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Effects of Scaffolding on Writing Apprehension and Media Literacy in Engineering Freshmen's Synchronous Online Writing Course (공과대학 신입생의 동시적 온라인 글쓰기 수업에서 스캐폴딩이 쓰기 불안과 미디어 리터러시에 미치는 영향)

  • Hwang, Soonhee
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.33-45
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    • 2022
  • This study aims to investigate effects of scaffolding on writing apprehension and media literacy in engineering freshmen's synchronous online writing course, and the relationships between the two variables. 'Scaffolding' is in-time support provided by a teacher/tutor or competent peer that enables students to meaningfully gain skills at problem solving process. Also, it is one of the most frequently mentioned concepts in education as well as one of the more necessary teaching strategies in an online writing course. In this study, provided treatments for the experiment were supportive scaffolding for domain-specific knowledge and reflective scaffolding for meta-cognitive knowledge. Participants were 102 engineering undergraduate students, who were assigned to two experimental groups by scaffolding types. A process-based writing course in online learning environment was conducted for 8 weeks. The writing tasks were given according to writing process. The findings were that, firstly, there were statistically significant writing apprehension's reduction and self-expression's improvement through the scaffolding provided in writing class. Secondly, writing apprehension's reduction and self-expression's improvement were significant in supportive scaffolding group. Thirdly, media literacy predicted writing apprehension. The practical implications of these findings are discussed herein, with particular attention on ways for writing apprehension's reduction as well as media literacy's enhancement.

Analysing Digital Literacy Capabilities in Software Education Curriculum (소프트웨어 교육 교육과정에서의 디지털 리터러시 능력 분석)

  • Yu, Jeong-su
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2017.10a
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    • pp.383-386
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    • 2017
  • The abilities to effectively use and create technology to solve complex problems are the new and essential literacy skills of the twenty-first century. Digital literacy is an essential tool to support other subjects and all jobs. The digital literacy requires several thinking skills, an awareness of the necessary standards of behaviour expected in online environments, and an understanding of the shared social issues created by digital technologies. The government tried to cultivate communication ability to solve various problems creatively and efficiently through software education in the 2015 revised national curriculum and to raise communication ability and community consciousness through collaborative problem solving process. In this paper, we analyze whether the 2015 revised curriculum can develop digital literacy ability through educational contents of software curriculum.

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Development of Social Media Curriculum through Recognition of New Civil Servants (신규 임용공무원의 인식을 통한 소셜 미디어 교육과정 개발)

  • Song, Seung-hun;Kim, Eui-jeong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2019.05a
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    • pp.178-181
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of digital literacy, which is the future core competency of new civil servants who will support the services of the public while most of the civil service processing is replaced by the information technology. To do this, we analyzed the recognition and level of technical literacy, code literacy, media literacy, news literacy, and social media literacy by dividing 180 people including new appointees, prospective students, and practitioners into 5 digital literacy subjects. Based on this, we developed an improved social media curriculum. This study suggests that the civil service education and training program can be turned into a learner - centered curriculum.

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Construction of Practical Teaching System of Database Principles based on Core Literacy

  • JIN, Hua
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.23-36
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    • 2020
  • The promulgation of the overall framework of Chinese students' development of core literacy has made the implementation of core literacy into specific teaching activities an urgent problem to be solved in the field of education. Based on the analysis of the problems existing in the undergraduate education under the mode of emphasizing theory and neglecting practice, this paper constructs the practical teaching system of Database Principle Course Based on the core quality, expounds the implementation strategy of practical teaching, and probes into how to train the students in the practical teaching of database principle Cultivate scientific spirit, learning ability, practical innovation, responsibility and other core literacy. After 5 rounds of practice, students have achieved better development in independent development and collaborative work, and their awareness of practical innovation has been significantly improved.

Analysis of Computational Thinking as Mental Skills (정신적 기술로의 컴퓨팅 사고력 분석)

  • Yu, Jeong-su
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2018.10a
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    • pp.221-224
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    • 2018
  • The abilities to effectively use and create technology to solve complex problems are the new and essential literacy skills of the twenty-first century. Digital literacy is an essential tool to support other subjects and all jobs. The digital literacy requires several thinking skills, an awareness of the necessary standards of behaviour expected in online environments, and an understanding of the shared social issues created by digital technologies. The government tried to cultivate communication ability to solve various problems creatively and efficiently through software education in the 2015 revised national curriculum and to raise communication ability and community consciousness through collaborative problem solving process. In this paper, we analyze whether the 2015 revised curriculum can develop digital literacy ability through educational contents of software curriculum.

