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A Study on the relationship between engineering college student's spatial visualization skills and academic achievements (공과대학생 공간시각화능력과 학업성취 간 관계 연구)

  • Choi, Sun-Mi;Lee, Jang Hoon;Jung, Joon-Oh;Sun, Bok-Kun
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.42-50
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    • 2015
  • In spite that spatial ability has been recognized as an important element of academic achievement in engineering studies, researches on the topic are rather limited in Korea. In this study, the relationship between spatial visualization skill and academic achievement of engineering students was investigated based on the several variables such as gender, high school education background and college course achievement. The result showed that there were significant relevance between spatial visualization skill and gender, high school type, achievement of high school level math & physics, and college course work grade of computer graphic and capstone design. According the case study, from the entry time of engineering college, support programs to reinforce spatial visualization skill are required for lower skill groups such as female and graduate from art course in high school. Also, college curriculum such as Engineering graphics, Capstone design are substantial to improve spatial visualization skill. However, more diversified sample groups and research methods are required in order to draw in depth results.

Multiscale Simulation of Yield Strength in Reduced-Activation Ferritic/Martensitic Steel

  • Wang, Chenchong;Zhang, Chi;Yang, Zhigang;Zhao, Jijun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.569-575
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    • 2017
  • One of the important requirements for the application of reduced-activation ferritic/martensitic (RAFM) steel is to retain proper mechanical properties under irradiation and high-temperature conditions. To simulate the yield strength and stress-strain curve of steels during high-temperature and irradiation conditions, a multiscale simulation method consisting of both microstructure and strengthening simulations was established. The simulation results of microstructure parameters were added to a superposition strengthening model, which consisted of constitutive models of different strengthening methods. Based on the simulation results, the strength contribution for different strengthening methods at both room temperature and high-temperature conditions was analyzed. The simulation results of the yield strength in irradiation and high-temperature conditions were mainly consistent with the experimental results. The optimal application field of this multiscale model was 9Cr series (7-9 wt.%Cr) RAFM steels in a condition characterized by 0.1-5 dpa (or 0 dpa) and a temperature range of $25-500^{\circ}C$.

Practical training "from production to design" using digital fabrication tools in university education

  • Sei HAYASHI;Tomoyuki GONDO
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2024.07a
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    • pp.1104-1111
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    • 2024
  • In recent years, the development of digital design methods and structural analysis has made it possible to design complex building shapes. However, the construction of such buildings requires advanced knowledge of production, interaction with actual craftsmen, and verification of construction methods through mock-ups. Despite this, however, design education in Japanese universities is often limited to proposals at the predesign and schematic design stages, and students have few opportunities to study the design development and construction stages. However, in recent years, computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools have become relatively inexpensive and can be handled easily, even by beginners. Therefore, practical training programs intended to familiarize students with manufacturing techniques using such machines are becoming increasingly popular at Japanese universities. This paper reports on the content of a practical training program intended to provide students with practical experience from production to design in the field of manufacturing by using CNC machine tools and other digital fabrication equipment to create a mock-up of a complex curved surface for a building and simulate the process of construction production in the design development and construction management. It is difficult to create curved surfaces using only digital fabrication, and manual processes, such as bending wooden boards along curved surfaces, are required. Therefore, students were required to combine digital fabrication knowledge with hands-on manufacturing skills, including hand-bending and experiential learning, which helped students think about the necessary processes for constructing the shapes they designed.

A Case Study of Student Generation Questioning Strategy on Engineering Education (공학교육에서 학생 생성 질문 교수학습방법을 적용한 수업 사례연구)

  • Hong, Kyung-Sun;Kim, Dong-Ik
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.24-30
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    • 2011
  • The purposes of this study are to describe the case of student generation questioning strategy on engineering education and to find advantages of applying this strategy and any suggestions of this strategy for the improvement. First of all, Questioning Sheet, the methods of applying the sheet and evaluation were developed, And then instructional model for using this strategy was designed which is with this sheet students are encouraged to ask questions at the beginning and the end of class. K class is for the sophomore of Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering in K University. 40 students were visited. Among them 8 was female student and 32 was male students. Only 20 students were used the questioning sheet and asked the questions. The rest of students did not use the questioning sheet. And high achievement students were more asked questions than low achievement students. At the end of the semester, the attitude and the satisfaction of the class were investigated. Achievements of students were measured also. Students of generating questions are more achieved and more satisfied. Students who generated questions have more positive attitude for the study.

