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Utilizing the n-back Task to Investigate Working Memory and Extending Gerontological Educational Tools for Applicability in School-aged Children

  • Chih-Chin Liang;Si-Jie Fu
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.177-188
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    • 2024
  • In this research, a cohort of two children, aged 7-8 years, was selected to participate in a specialized three-week training program aimed at enhancing their working memory. The program consisted of three sessions, each lasting approximately 30 minutes. The primary goal was to investigate the impact and developmental trajectory of working memory in school-aged children. Working memory plays a significant role in young children's learning and daily activities. To address the needs of this demographic, products should offer both educational and enjoyable activities that engage working memory. Digital educational tools, known for their flexibility, are suitable for both older individuals and young children. By updating software or modifying content, these tools can be effectively repurposed for young learners without extensive hardware changes, making them both cost-effective and practical. For example, memory training games initially designed for older adults can be adapted for young children by altering images, music, or storylines. Furthermore, incorporating elements familiar to children, like animals, toys, or fairy tales, can increase their engagement in these activities. Historically, working memory capabilities have been assessed predominantly through traditional intelligence tests. However, recent research questions the adequacy of these behavioral measures in accurately detecting changes in working memory. To bridge this gap, the current study utilized electroencephalography (EEG) as a more sophisticated and precise tool for monitoring potential changes in working memory after the training. The research findings were revealing. Participants showed marked improvement in their performance on n-back tasks, a standard measure for evaluating working memory. This improvement post-training strongly supports the effectiveness of the training program. The results indicate that such targeted and structured training programs can significantly enhance the working memory abilities of children in this age group, providing promising implications for educational strategies and cognitive development interventions.

A Study on School Location decision direction for Urban Amenity - The focus on Location relation school and park of land use planning- (도시쾌적성을 위한 학교용지의 입지결정방향에 관한 연구 - 학교용지와 공원용지와의 연관적 배치를 중점으로-)

  • Kim, Hyung Don;Kim, Sung Joong;Nam, Jung Hoon
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.34-46
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the school location decision direction for land use planning of public land development. And this research proposed the school location decision direction for urban amenity. So this research present the implication on urban planning and design for architecture, park-school complex. This study perform the relationship with land use planning out side environment of school land. This research proved the fact that the school land relationship with the park, the other school land etc. And this result will be used in decision-making-process of land use planning, public land development construction, urban design and city policy.

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New directions in the teaching and learning of differential equations: The RME approach (대학 미분방정식 교수.학습의 새로운 방향: RME 접근)

  • 권오남;신경희;신은주;김영신;최효진
    • Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.389-408
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    • 2002
  • This paper is based on a teaching experiment research conducted in a differential equations course at Ewha Womans University. The purpose of this paper lies in seeking a new direction in the teaching and learning of college mathematics by applying RME's theoretical essence to the teaching of differential equations. For this purpose, the emergent procedure had to be carefully considered before to analyzing the existing problems in teaching differential equations and alternative access to reformed differential equations. Methods of developmental research, ideas concerning teaching procedure and instructional design are offered. This research demonstrates that a deeper understanding of differential equations by students can be achieved with the instructional design which reflects the RME theory.

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Analysis of Research Trends on Science Education in Korea (한국의 과학 교육 연구 내용분석)

  • Kim, Young-Min
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 1985
  • This study was undertaken to analyze the research trends on science education in Korea. In this study the analysis for of trends of researches on science education, nine areas such as historical change of science Education, Processes of science learning science curriculum, science instruction, teaching-learning materials and equipment for science education, valuation on science education, survey on Korean science education, policy and management of science education, and natural science, were chosen for the analysir. All science education. thesis and dissertations in Korea, papers of science education published by the science center of the Seoul National University and the papers of the Journal of the Korean Association of Res Search in science Education were analyzed. The findings of this study are as follows: 1. Seventy percentile of science educational thesis and dissertations are on natural science areas. 2. About 14% of all papers being sampled is in science curriculum research category. There are few research studies on historical changes of science education, and teaching-learning materials and equipments for science education.

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Design-Experiment Research in Mathematics Education (수학교육 연구에서 설계-실험)

  • Chung , Chy-Bong
    • Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.67-79
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    • 2004
  • Researchers in education intend and aspire to improve education practice. Researches should provide practical knowledge, instruments, teaching/learning skills which are needed in real educational environments. Research should closely related to practice. Design-experiment researches intend to promote and help education innovation. A variety of design experiment researches are presented with their characteristics, methods, goals, principles, case studies, prospects.

