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The Characteristics of the Elementary Gifted Children and the Direction of Korean Gifted Education Perceived by the Preservice Elementary Teachers (봉사학습을 경험한 예비교사의 초등영재아동의 특성과 영재교육 방향에 대한 인식)

  • Kim, Rah Kyung
    • Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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    • v.7 no.12
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    • pp.177-185
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    • 2017
  • In order to succeed in gifted education, it is necessary to educate teachers with professional skills and qualities that meet the psychological characteristics of gifted students and satisfy their educational desires. The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of the science/mathematics gifted students the preservice teachers who participated in the service learning in the hothousing center annexed to the university, and the direction in which the Korean hothousing should proceed. For this, the service learning was conducted in the hothousing institution targeting three students attending A education college for 12 weeks. As a result of study, the gifted children showed the outstanding cognitive, affective, and creative natures which were expressed positively or negatively according to the situation. The study participants recognized the teachers had a duty to admit the distinctive nature of the individual gifted children and to provide the specially contrived education for them for the qualitative improvement of the Korean hothousing. Simultaneously they thought the gifted children should be regarded as ordinary children before the gifted persons and treated as the children. The necessity for preservice teachers to take the hothousing lectures requisitely and provide the learning chance focusing on the practical contents beyond the hothousing teacher training was brought forward in order to develop the systematic hothousing curriculum.

Topophilia Convergence Science Education for Enhancing Learning Capabilities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Based on the Case of Challenge Match Lee Sedol and AlphaGo (알파고와 이세돌의 챌린지 매치에서 분석된 인공지능 시대의 학습자 역량을 위한 토포필리아 융합과학 교육)

  • Yoon, Ma-Byong;Lee, Jong-Hak;Baek, Je-Eun
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.123-131
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, we discussed learner's capability enhancement education suitable for the age of artificial intelligence (AI) using game analysis and archival research based on the 2016 Google Deepmind Challenge match between AI that possessed the finest deep neural networks and the master Baduk player that represented the best of the human minds. AlphaGo was a brilliant move that transcended the conventional wisdom of Baduk and introduced a new paradigm of Baduk. Lee Sedol defeated AlphaGo via the 'divine move and Great idea' that even AlphaGo could not have calculated. This was the triumph of human intuition and insights, which are deeply embedded in human nature as well as human courage and strength. Convergence science education that cultivates student abilities that can help them control machines in the age of AI must be in the direction of developing diverse human insights and positive spirits embedded in human nature not possessed by AI via implementing hearts-on experience and topophilia education obtained from the nature.

The Effects of Characteristics of Information Gifted Students on the Selection of Science Gifted Students (정보영재의 특성이 영재학생 선발에 미치는 영향 분석)

  • Kim, Kapsu;Min, Meekyung
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.367-374
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    • 2018
  • In order to cultivate the human resources needed in the 4th industrial revolution era, it is necessary to select the gifted students and educate them systematically. Although excellent gifted students are important in a specific field, more convergent talents in the fields of mathematics, science, and information are required. The purpose of this study is to investigate how evaluation factors reflecting the characteristics of information gifted students affect the selection of science gifted students of a university gifted education center. In the characteristics of information gifted students, the cognitive factors such as Rule creation ability, Reasoning ability, Efficiency ability, Generalization ability, Structuring ability and Abstraction ability were highly correlated in selecting the science gifted students. Correlations in the applicants group of students for science gifted education center are higher than those in the first passers group and higher than those in the final successful candidates group. This means that the factors that shows the characteristics of the information gifted have a great influence on the selection of the science gifted.

An Analysis of Research Trends in Computational Thinking using Text Mining Technique (텍스트 마이닝 기법을 활용한 컴퓨팅 사고력 연구 동향 분석)

  • Lee, Jaeho;Jang, Junhyung
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.543-550
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    • 2019
  • In 2006, Janet Wing defined computational thinking and operated SW education as a formal curriculum in the UK in 2013. This study collected related research papers by using computational thinking, which has recently increased in importance, and analyzed it using text mining. In the first, CONCOR analysis was conducted with the keyword of computational thinking. In the second, text mining of the components of computational thinking was selected by the repr23esentative academic journals at domestic and foreign. As a result of the two-time analysis, first, abstraction, algorithm, data processing, problem decomposition, and pattern recognition were the core of the study of computational thinking component. Second, research on convergence education centered on computational thinking and science and mathematics subjects was actively conducted. Third, research on computational thinking has been expanding since 2010. Research and development of the classification and definition of computational thinking and components and applying them to education sites should be conducted steadily.

