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Cooperative and Collaborative Learning through Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in EFL University Reading Instruction

  • Jeong, Kyeong-Ouk
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.75-95
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate a group activity, reciprocal peer tutoring (RPT), in order to investigate advantages and challenges of RPT in promoting cooperative and collaborative learning environment for EFL University reading instruction. The participants in this study were 89 students taking an English reading course at a Korean university. RPT is a learning strategy whereby learners help each other and learn by teaching. This program was supported by a Vygotskyan perspective which assumes that learners gain mastery and develop cognitive skills through social interaction with more proficient others and their environment. This study relied particularly on participant perceptions through questionnaire survey and Anonymous Online class Report of the course. This study showed various advantages for tutors such as learning through teaching and becoming more autonomous and responsible for their own learning. Non-threatening and highly motivating learning atmosphere are parts of benefits for tutees. Other advantages for tutees included improved level of academic self-confidence, and motivation. This study also revealed several drawbacks associated with the problem of inaccuracy in students' production and students' demand for more direct teacher role. (182 words).

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Case Studies in EFL Reading: Perceptions, Experiences, and Strategies

  • Chin, Cheong-Sook
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.1-22
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    • 2009
  • This case study aimed to explore proficient EFL readers' perceptions and experiences about reading tasks and how those perceptions and experiences influence their reading processing behaviors, and to examine how the cultural background of a text affects their reading strategies and comprehension. Three college students who were non-English majors participated in this study. Three data sources were employed: questionnaires, interviews, and think-alouds. The results showed that: (1) the participants emphasized comprehension as the goal of reading and considered themselves good EFL readers; (2) their reading purposes were closely associated with personal pursuits; (3) they preferred to read materials that deal with areas of interest but did not try to take a risk in terms of level of difficulty and/or length; (4) they implemented a multistrategic approach to reading in that the majority of their strategy use was in conjunction with their concern about meaning construction; (5) they were able to develop useful understandings of unknown vocabulary; and (6) their clear awareness of the cultural background presupposed in the text helped them invoke prior knowledge and reduce unknown vocabulary hindrances which contributed to comprehension. Pedagogical implications for EFL reading instruction are provided.

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A Study on Purchasing Behavior of Male Consumers in their 20s and 30s on Perfumes

  • Jun-Bok, LEE;Young-Jin, SO
    • 웰빙융합연구
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.33-36
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: This study analyzed the perfume buying behavior of 561 men in their 20s and 30s. Research design, data and methodology: The demographic characteristics of the study subjects were analyzed frequently, the use of perfumes and chi-square tests were performed to identify differences in purchasing behavior, and the Likert 5-point scale was used to measure the importance of the reasons for choosing perfumes. Results: The most commonly used perfume product was Eau de Toilette, which had statistically significant differences with age and education (p<.05). Perfumes were most commonly purchased at health and beauty stores, with statistically significant differences by age, marital status, and education (p<.05). Conclusions: The study subjects have a high purchasing power for perfume products and are proficient in using smart devices, so they have a high level of information through beauty platforms, so they need to promote online products by introducing live commerce, etc.

Cell Ploidy and Repair Ability Determine the Radioprotective Effects of Cysteamine in Yeast Cells of Various Species and Genotypes

  • Vladislav G. Petin;Kim, Jin-Kyu
    • 환경생물
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.35-39
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    • 2002
  • The significance of cell ploidy and repair ability for the radioprotective efficiency of cysteamine was studied in DNA repair - proficient and repair - deficient yeast cells irradiated $^{60}C0\;\gamma-rays.$ Results have been obtained for the cell survival of two groups of yeasts-diplont and haplont cells, both in haploid and diploid states. For diploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells, the correlation between the radio-protective action of cysteamine and the cell repair capacity was demonstrated. Such a correlation was not clearly expressed for haploid yeast cells. In addition, evidence was obtained indicating that the degree of the radioprotective action was independent of the number of chromosome sets in haplont yeast Pichia guilliermondii cells and in some radiosensitive mutants defective in the diploid-specific recovery. It is concluded on this basis that the radioprotective action may involve the cellular recovery process, which may be mediated by a recombination-like mechanism, for which the diploid state is required. The results obtained clearly show that the radioprotective effect was dependent on DNA repair status and indicate that the mechanism of the radioprotective action may be realized on the level of primary radiation damage production as well as on the level of postradiation recovery from potentially lethal radiation damage.