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Privacy Protection Model for Location-Based Services

  • Ni, Lihao;Liu, Yanshen;Liu, Yi
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.96-112
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    • 2020
  • Solving the disclosure problem of sensitive information with the k-nearest neighbor query, location dummy technique, or interfering data in location-based services (LBSs) is a new research topic. Although they reduced security threats, previous studies will be ineffective in the case of sparse users or K-successive privacy, and additional calculations will deteriorate the performance of LBS application systems. Therefore, a model is proposed herein, which is based on geohash-encoding technology instead of latitude and longitude, memcached server cluster, encryption and decryption, and authentication. Simulation results based on PHP and MySQL show that the model offers approximately 10× speedup over the conventional approach. Two problems are solved using the model: sensitive information in LBS application is not disclosed, and the relationship between an individual and a track is not leaked.

A Case Study On the 6th Graders' Understanding of Variables Using LOGO Programming (Logo 프로그래밍을 통한 초등학교 6학년 아동의 변수개념 이해)

  • 류희찬;신혜진
    • Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.85-102
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    • 2000
  • The concept of variables is central to mathematics teaching and learning in junior and senior high school. Understanding the concept provides the basis for the transition from arithmetic to algebra and necessary for the meaningful use of all advanced mathematics. Despite the importance of the concept, however, much has been written in the last decade concerning students' difficulties with the concept. This Thesis is based on research to investigate the hypothesis that LOGO programming will contribute to 6th grader' learning of variables. The aim of the research were to; .investigate practice on pupils' understanding of variables before the activity with a computer; .identify functions of LOGO programming in pupils' using and understanding of variable symbols, variable domain and the relationship between two variable dependent expressions during the activity using a computer; .investigate the influence of pupils' mathematical belief on understanding and using variables. The research consisted predominantly of a case study of 6 pupils' discourse and activities concerning variable during their abnormal lessons and interviews with researcher. The data collected for this study included video recordings of the pupils'work with their spoken language.

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A Study on Systematic Review of Korean Literatures about Effect of Maker Education

  • Kim, Ji-Yun;Lee, Tae-Wuk
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.24 no.9
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    • pp.161-169
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we presented directions of future research based on the result of the systematic review about the effect of maker education. Selected paper were 32, and we analyzed papers in terms of research status, research design, participants, areas, learning style, and educational effect. As a result, the study on the effectiveness of the maker education started from 2016 and has been continuously increasing. Concerning participants, many studies focused on middle school students, upper grade elementary school students, and high school students. In the field of research area, maker education was applied most frequently to convergence education. Maker education has been the most studied in formal education, and problem solving ability and attitude were most verified as educational effects.

Development of a Multimedia Learning DM Diet Education Program using Standardized Patients and Analysis of Its Effects on Clinical Competency and Learning Satisfaction for Nursing Students (표준화환자를 활용한 당뇨식이교육 동영상학습이 간호학생의 임상수행능력과 학습만족도에 미치는 효과)

  • Hyun, Kyung-Sun;Kang, Hyun-Sook;Kim, Won-Ock;Park, Sun-Hee;Lee, Ji-A;Sok, So-Hyune
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.249-258
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a multimedia learning program for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) diet education using standardized patients and to examine the effects of the program on educational skills, communication skills, DM diet knowledge and learning satisfaction. Methods: The study employed a randomized control posttest non-synchronized design. The participants were 108 third year nursing students (52 experimental group, 56 control group) at K university in Seoul, Korea. The experimental group had regular lectures and the multimedia learning program for DM diet education using standardized patients while the control group had regular lectures only. The DM educational skills were measured by trained research assistants. Results: The students who received the multimedia learning program scored higher for DM diet educational skills, communication skills and DM diet knowledge compared to the control group. Learning satisfaction of the experimental group was higher than the control group, but statistically insignificant. Conclusion: Clinical competency was improved for students receiving the multimedia learning program for DM diet education using standardized patients, but there was no statistically significant effect on learning satisfaction. In the nursing education system there is a need to develop and apply more multimedia materials for education and to use standardized patients effectively.

Domestic Research Trends of Mathematics Teacher Education: Focused on the Journals by the Korea Society of Educational Studies in Mathematics (수학 교사교육에 관한 국내 연구의 동향 분석 -대한수학교육학회의 학술지를 중심으로-)

  • Pang, JeongSuk;SunWoo, Jin
    • School Mathematics
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.335-353
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the trends of domestic research on mathematics teacher education in terms of timings, topics, methods, and subjects. For this purpose, a total of 111 articles dealing with mathematics teacher education, published since 1992 by the Korea Society of Educational Studies in Mathematics, were analyzed. The results of this study showed that the number of such articles has been rapidly increased since the late 2000's. Research on the professional development for teachers has been the most frequent topic but the studies dealing with teacher knowledge or orientation tend to be popular. Qualitative research methodology, specifically case study, has been most frequently employed in studying mathematics teacher education. The subjects for research included a similar portion of in-service and pre-service teachers, and elementary and secondary school teachers. Given these results, this paper closes with several implications for future research direction on mathematics teacher education.

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