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"Spot the differences" Game: An Interactive Method That Engage Students in Organic Chemistry Learning

  • Cha, Jeongho;Kan, Su-Yin;Chia, Poh Wai
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.62 no.2
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    • pp.159-165
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    • 2018
  • For the first time, the spot the differences (STD) game was employed in the teaching of basic organic chemistry course. Three sets of paired pictures associated with selected topics in organic chemistry were presented to the students and they were required to spot the differences between the two pictures. Based on the students' pre and post self-assessment, the STD game resulted in several positive learning outcomes as indicated in the students' reflective writing, including knowledge recall, deeper understanding of a subject, enhanced analytical skill, motivation and fun-filled learning, learning from peers and self-empowerment in learning. The STD game is a desirable teaching and learning tool, as learning in an entertaining and interactive way is highly sought after in today's classroom, especially to novice students. In the future, the STD game can be modified and implemented to cater the needs of different courses and topics.

A Comparative Discussion on the Instructional Procedure and Strategies in Learning Scientific Concepts (과학 개념 학습을 위한 수업 절차와 전략)

  • Kwon, Jae-Sool
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.19-29
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    • 1992
  • In this study, five learning models were compared and discussed in terms of their learning procedures and learning strateies. After a brief introduction of each model, the author discussed the differences and similarities among the five learning models. As a result, Kwon's procedual learning (Kwon, 1989) seemed to encompass almost all the learning models proposed by the other four author. All the models emphasized the importance of cognitive conflict. However, I. K.Kim(1991), Park(1992) and Y.M.Kim(1991) seemed to be concentrated their attention on the cognitive conflict between concepts ; while Hashweh and Kwon emphasized cognitive conflict between cognitive structure and environment. The study also suggested more study on the empirical evidence of the three kinds of the cognitive conflicts proposed by Kwon(1989) and on the development of learning strategies to induce and overcome the cognitive conflicts.

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Reinforcement learning multi-agent using unsupervised learning in a distributed cloud environment

  • Gu, Seo-Yeon;Moon, Seok-Jae;Park, Byung-Joon
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.192-198
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    • 2022
  • Companies are building and utilizing their own data analysis systems according to business characteristics in the distributed cloud. However, as businesses and data types become more complex and diverse, the demand for more efficient analytics has increased. In response to these demands, in this paper, we propose an unsupervised learning-based data analysis agent to which reinforcement learning is applied for effective data analysis. The proposal agent consists of reinforcement learning processing manager and unsupervised learning manager modules. These two modules configure an agent with k-means clustering on multiple nodes and then perform distributed training on multiple data sets. This enables data analysis in a relatively short time compared to conventional systems that perform analysis of large-scale data in one batch.

Middle School Students' Perceptions of Science Classroom Learning Environments (중학생의 과학 교실 학습 환경에 대한 인식)

  • Hong, Mi-Young;Kang, Nam-Hwa;Kim, Joo-Ah
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.68-79
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    • 2010
  • This study utilized the What Is Happening In this Class (WIHIC) questionnaire to examine students' perceptions of their science learning environment. Data was collected from 587 middle school students in seven coeducation schools in Seoul. Higher mean scores occurred on the scales of Student cohesiveness, Task orientation, Cooperation and Equity in the WIHIC, whereas lower mean scores occurred on Teacher support, Involvement and Investigation. The effects of gender on students' perceptions of their science learning environment were not statistically significant overall, but girls perceived Student cohesiveness and Cooperation more positively than boys. Correlations between the WIHIC scales of the low-level group that perceived their learning environments negatively (10 percentiles) and the high-level group that perceived their learning environments positively (90 percentiles) were computed. Teacher support, Involvement, Task Orientation and Investigation were highly correlated with each other in the low-level group, whereas only Teacher support and Equity were correlated in the high group. Educational implications were discussed.

Self-supervised Meta-learning for the Application of Federated Learning on the Medical Domain (연합학습의 의료분야 적용을 위한 자기지도 메타러닝)

  • Kong, Heesan;Kim, Kwangsu
    • Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.27-40
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    • 2022
  • Medical AI, which has lately made significant advances, is playing a vital role, such as assisting clinicians with diagnosis and decision-making. The field of chest X-rays, in particular, is attracting a lot of attention since it is important for accessibility and identification of chest diseases, as well as the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite the vast amount of data, there remains a limit to developing an effective AI model due to a lack of labeled data. A research that used federated learning on chest X-ray data to lessen this difficulty has emerged, although it still has the following limitations. 1) It does not consider the problems that may occur in the Non-IID environment. 2) Even in the federated learning environment, there is still a shortage of labeled data of clients. We propose a method to solve the above problems by using the self-supervised learning model as a global model of federated learning. To that aim, we investigate a self-supervised learning methods suited for federated learning using chest X-ray data and demonstrate the benefits of adopting the self-supervised learning model for federated learning.