NAEP 문항 반응에 기초한 미국 학생들의 지리 성취수준 분석 (An Analysis on the Level of Achievement in Geography Based on NAEP in the United States)

  • 박선미
    • 한국지역지리학회지
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    • 제11권5호
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    • pp.474-487
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구 목적은 2001년에 시행된 미국 NAEP 지리 평가에 대한 학생들의 문항반응경향성을 분석하여 귀납적으로 성취수준을 기술하는데 있다. NAEP 지리 평가는 4 8 12학년 학생을 대상으로 실시되는데, 평가영역은 내용영역과 행동영역으로 구분된다. 내용영역은 공간과 장소 환경과 사회 공간직 역동성과 연계성이고, 행동영역은 지식 이해 적용이다. 성취수준은 기초 숙달 수월수준으로 구분된다. 본 연구에서는 각 수준과 대표 문항을 연계하는 방법(item mapping method)을 사용하여 성취수준에 대하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 NAEP 지리 성취수준 설정위원회에서 제시한 성취수준과 대표 문항 분석에 기초한 성취수준은 큰 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 대표 문항 분석을 기초로 도출된 성취수준은 실제 학생들의 문항반응에 기초하여 도출되었기 때문에 지리교육과정 개선을 위한 효과적인 송환 역할을 할 수 있을 것이다.

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우리나라 학생들의 학교급별 도해력 발달수준 분석 - 2005${\sim}$2007년 국가수준 학업성취도 평가를 중심으로- (An Analysis of Students' Graphicacy in Korea Based on the National Assessment of Educational Achievement, from 2005 to 2007)

  • 박선미;김혜숙;이의한
    • 대한지리학회지
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    • 제44권3호
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    • pp.410-427
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 도해력의 의미를 점검하고 도해력의 발달수준을 판단할 수 있는 기준에 대해 검토한 후, 2005${\sim}$2007년까지 의 학업성취도 문항중 그래픽 자료를 활용한 문항을 중심으로 학교급별로 기대되는 도해력의 수준과 실제 숙달 수준을 분석하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 그 결과를 정리하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 학교급이 올라갈수록 그래픽 자료를 읽는 데 명시적 정보추출능력보다는 함축적 정보추출능력과 개념적 정보추출능력이 많이 요구된다. 둘째, 전체 문항 중 숙달 수준에 해당하는 문항의 비율은 학교급이 올라갈수록 낮아진다. 셋째, 학교급별 숙달 수준은 초등학교의 경우 단순한 지도에 명시된 정보나 등고선, 단순한 지도, 기본적인 선 그래프 등에 함축된 정보를 읽을 수 있는 수준이고, 중학교의 경우 제시된 자료를 활용해 지도와 그래프에 나타난 지리적 현상의 직접적인 인과관계를 추론할 수 있는 수준이며, 고등학교의 경우 일상생활의 경험을 통해 습득한 지식을 적용해 그래픽 자료를 읽을 수 있는 수준이다.

Korean Learners' Interpretation of English Locative PPs with Manner of Motion Verbs

