• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.769-789
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• 2016

Pattern activities are useful to develop functional thinking of young students, but there has been lack of research on how to teach patterns. This study explored teaching methods of geometric patterns for developing functional thinking of elementary school students, and then analyzed the lessons in which such methods were implemented. For this, three classrooms of fourth grades in elementary schools were selected and three teachers taught geometric patterns on the basis of the same lesson plan. The lessons emphasized noticing the commonality of a given pattern, expanding the noti ce for the commonality, and representing the commonality. The results of this study showed that experience of analyzing the structure of a geometric pattern had a significant impact on how the fourth graders reasoned about the generalized rules of the given pattern and represented them in various methods. This paper closes with several implications to teach geometric patterns in a way to foster functional thinking.

• Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.119-128
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• 2019

Minecraft game is a sandboxed game based on a high degree of users' freedom; the game encourages its users to recreate various play patterns to increase their immersion. Although recently there were many studies that use Minecraft game techniques to improve the teaching methods but still not well adapted due to being applications-based techniques. In this paper, we present a teaching model that utilizes the same concept of the Minecraft games in where learners customize the class concepts based on their needs. Moreover, Minecraft-based learning games attempt to be used for learner-led, creativity and programming instruction, to overcome these use-cases limitations, by our study we aim to include the Minecraft-based learning games in class teaching activities, theoretical and practical lessons. In this way, we intend to increase interest in programming lessons, and to increase immersion as another way of game learning. In the future, we attempt to measure various effects of the uses of Minecraft-game-based teaching in programming classes compare to the traditionally used methods.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.1-18
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• 2016

Patterns are of great significance to develop algebraic thinking of elementary students. This study analyzed teaching methods of patterns in current elementary mathematics textbook series in terms of three main activities related to pattern generalization (i.e., analyzing the structure of patterns, investigating the relationship between two variables, and reasoning and representing the generalized rules). The results of this study showed that such activities to analyze the structure of patterns are not explicitly considered in the textbooks, whereas those to explore the relationship between two variables in a pattern are emphasized throughout all grade levels using function table. The activities to reason and represent the generalized rules of patterns are dealt in a way both for lower grade students to use informal representations and for upper grade students to employ formal representations with expressions or symbols. The results of this study also illustrated that patterns in the textbooks are treated rather as a separate strand than as something connected to other content strands. This paper closes with several implications to teach patterns in a way to foster early algebraic thinking of elementary school students.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.685-695
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to confirm the definition and the scopes of the implementation of Korean education for missionary purposes which is an area of ones for specific purposes and to suggest the teaching methods for each type by examining the subtypes of it. For this, a body of research and the related textbooks were analyzed: as a result, the definition of Korean education for missionary purposes was confirmed by examining the scope of implementation of it. Based on the definition, this study categorized the learners into four patterns such as non-Christian, the learners for listening gospel, the learners for nurturing, overseas Korean children and missionary kids according to the levels of Christianity literacy and briefly proposed the goals and teaching methods for each category. Finally, this study expected the development of the related textbooks and the activation of more segmented research in this area.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.61-75
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• 1999

This study has its purpose to develop an optimal teaching model in math class leading to an effective device of open education in mathematics being transformed from the current teacher-centered teaching to the individually specified student-centered one on the basis of the definitions and methods of open education learned from sundry literature references. Accordingly, this paper established several patterns of effective open math class for teaching specific math's contents, followed by developing applicable teaching-learning models for class situation rested on each math lesson's features. Unit learning models for open education in mathematics, which were made step by step according to each unit's contents were also presented to be applied to real class situations.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.57-71
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• 2021