A Study of the Elementary School Teachers' Perception about Problem Situations in Real-Life Context of Subtraction of Natural Numbers (자연수 뺄셈의 실생활 맥락 문제 상황에 대한 초등교사의 인식)

  • Do, Joowon
    • Education of Primary School Mathematics
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.197-211
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    • 2022
  • In this study, we tried to find a way to improve the pedagogical decision-making practices related to the presentation order of 'large number' and 'small number' in problem situations of subtraction of the natural number. For this purpose, the elementary school teachers' perception about problem situations in real-life context of subtraction of natural numbers was investigated, and the collected data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively to identify teachers' pedagogical perceptions. As a result of this study, it was confirmed the need for consideration on how to set up a problem situations in real-life context of subtraction so that students can develop their ability to solve various types of problems. To this end, not only in a problem situation of subtraction where you have to think of 'large number' first and 'small number' later, but also about the introduction of problem situations in real-life context of subtraction in which you think about 'small number' first and 'large number' later, which often appears in real-life. You will need to recognize the need. And you should have a pedagogical view on this. The results of this study will be able to contribute to the preparation of pedagogical method that can expand the understanding of various problem situations where subtraction is applied from the lower grades of elementary school.

A Study of the Representation in the Elementary Mathematical Problem-Solving Process (초등 수학 문제해결 과정에 사용되는 표현 방법에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Yu-Jung;Paik, Seok-Yoon
    • Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.85-110
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the characteristics of visual representation used in problem solving process and examine the representation types the students used to successfully solve the problem and focus on systematizing the visual representation method using the condition students suggest in the problems. To achieve the goal of this study, following questions have been raised. (1) what characteristic does the representation the elementary school students used in the process of solving a math problem possess? (2) what types of representation did students use in order to successfully solve elementary math problem? 240 4th graders attending J Elementary School located in Seoul participated in this study. Qualitative methodology was used for data analysis, and the analysis suggested representation method the students use in problem solving process and then suggested the representation that can successfully solve five different problems. The results of the study as follow. First, the students are not familiar with representing with various methods in the problem solving process. Students tend to solve the problem using equations rather than drawing a diagram when they can not find a word that gives a hint to draw a diagram. The method students used to restate the problem was mostly rewriting the problem, and they could not utilize a table that is essential in solving the problem. Thus, various errors were found. Students did not simplify the complicated problem to find the pattern to solve the problem. Second, the image and strategy created as the problem was read and the affected greatly in solving the problem. The first image created as the problem was read made students to draw different diagram and make them choose different strategies. The study showed the importance of first image by most of the students who do not pass the trial and error step and use the strategy they chose first. Third, the students who successfully solved the problems do not solely depend on the equation but put them in the form which information are decoded. They do not write difficult equation that they can not solve, but put them into a simplified equation that know to solve the problem. On fraction problems, they draw a diagram to solve the problem without calculation, Fourth, the students who. successfully solved the problem drew clear diagram that can be understood with intuition. By representing visually, unnecessary information were omitted and used simple image were drawn using symbol or lines, and to clarify the relationship between the information, numeric explanation was added. In addition, they restricted use of complicated motion line and dividing line, proper noun in the word problems were not changed into abbreviation or symbols to clearly restate the problem. Adding additional information was useful source in solving the problem.

