• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.29-36
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• 2022

Computational thinking in the AI and Big Data era for digital society means a series of problem-solving methods that involve expressing problems and their solutions in ways that computers can execute. Computational thinking is an approach to solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior by deriving basic concepts in computer science, and solving difficult problems and elusive puzzles for students. We recently studied 93 pre-service teachers who are currently a freshman at ◯◯ university. The results of the first semester class, the participants created a satisfactory algorithm of the video level. Also, the proposed model was found to contribute greatly to the understanding of the computational thinking of the students participating in the class.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.83-91
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of problem solving ability and critical thinking disposition on communication competency of nursing students. The subjects of this study were 289 students at two universities located in C and G province. The collected data were analyzed by multiple regression analysis. The results showed that communication competency of nursing students was positively correlated with problem solving ability and critical thinking disposition. Communication competency was explained 40.6% of the variance in critical thinking and problem solving ability. Therefore, in order to improve the communication competency of nursing students, it is necessary to develop an educational program that improves critical thinking disposition and problem solving ability.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.52 no.2
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• pp.145-166
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• 2021

The study was aimed at verifying the effectiveness of Book-Coding reading education as a reader activity of older elementary school children at a time when high-dimensional thinking abilities were formed. To this end, 30 fifth-grade children of N Elementary School in N-si, Gyeonggi-do, comprised of 15 students from a reading education program using Book-Coding, and 15 students from a reading comprehension program, and applied the reading education program over a total of 12 sessions. The main results of the study are summarized as follows. First, when the effects of the convergence reading education program using Book-Coding on the logical thinking ability of the students in the upper grades in the elementary school were analyzed, all the six sub-factors of logical thinking ability, that is, conservation logic, proportional logic, variable controlling logic, probabilistic logic, correlational inference logic, and combinational logic, were proved to have statistically more meaningful difference than the group writing a book report. Second, the analysis result of the influence of the convergence reading education program using Book-Coding on the creativity of the students in the upper grades of the elementary school showed that all the 13 elements of curiosity, persistence, effectiveness, independence, adventurousness, openness, knowledge, imagination, originality, sensitivity, fluency, flexibility, and accuracy were statistically meaningfully different compared to the book report group. Third, when it was analyzed how the convergence reading education program using Book-Coding affected the creative personality of the elementary school students, all the six factors of curiosity, task commitment, independence, awareness of risk, and openness of thinking, and aesthetics were found out to have a statistically more meaningful difference than the group that wrote a book report.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.312-319
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• 2023

This study aims to enhance the engineering education for non-majors by incorporating the concept of Global Citizenship Education and addressing the need for education that responds to climate and ecological changes. The study uses robot programming as a tool to foster the development of global citizens. Non-majors often struggle with producing more than just motionless forms or solid productions, due to a lack of understanding of mechanisms and coding. The study proposes the use of the Convergence D-SteamRobot (DSR) to address this issue by blending humanities and engineering. This is achieved by presenting problems through books to increase empathy, integrating simple machine mechanisms, and creating prototypes to solve self-defined problems. Through this process, learners determine the SDGs topic they want to solve and learn about the simple mechanical mechanism involved in producing the prototype. The educational model provides a constructivist learning environment that emphasizes empathy and exploration, encourages peer-learning, and improves divergent thinking and problem-solving skills.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.470-476
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• 2016

Recently performing arts pursue a new rootage of the collective intelligence that seeks experimental thinking and diversity in creative convergence. Understanding in this way the concept of artist's horizontal creation structure and individual communication of the public, this study tries to analyze ${\ll}God's\;Eye\;View{\gg}$, an example of convergent performing art. The result of analysis is as follows. The convergence in performing art could be approached through experiential thinking and diachronic of artists by genre, and the interpretation and its value of the result of work be shared horizontally. ${\ll}God's\;Eye\;View{\gg}$ express a dynamic communication and meaning of poetic image, and shows the experimental creation of convergence and the individual communication ability of collective intelligence as a new value of convergence.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.355-364
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of simulation practice combining problem-based learning on nursing knowledge, self-confidence, critical thinking tendency and problem solving ability. The subjects of this study were 45 students who took two courses of nursing situation practice in the fourth grade of S university in S area. Data were collected before and after the simulation exercise using the self-report questionnaire. The problem-based learning and the simulation practice convergence training were conducted for three weeks with two hours per week, and the post- integration nursing knowledge, self-confidence, critical thinking disposition, and problem solving ability scores were improved. Nursing knowledge, self-confidence, and critical thinking tendency were positively correlated with problem solving ability and proved the effectiveness of problem-based learning and simulation training. Therefore, education programs combining problem-based learning and simulation training on various topics should be developed and utilized.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.181-188
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to implement the convergence thinking in problem-based learning (PBL) on paramedic education. PBL scenario course was conducted for 78 students in the third year of emergency medical technology during the first semester of 15 weeks in 2017. After 15 weeks, data of 73 students were analyzed. Among questions about learning interest in PBL, 'neutral' was the most frequent response with 38% for "PBL scenario classes were more effective in learning and acquiring knowledge than lecture class". For "The lessons learned in the class helped to improve the ability to come up with appropriate solutions for problem solving", 57.5% responded 'agree', and for "The lessons learned in the class helped with confidence in the emergency scene", 50.7% responded 'agree'. PBL will be an effective and efficient way of teaching as a learning curriculum for understanding the field situation.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.10
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• pp.561-569
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to apprehend the relationship among self-resilience, critical thinking disposition and academic self-efficacy of nursing student and confirm the influential factors to self-leadership. This study was a descriptive investigation research that conducted data collection through structural survey targeting sophomores from nursing college. As the result, the most influential factor to self-leadership of nursing student was GPA (Grade point average) from last semester followed by critical thinking, necessity of self-leadership program and age, and these variables explained 28.4% of self-leadership of nursing students. Based on the results of this study, we recognize the necessity of self-leadership of nursing students and expect to develop self-leadership program considering general characteristics.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.12
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• pp.539-550
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to identify the influencing factors of satisfaction for clinical practice, critical thinking disposition on clinical competency in nursing students who have experienced non-face-to-face clinical practice. The participants in this study were 163 nursing students at four university. A on line survey was conducted from January 2021 to February, 2021. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, scheffé test, pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis by SPSS 22.0 version. The results of this study indicate that satisfaction for clinical practice, and critical thinking disposition have an influence on clinical competency in nursing students. The total explanation of clinical competency was 60.6%. Based on this, it is suggested to develop a program to improve clinical practice satisfaction and critical thinking tendency to increase clinical performance of nursing students who have experienced non-face-to-face clinical practice.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.57-66
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• 2019

This study is a descriptive research study for investigating the factors influencing clinical reasoning competency of senior grade nursing students. This study was targeted at 160 senior grade nursing students in M city and G city and data was collected from April 15, 2019 to May 15, 2019. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program, and t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were carried out. There was a significant correlation between clinical reasoning competency, critical thinking disposition, metacognition, and empathy. The factors influencing the clinical reasoning competency included metacognition(${\beta}=.48$, p<.001), critical thinking disposition(${\beta}=22$, p=.021), and empathy(${\beta}=-.19$, p=.012). These variables explained 35.0% of the clinical reasoning competency. Based on the results of this study, a demonstration study for developing a convergence education program including metacognition, critical thinking disposition, and clinical reasoning competency and verifying its effect is necessary.