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Gender Differences in Computational Thinking, Creativity, and Academic Interest on Elementary SW Education

초등 SW교육에서 성별에 따른 컴퓨팅 사고력, 창의성, 학습흥미의 차이

  • Lee, Jeongmin (Ewha Womans University, Dept. of Educational Technology) ;
  • Jung, Yeonji (Ewha Womans University, Dept. of Educational Technology) ;
  • Park, HyeonKyeong (Ewha Womans University, Dept. of Educational Technology)
  • 이정민 (이화여자대학교 교육공학과) ;
  • 정연지 (이화여자대학교 교육공학과) ;
  • 박현경 (이화여자대학교 교육공학과)
  • Received : 2017.05.23
  • Accepted : 2017.07.04
  • Published : 2017.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to propose instructional-learning strategies for designing effective software education investigating gender differences in computational thinking, creativity and academic interest on elementary SW education. 86 elementary school students who had SW education for 4 months, consisting of 49 boys (57%) and 37 girls (43%), participated for this study. They responded surveys regarding computational thinking, creativity, and academic interest. With the use of independent t-tests, this study found that there was significant differences in creativity and academic interest between boys and girls at elementary SW education. The mean of creativity of girls was higher than that of boys. however, the mean of academic interest of males was higher than that of girls. On the other hand, there was no difference in computational thinking between boys and girls. In conclusion, this study suggests design and implementation of successful SW education class considering gender.

본 연구는 초등 SW교육에서 성별에 따른 컴퓨팅 사고력, 창의성, 학습흥미의 차이를 검증함으로써 효과적인 SW수업 설계를 위한 교수-학습 전략을 제안하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 1년간 SW교육을 받은 A초등학교 5학년 86명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였으며, 연구대상은 남학생 49명(57%) 및 여학생 37명(43%)으로 구성되었다. 성별에 따른 컴퓨팅 사고력, 창의성, 학습흥미의 차이를 검증하기 위해 독립표본 t-검증을 실행한 결과, 초등학교 SW교육에서 성별에 따라 창의성과 학습흥미에 유의한 차이가 있음이 확인되었다. 남학생에 비해 여학생의 창의성 평균이 더 높았지만, 남학생은 여학생에 비해 학습흥미 평균이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 성별에 따른 컴퓨팅 사고력의 차이는 유의하지 않았다. 본 연구는 최근 확산되고 있는 SW교육에서 효과적인 수업의 설계 및 적용을 위하여 성별의 차이를 고려해야 함을 규명하고, 이를 위한 기초자료를 제시하였다는 점에서 의의를 지닌다.

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