• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.23-35
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• 2019

In order to cultivate talented people who have problem solving ability due to computational thinking according to the trend of the fourth industrial revolution, each university is actively promoting software education. This study suggests that understanding-oriented SW curriculum is needed for non-majors students to improve computational thinking. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, this study designed the basic education program based on the understanding of the SW with the backward design model. The SW Basic Education Program was applied to 15 weeks of instruction and conducted three surveys. The positive effects of the understanding-oriented SW basic education on the computational thinking efficacy and the computer perception were verified. In addition, it was found that the understanding-oriented computational thinking and programming education are effective when they are linked to one process. It is expected that understanding-based SW based education, which uses the backward design model, can be applied as one of the efficient ways to improve computational thinking in the education field.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.162-174
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• 2020

This study aimed to develop a creative education class program using metaphor, one of the creative thinking techniques, and to examine the effectiveness of the program targeting for randomly sampled 338 students in six middle schools. The creative education class program with the metaphor was developed based on content elements concerning 'astronomy' in 2015 science curriculum revision in South Korea. The program was tested for validity after being modified and supplemented three times by forming a group of experts, and the final version of the program was applied to school education fields during four periods, including block time. To find out the effectiveness of the program and the implementation, creative education class satisfaction test and creative thinking process test were conducted. That is to say, the creative education class satisfaction test was conducted before treatment and the creative thinking process test was implemented both before and after treatment. The results of the study are as follows. First, in this study, the program was developed with the emphasis on students voluntarily and actively participating in creative education programs while utilizing creative thinking methods. Second, the statistical results of the pre- and post-class about the creative education program using the metaphor of creative thinking techniques represented significant results(p<.05). In other words, the two-dependent samples by students' pre-and post-score about the creative education class showed significant statistical test results (p<.05). It turned out that the creative education program using metaphor has had a positive impact on research participants. Third, in regards to the results of the creative education class satisfaction test, 101 out of 338 students(30%) answered 'Strongly Agree' and 137(41%) answered 'Agree', indicating the subjects' satisfaction with the class was high in general. On the other hand, concerning difficulties of the creative class, 137(41%) answered "Lack of time" as the main factor, followed by 98(30%) "Difficulties of problems they were required to solve", 73(22%) answered "Conflicts with friends", and 24(7%) said "Difficulties of contents." These responses were taken into account as considerations for further development of creative education programs.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.571-585
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• 2002

This is one of the basic research for inspecting the possibility of the development of logical thinking capability to make possible formal thinking. The 5th grade students (n=306) in the elementary school were participated in this study. Performing the 6 variable-controlling activities in the 'Thinking Science' program for one semester, the SRT II test and the Variable-Controlling test were operated to examine the effects on the development of the variable-controlling ability by treatments, gender, and cognitive levels. Performing of the variable-controlling activities was highly successive on the development of students' variable-controlling ability. Although learning effect on the ability of identifying causal variable was moderate, the abilities of controlling experimental condition, measurement of variable, and identifying result variable were significantly developed. There was statistically significant difference by gender. Girls showed better performance all the time in both groups. Boys in the experimental group were getting better gradually, so the difference by gender was somewhat decreased. Examining the variable-controlling ability by cognitive levels, students in the experimental group show significant increase in all levels, especially the students in early, mid, and mature concrete level show substantial learning effects. The results of this study implied that the variable-controlling activities in the 'Thinking Science' could be effective for learning of variable-controlling and eventually for the development of logical thinking capability to make possible formal thinking.

