An Analytical Study on the Operation and Actual State of the Free-Semester Program

신철균,; 황은희,; 김은영,

doi:10.15753/aje.2015.09.16.3.27

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“…The free semester is a flexible curriculum that improves student-participatory classes so that students can discover their dreams and talents, enabling a variety of career-related experiential activities. However, because the in-service teachers need to spend more time on research and have an increased workload due to the new teaching and evaluation methods, they avoid taking charge of the free semester (Shin et al, 2015 ).…”

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“…On the other hand, despite good intentions, there are critical differences of opinion between the Ministry of Education and the Office of Education, teachers in the field and students. Developing curriculum for free semester classes involves significant research and it may be challenging to conduct fair evaluations (Shin et al, 2015 ). Thus, teachers struggle to provide quality classes to students, and students perceive the free semester system as a “play semester,” and do not concentrate on classes.…”

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Implementing artificial intelligence education for middle school technology education in Republic of Korea

Park¹,

Kwon

2023

Int J Technol Des Educ

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The purpose of this study is multifold: First, to develop an educational program using artificial intelligence (AI) in middle school free semester system of South Korea. Second, to verify the program’s effectiveness, the study clarified the definition of AI and AI education and considered their meaning in technology education. This study used three steps: preparation, development, and improvement. In the preparation step, this study set the theme and purpose of the AI program and selected the free semester activity type “theme selection activity.” After analyzing the technology curriculum and extracting AI-related elements in the development step, this study laid out the program for 16 h of class time. In the improvement step, to augment the program’s validity, the researcher revised and supplemented it as a whole through expert consultation. This research differentiated the developed program from the AI education program of other subjects and specialized it, focusing on the specificity of technology education. The study emphasized the social impact of the latest technology, ethics of AI, physical computing using AI, and technological problem-solving activity using AI. The final developed program was applied to the students, and students participated in a pretest and posttest. The study used the PATT and AI competency test tools. The PATT results showed a significant increase in the mean of both constructs in “interest in technology” and “career aspirations in technology.” In AI competency, the mean of two constructs increased significantly in “social impact of AI” and “AI performance.” In particular, “AI performance” showed the largest increase. There was no statistically significant change in “interaction with AI.” The study results confirmed that the developed AI program was effective in technology education and career exploration, which is the primary purpose of the free semester. In addition, it was possible to confirm the technology educational value of the AI education program centered on technological problem-solving. These research results have implications for bringing AI into technology education.

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Park¹,

Kwon

2023

Int J Technol Des Educ

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“…Moreover, since 2013, seventh graders have been spending a year-long "Jay-Yu" semester. Specifically, as a part of this program, schools can develop their own curriculum to facilitate career exploration among students and encourage them to spend more time on career exploration (Shin et al, 2015). Such radical reforms in career education systems have influenced students' career decision-making behaviors.…”

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Gender Differences in the Structure of Holland’s Personality Model in South Korea

Lee

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Journal of Career Development

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This study examined the structure of Holland’s personality model (HPM) among male and female South Korean college students using the Korean version of the Self-Directed Search (K-SDS) and investigated gender differences in the circular structure of HPM and circular plots of the K-SDS subscales (i.e., activities, competences, vocations, and self-estimates). The study outcomes were as follows: Our findings supported the validity of HPM among Korean college freshmen. However, there were gender differences in the fit between the data and the circular ordering model. Also, the differences in the realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional (RIASEC) circular plots and the magnitude of the correlations among the RIASEC types across the four subscales and gender were found. These results suggest that practitioners should cautiously interpret and communicate the results of the SDS to college students considering cultural and gender specificity. Implications and limitations of the present research are discussed.

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“…Due to the lack of time and expertise, teachers have not been able to develop and operate various programmes due to the conditions and characteristics of each school (Shin et al, 2015;Heo, 2015).…”

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A Study on the Development of Teacher Training Programme for Maker Education

Hyeon¹,

Lee²,

Kim³

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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Maker education, a new project-based education trend, is becoming important for developing students' creativity, confidence and interest in science and technologies. It can create opportunities for young students to turn their ideas into reality and is consistent with the goals of the Free Semester Program in Korea. This study developed and applied a project-based training programme for 72 teachers to change perceptions on the necessity and possibility of maker education. After training, there were statistically significant differences in teachers' perceptions on the necessity of providing maker education when the project group utilised ICT (e.g. 3D printers and Arduino). In addition, through an open-ended survey, necessary things for implementing maker education in each school were discussed.

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Implementing artificial intelligence education for middle school technology education in Republic of Korea

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