When teaching traditional pattern-themed textile design, it has been found that many students struggle during the investigation stage of traditional patterns and complete the development of patterns in relatively simple layout methods, such as block patterns and half drop patterns. Until now, digital textile design textbooks lack content on how to develop patterns. Judging that the current teaching method leads to difficulties in developing a new sense of textile design, this study focused on Heesch-tiling tessellation and software called TESS, a program that can transform patterns themselves. This study is an academic study on the methodology of first developing patterns through TESS, a tessellation program developed for elementary school students in the U.S., and then applying various lines and colors to the complete patterns and textures using Adobe Illustrator. In this study, the concept, formative characteristics, and generative principles of Heesch-tiling tessellation were examined, and the process of developing new patterns using the TESS program, which can be used to create patterns through Heesch-tiling principles, was intended to help in textile design education. Therefore, after analyzing the comprehensive concepts and principles of tessellation, the next step is to understand the principles and the characteristics of pattern making only for Heesch-tiling tessellation, and then ultimately to develop new patterns. While patterns using traditional tessellation layouts have been characterized mainly by repeated geometric shapes, Heesch-tiling tessellation can express surrealistic attributes, such as those by painter M. C. Escher or style elements such as those in neo-pop.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.35-45
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• 1998

This paper will present some basic and simple graphical methods of exploratory data analysis for the instrument of data analysis at school mathematics. Human beings perceive visual patterns more readily than patterns in collections of numbers. This is especially important in exploratory data analysis because pictures dramatically reveal things that we did not expect to find in the data set. Here are graphical methods as the stem and leaf plot, the box plot, the star plot and the face plot. These methods impulse the motivation of students in real life. And the subject can be taught in secondary school with several applications. Also It is important for students to get a feel for working with and manipulating data before studying the more theoretical aspects of statistics.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.113-118
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• 1982

The current scope of diabetic patient education and dietary consultation by hospital dietitians were studied. A questionnare was sent to 54 dietitians in 32 hospitals throughout Korea. The major results are as follows: 1. The frequency of dietary consultation for diabetic patients is of low level: only 14 patients were seen such services at average per month. 2. Only one hospital establishes independent office for dietary consultation for in-and-out patients and in 3 hospitals among 32 hospital dietitians practice regular rounds to visits patients. 3. Consistant patterns and methods to counsel patients were established in 53% of hospitals. In remaining hospitals, teaching methods depend entirely on the individual dietitians. 4. A few hospitals have teaching aids and follow-up systems. 5. Most dietitians want strongly the establishment of independent office for dietary consultation, but its establishment was hindered by the poor system in the hospital administration and lack of preparation in the dietetics.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.3172-3179
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• 2015

This study suggests one of English teaching methods to improve English speaking proficiency for adult English learners. Contrary to the traditional English conversation teaching trends such as memorization of specific patterns or grammar-focused practices, the study introduces a storytelling based teaching of English speaking. To theoretically support the storytelling based English speaking teaching, the study investigates the possibility of the teaching method in three ways. First, the 12 speaking strategies focusing on contents of a story are introduced in the way of securing speech amounts as much as possible. Next, the five rhetoric components by Aristotle are introduced to relate to the storytelling teaching for the purpose of achieving the goal of speaking, which is to deliver what a speaker want to say more persuasively. Finally, through the investigation of the learner strategy uses, the possibility of storytelling English speaking teaching can be expected regardless of learners' low level of English proficiency.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.201-215
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• 1998

This study analyzed the contents of "Reading" textbooks for 1st-6th grades. The focus of the analysis was on philosophical thinking methods designed to help children to think for themselves. Following the analysis, methods were designed for the application of effective use of Philosophy in the elementary school curriculum. Analysis of works of children's literature in "reading" textbooks show patterns of logical, ethical and creative thinking. Therefore, "reading" textbooks can be used to help children to think philosophically. Five stages of discussion can be applied in the classroom; these are: establish the issues, outline the process of discussion, discuss the issues, evaluate and summarize the discussion, apply the learning to other subjects. Teachers can use philosophical thinking methods to improve the quality and quantity of instruction with various questions, having children express their opinions, interpreting their thoughts clearly, maintaining logical consistency, and evaluating the procedures and results of discussion. These methods can be used in the teaching-learning process in the elementary school to develop rich findings and meaningful communication.