• The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.89-94
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• 2010

This paper proposes an educational robot game framework for novice students in k-12 to learn concepts of programming through interesting experiences. It is designed to be able to enjoy robot games without technical knowledge of robotics and programming. For this, in the proposed robot game framework, educational robots based on line-tracer are used and the programming APls that can be used for various educational programming languages are offered. And the proposed robot game framework also offers a game board to create several games with easy operations. Additionally, through experiments, it shows that novice students are able to create different games that have several game solutions for various programming using this robot game framework.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.457-466
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• 2013

It is possible to increase integrated thinking and problem solving ability ultimately through STEAM education. This study developed STEAM model to apply to subjects and scratch knowledge education that sixth grade students in elementary schools can learn each subject through STEAM learning by applying scratch programming and it was applied and analyzed during regular classes and afterschool classes for sixth grade students. As a result, it was possible that about 70% of sixth grade students, the subject of model application were able to do STEAM learning initiatively by applying scratch program. Other 30% of the students were able to do STEAM learning partially through scratch. As for the achievement assessment of STEAM learning, it was evaluated that most of the students for the evaluation subjects got satisfactory achievement level by getting overall average 7.83 out of ten. Thus, it is considered that STEAM learning model by applying scratch is very superior that applying existing programming language such as C, BASIC etc.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.231-233
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• 2018

Programming learning is difficult for learners, and there are many cases where students lose interest in programming or give up. In this situation, the resilience is the ability of learners to stand up and get resilient and gain confidence in learning. Also, depending on the programming language and tools, the learner may feel the cognitive burden and the learning motivation may be different. In this study, we compared and analyzed the differences of resilience among the students of the scratch course and the Python course of the liberal programming lecture. As a result of the study, the differences in resilience of Python lectures and scratch lectures were significant but not significant. Through this study, learning strategies based on programming languages and tools and learners' tendencies were established.

• Proceedings of The KACE
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• 2017.08a
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• pp.117-120
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• 2017

객체지향 프로그래밍은 산업과 교육 분야에서 그 영향력이 점차 커지고 있다. 그러나 객체지향은 추상적이고, 복합적인 개념을 많이 포함하고 있어 처음 객체지향 언어를 배우는 초보학습자는 개념을 이해하는데 많은 어려움을 겪고 있다. 또한 객체지향 개념들은 상호 연관성이 매우 높아 기본 개념을 이해하지 못하면 다음 단계의 개념을 이해할 수 없다. 따라서 본 논문은 초보학습자의 객체지향 개념의 이해를 돕기 위해 클래스와 객체 모델, 클래스간의 상속 모델을 도식화하여 제안한다. 이 모델을 이용하여 객체지향의 핵심 개념인 클래스, 객체, 레퍼런스 변수, 상속, 오버라이딩, 다형성, 동적 바인딩의 이해도를 높일 수 있다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea CI
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.108-115
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• 2011

Virtual Robot Education System (VRES), which is for programming education with a Lego Mindstorm NXT robot, is designed and implemented. Through this system, program learners can edit source code, compile, download it into the robot, and run their executive program. In order to observe it, the system includes web cameras and provide monitoring services. Thus, students are able to verify the operation of robot into which they download their program in detail and to debug if necessary. In addition, we design a new simple user-friendly programming language and a corresponding compiler for it. With those tools, learner can more easily create programs for NXT robot and test them than Java language. A educator can control and manage the robot for the subject of a class with direct control mode of our system. Therefore, the proposed system is able to support students to learn robot programming during or after regular classes with web browsers through Internet.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.497-507
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• 2017

Research on software education and linking and convergence of other subjects has been mainly focused on mathematics and science subjects. The dissatisfaction of various preferences and types of learning personality cause to learning gap. In addition, it is not desirable considering the solution of various fusion problems that can apply the computational thinking. In this way, it is possible to embrace the diverse tendencies and preferences of students through the linkage with the English subject, which is a linguistic approach that deviates from the existing mathematical and scientific approach. By combining similarities in the process of learning a new language of English education and software education. For this purpose, based on the analysis of teaching - learning model of elementary English subject and software education, we developed a class model by modifying existing English subject and software teaching - learning model to be suitable for linkage. Then, the learning elements applicable to software education were extracted from the contents of elementary school English curriculum, and a program applied to the developed classroom model was designed and the practical application method of learning was searched.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.39-48
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• 2007

Due to the rapid proliferation of the web in recent years, many educators seek to improve the effectiveness of their instruction by providing innovative web-based course material to their students. Lots of web-based education contents are developed especially. They help to teach and train students. They expand widely due to repetition learning any time, any where. In this paper we implemented usage of C functions, quizes for checking comprehension of statements in C programming lecture and developed scenario helping concepts, algorithm comprehension. We made them web-based visual representation. They were implemented as FLASH animations or Java applets. They were well received by students.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.311-318
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• 2010

In this paper, we proposed the integrated education program of informatics and math for solving problem using EPL. We applied a integrated math curriculum with EPL and analyzed mathematical thinking and attitude to the 3rd and 5th students. We used mathematical thinking test, mathematical attitude test and interview through student review. We also analyzed data of observers who are elementary school teachers. The results of test are as follows; First, we found effective points of meta-cognition and visualization of thought in solving the mathematical problem using Scratch. Second, mathematical thinking and attitude showed the result that 3rd grade students are more increased than 5th grade students in pre and post t-test of the mathematical. Consequently, we expect that the integrated education program of informatics and math using EPL can be applied to solve problem in math effectively.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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• v.18A no.5
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• pp.165-176
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• 2011

In this paper, we show how a curriculum using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot based ROBOTC for undergraduate students has been developed, and we analyze the educational effect of the curriculum. The curriculum is composed of basic knowledge learning, practice with basic robots, practice with advanced robots, and creative design and implementation of robots. During the three year period since 2009, educational achievement has been analyzed by surveys for 6 classes, 94 students. According to the analysis, the curriculum has highly motivated the students and made them to achieve effectively our educational and academic goals. Also, we observe that the curriculum helped the students to improve their creativity and the problem solving skill, and that the students were autonomously and deeply involved in the homework and the term projects, which made them be very cooperative. Finally, the intensive practice with ROBOTC programming is shown to help students to improve their programming ability of C language.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.120-136
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• 2008

Using the tangible programming tools, which combines physical objects (e.g. robot) and educational programming language, may help to encourage learners' creative thinking as well as to enhance problem solving ability. That is, learners can have opportunities to simulate problem solving processes through the physical objects, such as robots. Therefore, they can minimize an fixation about problem solving process. These experience is effective to induce creative thinking that is useful to find new solutions and change environment actively. Therefore, we developed a robot based programming teaching and learning curriculum and implemented it in college level introductory programming courses. The result shows that the robot based programming learning has a positive effect in all three factors of learners' creative problem solving potential, especially in a cognitive factor. The cognitive factor includes general problem solving abilities as well as factors that explain creativity, such as divergent thinking, problem recognition, problem representation. These result means that the developed robot based programming teaching and learning curriculum give positive effect to creative problem solving abilities.