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A Study on Measuring the Improvement of Creative Problem-Solving Competency in Project-Based Courses

프로젝트수업 기반 창의적 문제해결역량 향상도 측정에 관한 연구

  • 노영희 (건국대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2023.07.18
  • Accepted : 2023.08.12
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether students' creative problem-solving skills improve through project-based courses. Rather than measuring overall competencies, the focus was specifically on measuring the improvement of problem-solving skills. The study involved a literature review, the design of project-based courses, and the assessment and analysis of students' competencies before and after the courses. The results of the study are as follows: Firstly, the measurement of students' creative problem-solving skills before and after the project-based courses indicated an overall improvement in the five dimensions of problem identification, analytical thinking, flexible thinking, alternative generation, and a proactive attitude. Secondly, significant correlations were found among these five dimensions, particularly strong correlations were observed between problem identification and alternative generation, problem identification and analytical thinking, and analytical thinking and alternative generation. To generalize the findings of this study, further research is needed to apply similar approaches in different types of courses and across various universities and departments.

본 연구에서는 대학생의 전체 역량 측정이 아니라 문제해결역량의 향상도를 측정하기 위해 프로젝트 수업을 진행한 후 학생들의 창의적 문제해결역량이 실제로 수업을 통해서 향상되는지를 확인해 보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 문헌연구, 프로젝트 수업 설계, 프로젝트 수업 전후의 역량조사 및 분석 과정을 거쳤으며, 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 프로젝트 수업전과 수업 후의 학생들의 창의적 문제해결역량은 어느 정도 향상되는지 측정한 결과, 창의적 문제해결 역량을 이루는 문제인식, 분석적 사고, 융통적 사고, 대안발견, 도전적 태도 등 5개 역량이 모두 향상된 것으로 측정되었다. 둘째, 위 5개의 역량간 상관관계가 모두 상호 유의미하게 나타났으며, 특히 높은 상관관계를 나타낸 것은 문제인식과 대안발견, 문제인식과 분석적 사고, 분석적 사고와 대안발견 순이다. 향후, 본 연구의 일반화를 위해 다른 형태의 수업 및 타 대학이나 학과에 적용하는 연구가 수행될 필요가 있다고 본다.

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