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A Study on the Possibility of Block-based Programming Courses for Visual Impairments

시각장애 학생을 위한 블록 기반 프로그래밍 수업의 가능성 분석

  • Received : 2022.08.08
  • Accepted : 2022.10.11
  • Published : 2022.10.31
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Abstract

The National Institute of Special Education developed and distributed software textbooks for disabled students according to the necessity of practical course in elementary school and information in middle school in the 2015 revised curriculum. It is a textbook provided from the perspective of education opportunity equity but the content of programming education for visually impaired students was insufficient. Therefore this study was conducted for the purpose of confirming the effectiveness of programming education for visual impaired students and providing the direction of future programming education. In order to achieve the purpose, programming classes were conducted for blind students in the 6th grade of elementary school. As a result of a study using "Blocks4All", a block-based programming tool with robots, students participated in classes actively and efficacy, intrest, and usefulness of programming are high. This study is meaningful in that it confirmed the possibility of programming education for visually impaired students.

2015 개정 교육과정에서 초등학교 실과, 중학교 정보의 필수화에 따라 국립특수교육원에서는 장애 학생을 위한 소프트웨어 교과서를 개발하여 보급하였다. 교육 기회 형평성의 관점에서 제공된 교과서이지만, 시각장애 학생을 대상으로 한 프로그래밍 교육에 관한 내용은 미비하였다. 이에 본 연구는 시각장애 학생을 대상으로 프로그래밍 교육의 효과를 확인하고, 향후 프로그래밍 교육의 방향성을 제공하기 위한 목적으로 진행되었다. 목적 달성을 위해 초등학교 6학년 시각장애 학생을 대상으로 프로그래밍 수업을 진행하였다. 로봇과 연동한 블록 기반 프로그래밍 도구인 Blocks4All을 활용한 연구 결과, 학생의 수업 참여도는 적극적이었으며, 프로그래밍 유용성, 흥미도, 자신감 등이 높게 나타났다. 본 연구는 시각장애 학생을 대상으로 한 프로그래밍 교육의 가능성을 확인했다는 데 의의가 있다.

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