jeongmin;Noh, Jiyae;Chung, Yeonhwa
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.263-272
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of flipped learning on science achievement, science interest, and intrinsic motivation in middle school science course. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, data was collected from 90 7th graders who were assigned to the experimental group(flipped learning class) or comparison group(lecture class) in Seoul. After collecting data, we examined mean difference between teaching method using ANCOVA. The results of this study were as follows: The flipped learning is associated with significant improvements in science achievement and science interest. However, the flipped learning is not associated with significant improvements in intrinsic motivation. This study was investigated effects of the flipped learning and expanded the understanding of the flipped learning.

The Effects of Implementing a Science History Program for Improving Students' Scientific Process Skills

  • Cho, Kyu-Seong;Chung, Duk-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.119-128
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    • 2004
  • This project was carried out under the assumption that applying a science history program to a teaching-learning process would lead to students' increased interest in science and increase the development of their scientific process skills. The project aimed at designing an effective science history program which would help to improve students' scientific process skills, to enhance their interest in learning science, and to maintain their inquiry learning abilities. The survey for the activity objectives was produced by the authors. The test items used for testing students' scientific attitude and scientific process skills were created by Korea National University of Education. The survey about scientific perception indicated that there was a meaningful difference of p=0.005 before and after implementing this program. The survey about scientific interest shows that students became interested in science, science-learning and science-related activities after participating in the science history program. Students' scientific process sills increased by 9% after the program was implemented in the subjects' classes. This indicates that the science history program was effective in improving students' science scientific process skills. Since this project, which targeted 8th grade science education activities, has proven to be effective, developing other programs suitable for younger and older students seems promising, too.

Using Classification function to integrate Discriminant Analysis, Logistic Regression and Backpropagation Neural Networks for Interest Rates Forecasting

  • Oh, Kyong-Joo;Ingoo Han
    • Proceedings of the Korea Inteligent Information System Society Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.417-426
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    • 2000
  • This study suggests integrated neural network models for Interest rate forecasting using change-point detection, classifiers, and classification functions based on structural change. The proposed model is composed of three phases with tee-staged learning. The first phase is to detect successive and appropriate structural changes in interest rare dataset. The second phase is to forecast change-point group with classifiers (discriminant analysis, logistic regression, and backpropagation neural networks) and their. combined classification functions. The fecal phase is to forecast the interest rate with backpropagation neural networks. We propose some classification functions to overcome the problems of two-staged learning that cannot measure the performance of the first learning. Subsequently, we compare the structured models with a neural network model alone and, in addition, determine which of classifiers and classification functions can perform better. This article then examines the predictability of the proposed classification functions for interest rate forecasting using structural change.

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The Effects of Physics Teaching-Learning Method Using Storytelling on Scientific Attitudes and Perception of Concepts Understanding (스토리텔링을 활용한 물리 교수·학습 방법이 과학적 태도와 개념 이해 인식에 미치는 효과)

  • Son, Jeongwoo
    • Journal of Science Education
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.213-225
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    • 2017
  • Most students have difficulties and negative perceptions about physics learning. Especially, it is difficult to understand the whole context by learning based on logical-scientific thinking which excludes narrative thinking. This study aims to develop a storytelling teaching-learning method using the narrative thinking in physics lessons for improving the difficulty of students of physics learning, For this purpose, a storytelling teaching-learning method that can improve scientific attitude and understand and change the concepts was developed through literature research. The following results were confirmed its effects to apply high school students and middle school students. First, the teaching-learning method using the storytelling for high school students with low interest in learning had a significant effect in science-related occupation, interest in science and science-related activities, criticism, openness, cooperation, and spontaneity. Second, the middle school students who are active in learning recognized that teaching and learning methods using storytelling helped to understand physics concepts. The storytelling teaching-learning method developed through this study is expected to stimulate students' interest and motivation in physics and to be useful for learning concepts by improving their scientific thinking skills.

The relationship analysis among subject specific interests, self-regulated learning, learning flow and self-efficacy: focused on middle school English education (교과흥미 자기조절학습 학습몰입 자기효능감 간의 상호관계분석: 중학교 영어교육을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Damsil;Lee, Seongwon
    • Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.51-59
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    • 2019
  • In the foreign language learning theory, self-regulated learning, subject interest, learning flow, and self-efficacy have been studied as major constructs. With the help of researches regarding these constructs, a research model was set up and the contents were analyzed through SEM analysis in order to grasp the influence of these constructs on each other. Through data collected from middle school students in Gyeongnam, the analysis result shows as follows. First, the subject interest has a positive influence on learning flow. Second, the subject interest has a positive influence on self-efficacy as well as self regulated learning. Third, learning flow has a positive effect on self-efficacy. Fourth, self regulated learning has a positive influence on self-efficacy. Fifth, self-regulated learning has a positive influence on learning flow. As is shown in the analysis, in case of English education, subject specific interest brings forth learning flow and enhances self-efficacy as well as self-regulated learning thus, leading to academic achievements.

Computer Science Education and Use of Learning Materials (비전공자 컴퓨터교육과 학습보조 자료의 활용)

  • Nah, Jeong Eun
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.21-27
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    • 2019
  • In the last few years, interest in computer science education has increased significantly. The curriculum is being revised to introduce computer science. Although interest has focused on coding as the main subject, in fact the computer science includes much more than coding. It engages people in being creative with technology as well as understanding the fundamental principles of computer science. Therefore, it is important to consider the curriculum to provide a foundation by teaching and learning computer science. The curriculum is required the development of courses to teach computer science for non-majors in general education. To think like a computer scientist on the knowledge of computer science is computational thinking. In order to maximize the effectiveness of teaching and learning for computational thinking, various teaching methods and supplementary learning materials, and activities should be developed and provided.