• Korean Educational Research Journal
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.67-101
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to explore and propose policy alternatives by examining students' educational experiences at Chungbuk National University (CBNU). Some of the outstanding research findings of the study as follows. Students at CBNU think that they are capable of team-working and utilizing internet while less so with foreign language skill. With regard to academic achievement, students responded that they have seen a relatively low outcome in foreign language competency. In terms of their job placement, CBNU students highly recognize their logical thinking skill, creativity, and activity, whereas lower satisfaction with social service, study abroad, and internship experience. For further development of the survey analysis, this study suggests additional items included to make a sophisticated analysis possible such as scholarship, part-time job, educational outcome. This is expected to allow researchers to tab into the effect of finance of CBNU students. More detailed information on students' characteristics also need to be added; collaborative learning, student faculty interaction, co-work with students from diverse background, etc., which would allow the analysis of the impact of extra-curricula activities.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.511-521
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• 2014

In this study, we conducted an exploratory investigation of the imaginative writing processes of middle school students. Twelve 8th graders were asked to imagine and write about the daily life of atoms, assuming that they became specific atoms for themselves. The think-aloud method was used to investigate students' writing processes. We recorded students' writing processes, and also collected the data through interviews to clarify ambiguities in their writing processes. The analyses of the results revealed that their imaginative writing processes could be classified into the three types by the two aspects of writing process components (retrieving information and generating ideas). That is, the integration of retrieving information and generating ideas, the predominant retrieving information, and the predominant generating ideas. The students who were classified into the type of the integration of retrieving information and generating ideas came up with a story and properly introduced science concepts into it. These suggested that this type of students expressed their own understanding more effectively, and that this type was most appropriate for imaginative writing in learning science. The results also showed that the imaginative writing processes were greatly influenced by whether the planning step was adequately considered or not. On the bases of the results, we suggest the teaching strategies for effective imaginative writing in learning science.

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.70-70
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• 2010

이 연구의 목적은 귀추적 탐구 방법과 관련된 전략들을 적용하여 지구온난화에 관련되어 측정된 다양한 유형의 데이터를 관련된 사실, 원리, 법칙, 선행 연구 결과 등을 토대로 지구통합적인 관점과 지구계를 구성하는 요소들 간의 상호작용과 영향을 중심으로 재해석하고 이해하는 것이다. 지구과학(지구시스템과학)의 학문 성격, 최근 동향, 본성 및 탐구 대상의 특성에 대한 내용과 지구과학의 본질적 속성에 잘 부합하는 귀추적 탐구 방법에 대해 학습한 후, 학생들은 인천 및 다양한 지역의 기상과 해양 자료 분석을 통하여 관찰되는 현상(결과)의 원인과 영향을 파악하는 연구 활동을 하였다. 이 과정에서 귀추적 탐구를 충분히 이해할 수 있도록, 과학 탐구에서 귀추적 탐구 방법을 사용하는 과학자들의 예시와 모의 활동을 통하여, 귀추적 탐구 방법에 사용되는 다양한 사고 전략(예, 데이터의 재구성 전략, 유추 전략, 개념적 결합 전략 등)에 대한 예시를 경험하였다. 학생들은 지구온난화에 관련되어 나타나는 현상(조사된 사항 포함)과 영향에 대해 지구시스템적으로 이해하고 재해석하기 위해 지구시스템을 구성하는 요소(예, 수권, 대기권)와 관련된 데이터 정보를 검색하고 수집하였다. 1) 지구시스템과 지구온난화에 대한 조사하고, 2) 지구온난화 및 기후변화의 변동성 확인한 후, 3) 지구온난화와 관련된 선행 연구 결과 분석하였다. 또한, 지구과학의 본질적 속성에 잘 부합하는 귀추적 탐구 방법의 이해와 적용하는 과정에서 1) 지구 온난화 및 기후 변화의 실태 파악하고, 2) 인천 지역의 월별, 계절별 기온 변화 분석 및 경향 조사(탐색: 연구문제 규명)한 후, 3) 인천과 속초 지역의 기온, 수온의 변화 추이 및 분석 (조사: 원인 조사 과정)하였다. 4) 속초 지역의 평균해면기압변화 추이 및 분석한 후, 그 결과를 토대로 5) 문헌조사 및 선행연구 결과 분석을 통한 지구 온난화의 영향을 미치는 요인 재검토 및 확인(선택 및 설명)하여, 6) 인천지역과 속초지역의 지구온난화 원인 분석 및 문제점 보완(설명)하기 위해 7) 겨울철 지구온난화가 더 심각한지 부산지역과 포항지역의 자료 분석을 통하여 연구 결과 내용의 보완 (추가 조사 및 설명)한 후, 8) 분석 결과 및 해석 내용을 전문가와 상담 실시하였다. 이 연구는 연구를 진행하면서 얻은 결과를 교육적 측면에서 다시 정리해 보면 다음과 같다. 우선, 학생들의 지구환경적 문제 해결 과정에서 귀추적 탐구 방법을 활용한 문제 해결 능력을 향상시켰다. 아울러, 지구과학의 탐구 본성, 최근 동향, 탐구대상의 특성 등의 학습을 통해 지구과학도로서의 기본적인 소양과 자질 향상에 기여하였으며, 사회과학의 연구방법을 순수과학연구에 접목하여 과학자로서의 문제해결 능력과 시스템 사고력을 향상시켰다.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.31-42
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to explore how elementary mathematics teachers' adaptations of a reform-oriented mathematics curriculum material in the USA, Everyday Mathematics, influence elementary students' opportunities to learn mathematics. I illustrate how elementary mathematics teachers alter the curriculum material and how such alterations influence their students' opportunities to learn mathematics in their mathematics classrooms. Results suggest that the teachers with Everyday Mathematics did not appear to maintain the cognitive demand of mathematical tasks as appeared in the curriculum material, as set up by the teacher, and as enacted in the classrooms. The results also show that the teachers seemed to omit components including important tasks and suggestions in the curriculum material. As a consequence, the students did not have an opportunity to think and understand mathematics conceptually and meaningfully; they were exposed and encouraged to learn mathematics procedurally.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.865-884
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• 2010

