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Human Factor & Artificial Intelligence: For future software security to be invincible, a confronting comprehensive survey

  • Al-Amri, Bayan O;Alsuwat, Hatim;Alsuwat, Emad
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.245-251
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    • 2021
  • This work aims to focus on the current features and characteristics of Human Element and Artificial intelligence (AI), ask some questions about future information security, and whether we can avoid human errors by improving machine learning and AI or invest in human knowledge more and work them both together in the best way possible? This work represents several related research results on human behavior towards information security, specified with elements and factors like knowledge and attitude, and how much are they invested for ISA (information security awareness), then presenting some of the latest studies on AI and their contributions to further improvements, making the field more securely advanced, we aim to open a new type of thinking in the cybersecurity field and we wish our suggestions of utilizing each point of strengths in both human attributions in software security and the existence of a well-built AI are going to make better future software security.

A Discussion on Home-Institutions' Relations with Reference to Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Saudi Arabia

  • Bagadood, Nizar H.;Saigh, Budor H.
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.266-272
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    • 2022
  • Private specialized institutions differ from public ones in that they mostly act independently. This paper reports a study designed to assess the provision of specialized institutions for children with intellectual disabilities in Saudi Arabia. The approach taken in this study was qualitative, involving a case study strategy that enabled the researcher to gain rich and in-depth information based on the shared experiences of participants comprising institution leaders, educators and families from two specific specialized settings, one public and one private. The study aimed to examine the existing disparities in service delivery so as to develop a clear picture of the service quality provided by public specialized institutions for children with intellectual disabilities in Saudi Arabia. The results suggest that the weak relationship with inpatient and specialized institutions is a consequence of the parents' poor responsiveness, which may result in these institutes developing a negative impression of the parents. Conversely, the lack of active initiative on the part of the public specialized institutions led to a negative parental attitude towards these institutions. A sensible approach to resolving this problem might be to recognize that these institutions have a significant responsibility to encourage parents of children with intellectual disabilities to become involved in their children's learning, to promote positive attitudes.

Effectiveness of Environmental Play Teaching Program using the Plant in Neighborhood Learning Gardens (교재원 식물을 활용한 환경놀이 프로그램 개발 및 적용)

  • Choi, Don-Hyung;Yim, Eun-Young;Cho, Seong-Hoa
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.35-53
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this research is placed on the development and application of environmental play programs for elementary school students their utilizing the neighborhood learning gardens in their districts to find its effectiveness. The research questions drawn to attain the purpose of the research are as follows. Initially, analyze the contents related to the plant appearing in the textbooks of wise life, science and practical arts of the 7th elementary school curriculum. Secondly, develop a plant utilizing environmental play program targeted towards the 4th grade elementary school students with the results of the textbook analysis as the foundation. Third, apply the plant utilizing environmental play program into the classroom to verify its effectiveness. Based on the conclusion of this research, the following is to be proposed. First, the revitalization of regional environmental education utilizing the various surroundings of the region is essential. Also, the current method of education, which is focused on theoretical knowledge, and being operated in most of the schools need to be changed over to diverse environmental education programs that are linked with the region. For this, an internet based database, information sharing and exchange program centralized around the regional environmental education center needs to be prepared. Moreover, since this research had developed an environmental play program utilizing plants that focused on the 4th grade elementary school students to verify its effectiveness, the development for environmental play programs dealing with various themes for each grades is required. Lastly, although this research has verified the effectiveness in the variables of ecological knowledge, environmental susceptibility, environmental attitude, environmental concern, environmental function and responsible environmental behavior amongst the variables of environmental literacy but there requires a succeeding research considering the variables that haven't been included in this research.

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Accounting Knowledge as a Contributing Intention on Improving Public Accounting Profession

  • ALIMBUDIONO, Ria Sandra
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.9
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    • pp.801-809
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    • 2020
  • Public accountant profile dominated by over-50-year-old people appears to be alarming. The intention towards this profession had better be fostered immediately; therefore, the predictors to boost the intention need to be known. The study examines the influence of accounting knowledge toward the intention to work as public accountant using the Theory of Planned Behavior approach. A survey of 146 students revealed that there was a significantly positive influence of accounting knowledge toward the intention of becoming public accountant, both directly and indirectly, through the mediation of attitudes and perceived behavioral control. Subjective norms did not function as an appropriate mediation. The findings are expected to contribute to universities and professional accounting bodies. The study urges the accounting educators to redesign and reorganize the curriculum, including a more interesting teaching and learning methods. The professional accounting bodies are expected to cooperate with accounting educators in enhancing the internship program and providing real-case study to instill a positive attitude and assurance toward the students' competence, which, in the end, might spark the intention to work as public accountant. That accounting knowledge positively influences the intention toward public accounting profession through the mediation of perceived behavioral control was statistically supported.

An Analysis of Educational Factors on Career Choice of Science-gifted Students to Science and Technology Bound Universities (과학영재의 이공계 대학 진로선택에 영향을 미치는 교육적 요인 분석)

  • Lee, Ji-Ae;Park, Soo-Kyong;Kim, Young-Min
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.15-29
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational factors on career choice of science-gifted students to science and technology bound universities and the difference of perception in regards to group factors. In addition, this study aimed to examine the effects of science-gifted education and critical events in relation to career choice to science and technology bound universities. For the study, 104 university freshmen, 75 males and 29 females, were sampled from UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), that many science high school graduates entered this year. The survey was conducted with questionnaires to do with the perceptions concerning career choice and educational factors that cause them to choose such career directions. The educational factors on career choice to science and technology bound universities were classified as 3 main categories such as educational environment factor (teaching-learning factor), human factor, attitude towards science factor and the subcategories within each category. The research findings are as follows: First, the factors were closely connected with each other and 'the project centered classes' were highly interrelated with other educational environment factors such as 'the experiment activity and environment for the activity' and 'influence of teachers (professors).' Second, the female students and graduates of the science high school were more positively influenced by the educational environment and human factors on their decision for career than male students and graduates of the general high school. Third, this research found that historical scientific knowledge, perception of scientists' social status and job applications in the science field gave less influence rather than other factors on their decision for career. As a result of examining critical events for science-gifted education in relation to career choice to science and technology bound universities, numerous students mentioned that the extracurricular science activities such as science camps and field trips gave significant effects on students' career choices to science and engineering fields.