Development of a Virtual Lab System using Internet for Efficient Engineering Experiment Education (인터넷을 이용한 효율적인 공학 실험실습교육을 위한 가상 실험실 개발)

  • Kim Dong-Sik;Lee Yong-Soon
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2000
  • Recently, internet applications for efficient cyber education have drawn much interests. The world-wide web provides new opportunities for cyber education over the internet. This paper presents a virtual lab system which can be used on the world-wide web. The proposed virtual lab system provides the improved learning methods which can enhance the educational efficiency in engineering experiments. If the students enter the virtual lab system on the web, they can make an experiment on basic electrical and electronic principles through simple mouse manipulation. Since proposed virtual lab system is implemented to describe the actual lab system, the students can obtain similar experimental data through it. Several sample Java applets are illustrated as examples.

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An Analysis on Instructional Strategies of Engineering Classes (공학 수업 동영상 분석을 통한 교수전략 활용 실태)

  • Shin, Younghwa;Kim, Dongik;Hong, Kyungsun
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 2012
  • The purposes of this article are to analyze the conditions of using instructional strategies and using gender sensitive instructional strategies at engineering classes of K University. Qualitative analysis methods were adapted. To achieve the purposes, 35 hours of engineering classes from 11 professors from 9th to 20th of November 2009 were videotaped and analyzed. The research findings were discussed by the checklists for general and gender sensitive the instructional strategies which were recommended for the managing the better classes. Students are influenced by professors not only knowledge and skills but also values and attitudes. Professors who take gender sensitive instructional strategies are expected to give good influence the women students.

A Study on Coexist with COVID-19 Teaching Methods for Learners (학습자 대상 위드 코로나 시대의 교수법 고찰)

  • Jung, Ae-ri;Cho, Young-bok
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.287-294
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    • 2022
  • While online research is in full swing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education announced a plan to gradually switch face-to-face classes along with 'recovery of daily life'. As such, there is a need for an agreement that appropriately considers the position of promoting face-to-face classes, the position of studying online classes, and the position of students taking classes. Therefore, this paper intends to examine the teaching method of Coexist with COVID-19 centered on the student's position as the host of the class. It is expected that this study will be able to suggest directions for innovative teaching methods that reflect the considerations of teachers' teaching methods and analyze the needs of learners who are consumers.

Robot-based Coding Education System with Step by Step Software Training

  • Lee, Jun;Seo, Yong-Ho
    • International journal of advanced smart convergence
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.147-153
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    • 2019
  • Recently, the perception of software education, which had been considered as a field of education for programmers in this field, is changing in response to recent changes with the trend of 4th industrial revolution. Major counties competitively invest in software education and the target age group for software education is also on the decline. However, the traditional text-based programing languages such as JAVA and Python, have a high entry barrier. To address the shortcoming, a variety of methods have been recently proposed for the effective software education for kindergarten and elementary school student. In this paper, we propose a robot-based coding education system with steps for coding education for effective software education. The proposed method is divided into three stages, depending on the level of the student being trained in the software coding education to interact with robots. The proposed stages consists of unplugged coding using a remote control, coding using a graphic-based programming language and text- based coding. We conducted an experiment with performing separate missions while providing propoer tutorials for each stage to verify the effectiveness of the proposed software education system.

A Study on Scientific Concepts and Teaching and Learning Methods in the Activities of the Nuri Curriculum Teacher Guidebooks for Ages 3-5 in Accordance with Themes (생활주제를 중심으로 본 3-5세 연령별 누리과정 교사용지도서 활동의 과학개념 및 교수학습방법 분석)

  • Choi, Hye Yoon
    • Korean Journal of Child Education & Care
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.65-89
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    • 2018
  • Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the science concepts and teaching and learning methods presented in the science education-related activities of the Nuri Curriculum teacher guidebooks for ages 3-5. Methods: The research data included 772 activities related to science education in the teachers' guidebook. The analysis of science concepts was based on physical science (force and motion, physical structure, electricity and magnetism, light and shadow, sound properties), chemistry (material properties, material reaction), life science (organizational structure, growth and change, heredity and evolution, animal plant and human relationships), earth science (earth system interaction, earth system structure, and universe), engineering (designed world, engineering design, engineering, technology and society) and ecology (environment preservation). Teaching and learning methods were analyzed according to the types of small and large group activities and of free play activities. Results: Science concepts were mainly presented in the fields of engineering, chemistry, and life science commonly among children aged 3-5, whereas the concepts of physical science were lowly presented in all ages. Science concepts appeared mainly in the daily subjects of 'animal plant and nature', 'life tools', 'environment and life', and 'spring, summer, autumn and winter'. As the teaching and learning method, free paly activities (science area, free outdoor selection activity, math and manipulative activity) were mostly used for the ages of 3 and 4, and small and large group activities (cooking, story sharing, music activity) were for the age of 5. Conclusion/Implications: It is necessary to select the level of science area and concept that can be taught according to the age of children and the timing of the teaching.