The purpose of this research was to analyze the characteristics of teachers' questionings in the geometry field and suggest the characteristics of teacher questioning to enhance students' mathematical creativity. Teacher questioning plays a role to students' mathematical achievements, mathematical thinking, and their attitudes toward mathematics. However, there has been little research on the roles of teacher questioning on students' mathematical creativity. In this research, researchers analyzed teachers' questions concerning the concepts of triangles in the geometric areas of 4th grade Korean revised 2007 mathematics textbooks. We also analyzed teachers' questionings in the three lessons provided by the Jeju Educational Internet Broadcasting System. We classified and analyzed teachers' questionings by the sub-factors of creativity. The results showed that the teachers did not use the questionings that appropriately enhances students' mathematical creativity. We suggested that teachers need to be prepared to ask questions such as stimulating students' various mathematical thinking, encouraging many possible responses, and not responding with yes/no. Instead, teachers need to encourage students to explain the reasons of their responses and to take part in learning activities with interest.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.471-485
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• 2007

In this study, a 27 class hour prescribed program for the fourth grade students is to be developed and applied by extracting the contents associated with basic operations studied prior to the fourth grade level of mixed calculations. After analyzing the results of the research, the following conclusions are obtained. First, the prescribed program for mixed calculations brought about the improvement in the mixed calculation problem solving ability of the students. Second, applying the prescribed program for mixed calculation resulted in an increase in students' interest and concentration on problem solving. In synthesis of the above conclusions, the development and application of the prescribed program for mixed calculation improved the students' concentration on the problem and the students' problem solving ability.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.169-183
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• 2023

This study analyzed students' polar literacy in an effort to promote polar education based on its high educational value. The polar literacy test items developed for this study consisted of questions about knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs about the polar region, as well as background variables of students. The final test items, which were revised and supplemented several times through the preliminary test, were applied to 323 eighth graders in South Korea. We analyzed the response characteristics of the polar literacy questions for all students. Students were grouped into those with a global citizenship perspective and those with a pragmatic perspective, according to the viewpoint of polar issues and their polar literacy. Analysis showed that the students had a high understanding of climate change and living things in the polar regions, but had a very low understanding of ice, which is a key component of the polar regions. Moreover, they were unable to approach the Earth system thinking when dealing with polar issues. In addition, the global citizenship group had a higher intellectual understanding and deeper sympathy of the polar problem than the pragmatic group. This study is meaningful in that the survey results present a specific direction for future polar education.