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Problem-Solving Model to Improve Scientific Literacy of Youth (청소년의 과학적 소양 향상을 위한 문제해결 모형 개발 연구)

  • Kwak Seung-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.21-38
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    • 2005
  • This study aims to find methods to improve the scientific literacy of the youth, which comprise the group who will lead the upcoming era of knowledge and science. To do this, the study focuses on improving the youth's understanding of science and their ability to utilize it. It is widely recognized that scientific literacy Is highly essential in this era of scientific revolution and innovations. Accordingly, various kinds of programs are being developed in Korea and other countries. In particular, 'Project 2061' is designed to enable a permanent learning system by improving problem-solving ability through the scientific process. This system plays an Important role In supporting the Americans' Pursuit of Increased literacy in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. To improve the scientific literacy of young people, content development in relation with school courses as well as information services that arouse Interest and curiosity In the field of science is very important. In addition, It is necessary to develop a problem-solving program by stages. Further studies focusing on methods of improving scientific literacy of the youth are recommended.

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Relationship between Nursing Professionalism, Artificial Intelligence Ethical Awareness, and Digital Health Literacy in Nursing Students (간호대학생의 간호전문직관, 인공지능 윤리의식과 디지털 헬스리터러시 관계)

  • Hyo-jin Won;Song-yi Han
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.415-421
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    • 2024
  • This study is a descriptive research study to understand the relationship between nursing professional intuition, artificial intelligence ethics, and digital health literacy of nursing college students. There was no difference in nursing professional intuition, artificial intelligence ethics, and digital health literacy according to the general characteristics of the subject. In addition, nursing professionals were found to have a significant positive correlation with artificial intelligence ethics consciousness and digital health literacy, and artificial intelligence ethics consciousness was found to have a significant positive correlation with digital health literacy. These results can be used as basic data for preparing educational programs that can strengthen digital health literacy capabilities by cultivating artificial intelligence ethics as well as nursing professionals of nursing college students.

Bringing Computational Thinking into Science Education

  • Park, Young-Shin;Green, James
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.340-352
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of science education is scientific literacy, which is extended in its meaning in the $21^{st}$ century. Students must be equipped with the skills necessary to solve problems from the community beyond obtaining the knowledge from curiosity, which is called 'computational thinking'. In this paper, the authors tried to define computational thinking in science education from the view of scientific literacy in the $21^{st}$ century; (1) computational thinking is an explicit skill shown in the two steps of abstracting the problems and automating solutions, (2) computational thinking consists of concrete components and practices which are observable and measurable, (3) computational thinking is a catalyst for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education, and (4) computational thinking is a cognitive process to be learned. More implication about the necessity of including computational thinking and its emphasis in implementing in science teaching and learning for the envisioned scientific literacy is added.

A Case of Max Planck as a Model of Engineering Literacy Education (공학소양교육 모델로서의 막스 플랑크)

  • Nam, Young
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.67-78
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    • 2021
  • This study is an analysis of the life of Max Planck (1858-1947), the in view of engineering literacy education. Some expressions describing Planck include "the father of German science", "the namer of Quantum". Furthermore, he is the scientist who permanently engraved his name in a scientific invariant called the Planck Constant. Planck had already made remarkable scientific achievements in his mid-ages, which became the springboard of quantum mechanics, but he went on to achieve much more in his old age. Between 1910s and 1930s, he was the director of the Kaiser-Wilhelm Gesellschaft, the Berlin Academy, and the German Physics Society, which is the German core research group. In the 1910s, he endured the terrible personal suffering of losing his three children and then succeeded in rebuilding German science in the 1920s in his golden age of 70s. His achievement was great not only as a scientist but also as a science administrator. His life was contradictory in several ways. While fundamentally being a conservative, he initiated a great scientific revolution. While making efforts to preserve traditional values, he was in the center of great many upheavals and destruction. While being the incarnation of honesty, he was also given to extremely delicate political positions. In his long career, Planck lived with all his might as a leader of the German science organizations and permanently left his name on the institute representing Germany. Planck succeeded in his work for the institutional development of science, philosophical understanding of science, and as a role model of exemplary scientist. His long life was accompanied by both achievements and failures, intangible and difficult to judge. Today, as research and development management and scientific leadership have become increasingly important, Planck's life may be a good example of engineering literacy education.

The Effects of Digital Literacy Skills on Learning Flow and Academic Self-efficacy of Online Learners (온라인 학습자의 디지털 리터러시 능력이 학습몰입과 학업적 자기효능감에 미치는 영향 )

  • Mi-hee Han
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.16 no.3_spc
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    • pp.401-407
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    • 2024
  • The present research intends to examine how online learners' digital literacy skills affects their learning flow and academic self-efficacy in the universities. The data were collected from a group of 228 students taking online course at the four-year university in Cheonan. The collected data were analyzed with the SPSS 29.0 program: descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and regression analysis. As a result of this study, the digital literacy skills of university students taking cyber lectures were found to have a statistically significant positive correlation with learning flow in online classes and academic self-efficacy. Through this study, it is hoped to provide an opportunity to explore ways to improve learning flow and academic self-efficacy as the problems of non-face-to-face classes. Therefore, in order to ensure the quality of online classes, it is hoped to expand educational opportunities such as various research and programs that can improve digital literacy skills.