• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.3-6
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• 2010

In this paper, we report a case study of applying puzzle solving as a programming practice. There are many students, who have attended computer programming language courses, have had difficulties in accomplishing the course assignments. It is because just following and citing the programming language course materials is not sufficient for constructing computer programs. Many professional developers have stated that computer programming for small problems is an art of puzzle solving, where developing enterprise-size computer programming projects involves architectural insights which are already dealt in software engineering literatures. Following those backgrounds, we have explored the applicability of puzzle solving in a C++ object oriented programming course and have reported the results. The experimental results show that puzzle solving is effective to the students who are interested in computer programming and have at least beginner-level knowledge and expertise, but it turned out that puzzle solving assignments still does not draw much attention of the students who are not seriously interested in computer programming.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.499-511
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• 2019

The preceding study of this study developed puzzle-based computer science education programs to enhance the computational thinking of elementary school students over 1 to 3 times. The preceding study then applied such programs into the field, categorized the effects of education into CT creativity and CT cognitive ability to improve the education programs. Based on the results of these preceding studies, the hierarchical Bayesian inference modeling was performed using age and CT thinking ability as parameters. From the results, this study predicted the effectiveness of puzzle-based computer science education programs in middle and high schools and proposed major improvement areas and directions for puzzle-based computer science education programs that are to be deployed in the future throughout middle and high schools.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.1183-1197
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to develop a Puzzle-Based Computer Science Instruction Model and Learning Program and to confirm the effects. To do so, we selected 2 classes with a similar level of pre-computational thinking in elementary schools in the Jeju Province. After that, from 2 classes, we designated the 5th grade students in 'D' elementary school as group A and designated students of the same grade in 'J' elementary school as group B. In a total of 28 sessions during an 18 week period, a Puzzle-Based Computer Science Learning Program was used with 31 students in group A, and the traditional computer science course was used with 25 students in group B. The results showed that there were significant improvements in computational thinking, which is computational cognition and its creativity, of the students in group A compared to students in group B. Also, this study proved that the Puzzle-Based program correlated with positive changes group A students' Science-Related Affective Domain. In this paper, on the basis of proven effectiveness, we introduce the Puzzle-Based Computer Science Instruction Model and Learning Program as an alternative to traditional, computer science education.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2013.01a
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• pp.153-155
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• 2013

퍼즐은 주어진 문제를 사람이 스스로 문제해결 알고리즘을 찾아내도록 한다. 이러한 퍼즐은 손으로 직접 조작하거나 텍스트를 통해 접할 수 있으며 흥미를 유발하고 논리적 사고력과 창의력을 개발하도록 한다는 장점이 있어 효과적인 교육을 위하여 종종 도입된다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 퍼즐 기반 학습을 교육에 적극적으로 도입하기 위하여 지금까지 연구된 퍼즐 기반 학습의 현황을 분석하고 퍼즐의 활용 방향을 제시하고자 하였다.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.95-101
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• 2003

Information-oriented society will be developed more rapidly with internet. In this trend, many foreign countries support research on mathematics education using information technology that is also needed in this country. This article shows a mathematical puzzle database related to mathematics education using Java script to be activated on internet service.

• Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.403-412
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• 2010

Puzzles of various types were made of wood. Children aged 3 to 5 were play directly into a wooden puzzle, then, mainly in adults, the survey was conducted. Comparisons of affinity for the children, teachers, parents, survey were compared with the rating. As a result, the preferred material of the puzzle was in the timber. The type of puzzle children, teachers and parents preferred picture puzzle. For colors, teachers and parents of the puzzle as unpainted wood was preferred. In addition, the favorite play was the difference in difficulty and number puzzles. Therefore, the preference for children and adults aware of the puzzle with a big difference has been clearly identified.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.191-201
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to propose strategies of puzzle-based learning for Informatics gifted education through analyzing Informatics gifted elementary students' computational problem solving approaches in puzzle-based learning contexts. Six types of educational puzzles, which are constraints, optimization, probability, statistically speaking, pattern recognition, and strategy, were used in teaching 14 Informatics gifted students for 8 sessions. The results of pre and post test and each students' answers were analyzed to identify why students were not able to solve the puzzles. We also analysed what essential computational strategies are needed to solve each type of puzzles, and what students did not know in solving puzzle problems. We identified some problems caused by puzzle representation methods, and various students' intuitions that disturb puzzle solving. Also, we identified essential computational strategies to solve puzzles: backtracking, dynamic programming, abstraction, modeling, and reduction of big problem. However, students had difficulties in applying these strategies to solve their puzzle problems. We proposed the revised puzzle-based learning strategies, which is based on the improved problem representation, just-in-time cognitive feedbacks, and web-based learning system.

• Research in Mathematical Education
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.215-226
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• 2004

The purpose of this paper is to introduce an activity of student who found purely linear algebraic solution of the Blackout puzzle. It shows how we can help and work with gifted students. It deals with algorithm, mathematical modeling, optimal solution and software.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.95-102
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• 2008

In this paper through the implementation of cooperative learning using SDG, education puzzle actually applies to computer training. SDG(Single Display Groupware) which one computer display have a multi-input devices can work as a collaborative system. Learners are performing together through SDG-based cooperative learning system. SDG cooperative learning with a multi-input device is superior to traditional learning with individual. We have implementation of the puzzle game with this fact. This system through effective education and raising their children's education participation rate will be able to do.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.93-109
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to develop the number puzzle program and the mathematical creativity test and to analyze the effects of the mathematical creativity and the creative attitude in mathematics. To accomplish this aim, the six-grade students elementary school of thirty-six participated and this students participated Magic square, Sudoku, KenKen Puzzle activities in to the morning activity time for 30 minutes every morning and the pre-test of before activity and the post-test of after activity were collected. The number puzzle activity helps improve the mathematical creativity and the creative attitude in mathematics of the elementary school students and improve the mathematical creativity of for female students rather than for male students.