A Case Study on Science Education for Students with Special Educational Needs and the Change of Pre-Service Science Teachers' Attitude Towards Disability and Inclusive (특수교육 대상학생을 위한 과학교육의 실천 사례와 예비과학교사들의 장애학생과 통합교육에 대한 인식 변화)

  • Im, Sungmin;Cha, Jeongho;Kim, Hak Bum
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.87-96
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    • 2018
  • In this study, the trend of research and practice of science education for students with special educational needs was discussed in consideration of the aim of science education. Since the 1980s 'science for all' has been suggested as an important goal of science education and it has been pursued in the National Curriculum of Korea with differentiated teaching and learning approach. The meaning of 'science for all' should be expanded to science education for all students including minorities. However, comparing to 'normal' students, there have been relatively little researches and practices for those who need special educational supports as to meet their special talents or as to meet their special mental or physical challenges. Especially, the efforts for handicapped students or students with special educational needs (SEN) have been deficient in comparison to that of talented or gifted students. In this study the authors introduced the history and procedures of a 'Science Fair of Hope' with SEN students as an example of practice of science education for all, and then described the change among pre-service science teachers' attitudes towards disability and inclusive education, so as to discuss the practice and significance of science education for all students including SEN students.

Effect of Digital Storytelling based Programming Education on Motivation and Achievement of Students in Elementary school (디지털 스토리텔링 기반 프로그래밍 교육이 학습자의 동기 및 학업 성취도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Kwang-Yeol;Song, Jeong-Beom;Lee, Tae-Wuk
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.47-55
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study is to ermine the effect of digital storytelling as a strategy of programming education to improve students' learning motivation and achievement. To overcome the difficulty of programming education in elementary school and find teaching method which derives the students' motivation, we used a digital storytelling in programming class. Digital storytelling that is considered as an important factor of edutainment gives interest to learners with interaction and stories for programming materials. The result is that elementary school students are more interested in programming and attend actively and their motivation and achievement is improved. Therefore it can gives elementary school students a positive experience with programming that will hopefully contribute to a more positive attitude towards computer science.

A Study on the User Cognitive Styles in the Web-based OPAC System Evaluation (웹 기반 OPAC시스템 평가에서의 이용자 인지형태에 관한 연구)

  • 김희섭
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.265-284
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    • 2001
  • The aim of this study was to discover the correlation between users cognitive style and their attitude towards evaluating the system. Postgraduate students cognitive styles were defined as Verbaliser/Imager and Wholist/Analytic, and the functionality and ease of learning features of a Web-based OPAC(Online Public Access Catalogue) system were evaluated using a combined evaluation methods: interviews for the preliminary survey, a questionnaire far the central data collection, and a psychometric approach for the judgement of students cognitive style using Ridings CSA(Cognitive Style Assessment) tool. Forty-four postgraduate student volunteers responded and data was analysed using SPSS(Statistical Package for Social Science) for Windows. The statistical analysis of each feature of the evaluation, the correlation between the variables, and the features were explored using Pearsons correlation coefficients(r). In exploring the effects of the cognitive styles of individuals, this study has failed to reveal a significant (P < 0.05) correlations in the interactive Web-based OPACs evaluation. It could be said that the contribution of cognitive styles to evaluating Web-based OPACs is likely to be weaker than that of non-cognitive (or demographic) variables.

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Change and Characteristics of Interactions in a Homogeneous Group on Scientific Inquiry Experiments (동질모둠이 수행한 과학탐구실험에서 실험 진행에 따른 상호작용의 변화와 특성)

  • Seong, Suk-Kyoung;Choi, Byung-Soon
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.75-88
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study was to understand the factors affecting interactions as well as the students' learning process in small group activities. For this purpose, the changes and characteristics of students' interactions in scientific inquiry experiments were analyzed. This study focused on 2 homogeneous small groups of eighth graders. Students were involved in 13 inquiry experiments for one year and students' interactions in each experiments were observed and recorded using video/audio and the data recorded were transcribed. The analysis of data was based on the method of making a note by looking on and listening to the data repeatedly. Changes in the interactions of the two homogeneous groups differ remarkably. In small group A, owing to the conflicts of students' emotions, learning through social interactions became to be impossible. On the other hand, the interactions in small group B became more active. It seems that this changes are affected largely by the existence of peers who are able to mediate different opinions or feelings among group members. In general, middle school students were poor at receiving peers' opinion, cared a lot about writing reports. The less able students tended to be placed at a disadvantageous position in experiment lessons emphasizing social interactions. Four factors that affected the change of interactions were identified: Is the aim of experiments the understanding or completion of report? Is there any attitude towards peers' suggestions? Is there a disposition to care about peers? Is there any peer to mediate on peers' opinions or feelings? Educational implications of the progression of activities emphasizing interactions and the organization of grouping were drawn.