  • Kim, Jung-Tae
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.41-59
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    • 2009
  • The present study investigated Korean learners' knowledge on the range of possible interpretations of English locative PPs with manner of motion verbs, and considers whether learners can arrive at a superset L2 grammar on the basis of positive L2 input. Unlike Korean, some English locative PPs occurring with manner of motion verbs (such as in John jumped on the bed) are ambiguous as they can be interpreted as either directional or locational. Thirty Korean learners of English in three distinct groups (Advanced EFL-only group; Intermediate-EFL-only group; and ESL-experienced group) participated in an experimental study, along with a control group of nine native speakers of English. The results of the study showed that I) Korean learners, overall, tended to interpret English locative PPs as only locational, failing to recognize the ambiguity between the directional and locational readings in the target structure; 2) For the learners who experienced only the EFL context, even highly proficient learners, as well as intermediate level learners, failed to acknowledge the ambiguity; 3) The learners who experienced the ESL context for an extended period of time could identify the target reading to some extent, although they still could not reach the native-like competence. From these results, it is argued that robustness of positive evidence, not simply its availability, is critical in the acquisition of the superset L2 targets like the present one.

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간호사 임상 경력 관리 프로그램 개발 (A Development of Career Ladder Program for Nurse in a Hospital)

  • 박성희;박성애;박광옥
    • 간호행정학회지
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    • 제12권4호
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    • pp.624-632
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    • 2006
  • Purpose: This study is performed to develop the contents of career ladder program for nurses in a hospital. And this study present the appropriate strategies of career ladder program using the clinical ladder in clinical nursing field in Korea. Methods: The method of the study were modified Delphi technique with professional group for identifying nursing domains, steps of career ladder system and managerial strategy. Result: We identified tool of the nursing domains; nursing patient, quality approvement and research, development of human resources, leadership and qualifications of promotion and contents of ladder of each level. We created expected role consisted of clinical ladder and classified 4 steps; novice, competent, proficient, expert. And finally managerial principles and application process are presented in this study. Conclusions: Development of career ladder program at a hospital was not need many time consumption but very important tool of nursing profession. And it is needed to validate and refine the tool developed continuously.

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일부 성인여성의 유방자가검진에 대한 지식, 태도 및 검진능력에 관한 연구 (A Study on Knowledge and Attitude about Breast Self Examination and the Ability and Practice among Adult Women)

  • 성미혜
    • 보건교육건강증진학회지
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.187-198
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes and the ability of women toward breast self-examination and to identify factors that may influence the ability of breast examination. The subjects for this study were 105 women in a community health center located in Busan. Data was collected during the period from September I to 20, 2002 by means of a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using the SPSS WIN 10.0 program and included descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. The results of study are as follows: 1. The mean knowledge score for the total sample was 9.62 and the mean attitude score was 62.95. The mean self- practice score was 5.79. 2. Women's knowledge about breast self-examination was significantly related to attitudes and the ability of women toward breast self-examination (p<0.05). 3. The ability of women toward breast self-examination was significantly related to attitudes about breast self-examination (p<0.05). 4. According to the results of stepwise multiple regression analysis, factors affecting women's ability of breast self-examination were practice of breast self-examination and level of education and explained 19.7% of variance. From the results of this study it can be said that women need to be taught proper breast self-examination so that they can become more proficient in detecting breast abnormalities.

A Teacher Research on Integrating English Reading and Writing: The Use of Intermediate Texts in an EFL Class

  • Kim, Sun-Young
    • 비교문화연구
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    • 제20권
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    • pp.67-111
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    • 2010
  • This paper examined the role of intermediate texts in the writing process in the context of an EFL composition class. From the tradition of teacher research, this study examined how the Korean college students in different proficiency groups created intermediate texts and used them while composing their own writing. The students produced various types of intermediate texts during the compositing process, which could serve as a basis of their writing. However, the patterns of using these intermediate texts differed widely across the proficiency groups. A writing cycle for the low proficiency group, or "surface reading-few intermediate texts-writing," indicates that less proficient students tended to engage in reading in separation of writing practices and thus produced few intermediate texts through their literacy practices. On the other hand, the students in the higher proficiency groups revealed the more integrated pattern (i.e., purpose reading/intermediate texts/writing), indicating that they often engaged in reading with specific writing purposes, practiced reading in connection to other writing practices, and elaborated written intermediate texts produced. This study argues that, to shift our student writers to a higher level category, we as teachers need to help them engage in reading and writing practices in the way they produce and use intermediate texts appropriate to their specific writing purposes.