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An Analysis of Justification Process in the Proofs by Mathematically Gifted Elementary Students (수학 영재 교육 대상 학생의 기하 인지 수준과 증명 정당화 특성 분석)

  • Kim, Ji-Young;Park, Man-Goo
    • Education of Primary School Mathematics
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.13-26
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this research is to analyze geometrical level and the justification process in the proofs of construction by mathematically gifted elementary students. Justification is one of crucial aspect in geometry learning. However, justification is considered as a difficult domain in geometry due to overemphasizing deductive justification. Therefore, researchers used construction with which the students could reveal their justification processes. We also investigated geometrical thought of the mathematically gifted students based on van Hieles's Theory. We analyzed intellectual of the justification process in geometric construction by the mathematically gifted students. 18 mathematically gifted students showed their justification processes when they were explaining their mathematical reasoning in construction. Also, students used the GSP program in some lessons and at home and tested students' geometric levels using the van Hieles's theory. However, we used pencil and paper worksheets for the analyses. The findings show that the levels of van Hieles's geometric thinking of the most gifted students were on from 2 to 3. In the process of justification, they used cut and paste strategies and also used concrete numbers and recalled the previous learning experience. Most of them did not show original ideas of justification during their proofs. We need to use a more sophisticative tasks and approaches so that we can lead gifted students to produce a more creative thinking.

A Study on Teaching Figures Based on van Hiele's Theory - Focused on the 4th Graders - (van Hiele의 학습단계에 따른 초등학교 4학년의 도형지도 방안연구)

  • Seo, Eun-Young;Chang, Hye-Won
    • Education of Primary School Mathematics
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.85-97
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to develop a teaching program in consideration of the geometrical thinking levels of students to make a contribution to teaching figures effectively. To do this, we checked the geometrical thinking levels of fourth-graders, developed a teaching program based on van Hiele's theory, and investigated its effect on their geometrical thinking levels. The teaching program based on van Hiele's theory put emphasis on group member interaction and specific activities through offering various geometrical experiences. It contributed to actualizing activity-centered, student-oriented, inquiry-oriented and inductive instruction instead of sticking to expository, teacher-led and deductive instruction. And it consequently served to improving their geometrical thinking levels, even though some students didn't show any improvement and one student was rather degraded in that regard - but in the former case they made partial progress though there was little marked improvement, and in the latter case she needs to be considered in relation to her affective aspects above all. The findings of the study suggest that individual variances in thinking level should be recognized by teachers. Students who are at a lower level should be given easier tasks, and more challenging tasks should be assigned to those who are at an intermediate level in order for them to have a positive self-concept about mathematics learning and ultimately to foster their thinking levels.

Effects of Flipped Learning through EBSmath on Mathematics Learning and Mathematical Dispositions (EBSmath를 활용한 거꾸로 수업이 수학 학습과 수학적 성향에 미치는 영향)

  • Oh, Hyejin;Park, Sungsun
    • Education of Primary School Mathematics
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.217-231
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of flipped learning through EBSmath on Students' 'rate and ratio' learning. By increasing demands for change in education, an innovative teaching and learning paradigm, 'Flipped Learning', has been presented and drawing attentions. In South Korea, Flipped Learning is also highly recognized for its effectiveness by many scholars and various media. However, this innovative learning model has limitations in application and expansion due to the excessive burden of class preparation of teachers. As remote learning becomes more active, it would be possible to overcome the limitations of Filliped learning by using the platform provided by the Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS). EBSmath is an online learning module that is designed to assist students' self-directed learning. Thus, EBSmath would reduce teachers' burden to prepare mathematics classes for the application of Flipped Learning; and led to students' better understanding of mathematical concepts and problem solving. In this study, the effect of Flipped Learning through EBSmath on learning 'rate and ratio' was investigated. In order to scrutinize the effects of flipped learning, students' achievement and mathematical disposition were examined and analyzed. Students' achievement, specifically, was divided into two subcategories: concept understanding and problem solving. As a result, Flipped learning through EBSmath had a positive effect on students' 'rate and ratio' problem solving. In addition, a statistically significant change was identified in the 'willingness', which is subdomain of students' mathematical disposition.

Development of Android-based Application for Measure a Space Coordinate and an Area using of Orientation Sensor (방향 센서를 활용한 좌표 및 면적 측정 안드로이드 애플리케이션 개발)

  • Kim, Eun-Gil;Yeom, MI-Ryeong;Kim, Jong-Hoon
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.439-447
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, we developed the application for measure an area that it compute a space coordinate of real object to represent through a camera by using the Orientation sensor of smart devices. The application will help to solve a problems of an epistemological obstacles in an area learning. We conducted an expert evaluation for the application of educative usability, educative effect and etc.. The expert group was comprised of elementary school teacher who teach curriculum of an area in mathematics. In result, it was positively evaluated in terms of educative usability.

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