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A Study on the Software Convergence Education for Non-Majors Computer Science using Creative Robot

창작로봇을 이용한 비전공자의 소프트웨어 융합 교육에 관한 연구

  • Ku, Jin-Hee (Department of Information Communication Engineering, Mokwon University)
  • 구진희 (목원대학교 정보통신융합공학부)
  • Received : 2017.01.02
  • Accepted : 2017.02.03
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

In the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, lifestyle and industrial structures are faced with evolution from IT-based automation to the intelligent stage, demanding talents with software capabilities in various fields. Reflecting these demands, the government has enhanced basic software education for non-majors in elementary and secondary schools as well as universities. In this study, the software convergence education of Non-Majors is proposed to improve the general problem solving ability based on computational thinking and the software convergence ability in the field of their own by developing robot activity. The subjects of this study were 91 students, who were composed of various majors. The class was designed with computing thinking, convergence elements, and creative robot activity. The study was conducted for 13 weeks. To examine the effects of software convergence education through the creative robot activity, this study observed changes in the students' learning outcomes, satisfaction with creative robot activities, and perceptions of other disciplines after class based on pre-diagnosis surveys. The survey asked 12 questions including an understanding of the learning contents, overall satisfaction with multidisciplinary collaborative learning, understanding of other disciplines, and self-evaluation of problem solving ability through creative robot activities, which were compared with that before the class. They answered that their ability was improved.

4차 산업혁명의 도래로 우리 삶의 방식과 산업 구조가 IT 기반 자동화를 넘어 지능화 단계로 진화하면서 다양한 분야에서 소프트웨어 역량을 갖춘 인재를 요구하고 있다. 이러한 요구를 반영하여 최근 초중등뿐만 아니라 대학에서도 비전공자에 대한 소프트웨어 기초 교육을 강화하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 관련 연구를 통해 비전공자의 소프트웨어 교육 목표를 컴퓨팅 사고 기반의 일반적인 문제해결능력과 자신의 학문 영역에서 소프트웨어 융합 역량을 향상시키고자 함에 두고, 이러한 목표를 달성하고자 창작로봇을 이용한 비전공자의 소프트웨어 융합 교육에 대한 방안을 제안하였다. 다양한 전공의 학생들로 구성되는 핵심교양 교과목 수강생 91명을 대상으로 창작로봇 과정과 컴퓨팅 사고 및 융합 요소와의 관련성에 기초하여 수업을 설계하고 13주 동안 연구를 수행하였다. 창작로봇을 통한 소프트웨어 융합 교육의 효과를 알아보기 위해, 수업 전사전 진단 조사를 토대로 수업 후 학생들의 학습 성과, 창작로봇 활동 과정에 대한 만족도, 타 학문에 대한 인식의 변화를 관찰하였다. 연구의 결과, 학생들은 학습내용의 이해도, 다 학제적 협력학습에 대한 전반적인 만족도, 타 학문에 대한 이해도, 창작로봇 활동을 통한 문제해결능력에 대한 자기 평가 등 12개 문항에서 수업 전과 비교하여 자신의 능력이 향상되었다고 응답하였다.

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