Development of Elementary School Curriculum Relating to Robot Programming for Excellence Education and its Application

수월성 교육을 위한 초등학교 로봇프로그래밍 교육과정 개발과 적용

This study is aimed at developing a curriculum in relation to programming learning by using robot, for it has been judged as a scientific learning tool to help elementary school children as well as gifted children among them improve their creativity. Based on this concept, teaching aids and materials were developed, and then applied to the locale of education, and results therefrom were analyzed ccordingly. Curriculum and contents of teaching aids were classified into two processes, i.e. the assembling process of robot to fit the varied problematic situations and the programming process (all six phases), and edited so much as to entice elementary school children to get interests and attentions to robot and programming by compiling the contents to suit their level of learning. Results from the evaluation of the application of robot education curriculum to the locale for learning revealed that it was a positive teaching tool that helped children improve their creativity. Also conclusions were derived from the analysis and evaluation that several aspects should be complemented as for teaching and learning tool to achieve the objective of excellence education.

본 연구는 로봇을 활용한 프로그래밍학습이 초등학생 및 초등영재들에게 창의력 향상에 도움을 주는 과학적인 학습도구라 판단되어 교육과정을 개발하였다. 이를 기초로 교재를 작성하고 현장에 직접 적용하여 그 결과를 분석하였다. 교육과정과 교재의 내용은 다양한 문제 상황에 맞는 로봇을 직접 제작하고 프로그래밍하는 과정(모두 6단계)으로 구분하고 학습수준에 맞게 편집함으로서 초등학생들이 로봇과 프로그래밍에 흥미와 관심을 가질 수 있도록 하였다. 로봇교육을 현장에 적용한 결과 창의성교육 도구로서 긍정적인 학습도구로 평가되었다. 또한, 수월성교육을 위한 학습도구로서 몇 가지 보완해야 할 결론도 함께 얻었다.