A Study about Components for Interaction on e-Learning and Mobile Learning Environment (이러닝과 모바일 러닝의 상호작용에서 요구되는 요소에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Gum-Ju;Moon, Nam-Mee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2007.06b
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    • pp.156-160
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    • 2007
  • 정보 통신 기술의 발전으로 교육 환경은 이러닝(e-Learning)과 모바일 러닝(Mobile Learning)이 지원되는 융합(convergence)된 네트워크 환경이 구축되고 있으며, 새로운 교수법을 필요로 한다. 학습자의 학습 환경(learning environment)에 따라 이러닝과 모바일 러닝이 상호작용(interaction)하여 학습 활동이 끊김없이(seamless) 수행되도록 한다. 본 논문에서는 이러닝과 모바일 러닝 환경에서 학습 활동을 수행하는 과정에서 상호작용하는 레이어를 설계한다. 각 레이에의 흐름(flow)에서 필요한 요소로 메타데이터(metadata)를 도출하고, 메타데이터를 다른 요소에서 필요로 할 때 재사용(reusable)할 수 있도록 하였다.

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A Study on the Relationships among Students' Perceptions of Computerized Science Learning Environments, Computer-Related Attitudes, and Computer Experiences (컴퓨터실 과학 학습 환경에 대한 인식과 컴퓨터 관련 태도 및 컴퓨터 경험의 관계성 조사)

  • Noh, Tae-Hee;Cha, Jeong-Ho
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.12-19
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    • 2000
  • The relationships among students' perceptions of computerized science learning environments, computer-related attitudes. and computer experiences were investigated with a sample of 164 9thgraders (80 boys and 84 girls) from two middle schools. The Computerized Science Learning Environment Inventory (CSLEI) and the Computer-Related Attitudes Scale (CRAS) were administered, and students' computer experiences were examined. Students' perceptions of preferred learning environments were also studied with the preferred form of the CSLEI, and compared with those of actual learning environments. Gender differences in the perceptions of computerized science learning environments, computer-related attitudes, and computer experiences were also studied. Students' perceptions of preferred learning environments were significantly better than those of actual learning environments in all subscales of the CSLEI except gender equity. There was no gender difference in the perceptions of computerized science learning environments. However, boys were found to have more positive computer-related attitudes and more computer experiences than girls. Students' perceptions of computerized science learning environments were significantly correlated with computer-related attitudes in resource adequacy subscale, but not with computer experiences. Significant relationships between computer-related attitudes and computer experiences were also found.

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The Instructional Effects of Student-Centered Cooperative Learning Strategies in Elementary School Science Course (초등학교 자연 수업에서 학생 중심의 활동을 강조한 협동학습의 교수 효과)

  • Lim, Hee-Jun;Park, Soo-Youn;Noh, Tae-Hee
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.201-208
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    • 1998
  • Although cooperative learning strategies in many subject areas have been found to be effective, the effect of cooperative learning on academic achievement in science laboratory setting is not clear. Reported results on the effects of the strategies for higher achieving students are not also consistent. In this study, the cooperative learning strategies emphasizing student-centered learning which included higher order thinking activities were used in a elementary school science course. The cooperative and traditional learning groups were selected from fifth-grade classes, and taught about dissolution and solution for 16 class periods. The effects of the cooperative learning strategies upon students' academic achievement, science process skill, the attitude toward science instruction, and the perceptions of classroom environment were investigated. Two-way ANCOVA results revealed that the test scores of academic achievement and science process skill for the cooperative learning group were significantly higher than those of the traditional learning group. No interaction between the instruction and the level of previous achievement was found. The perceptions of confliction were higher in cooperative learning group. In the attitude toward science instruction and the perceptions of participation, however, no significant difference between the two groups was found. Educational implications are discussed.

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The Effect of Cooperative Learning Environments in Conceptual Change Instruction on Students' Cognitive and Affective Outcomes (개념 변화 수업에서 협동학습 환경이 학생들의 인지적, 정의적 결과에 미치는 효과)

  • Han, Jae-Young;Jeong, Eun-Hee;Noh, Tae-Hee
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.555-562
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    • 2005
  • This study investigated the effects of cooperative learning environments in conceptual change instruction upon students' conception, achievement, learning motivation, attitude toward science instruction, and perception of involvement. Two classes of 8th graders at a co-ed middle school were assigned to the treatment and the comparison groups. They were taught about density, boiling point, freezing point, and solubility for 11 class hours. The treatment group's learning environment involved cooperative conceptual change instructions while the comparison group's environment incorporated individual conceptual change instructions. Mann-Whitney test results revealed that the scores of the conception and achievement test for the treatment group were significantly higher than those for the comparison group. The perceptions of involvement for the treatment group were more positive than those for the comparison group. The scores of the learning motivation test for the treatment group were found to be significantly higher than those for the comparison group based on a two-way ANCOVA analysis. However, attitudes toward science instruction were not found to be significantly different between the two groups.