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A Study on the Activation Plan for Early Childhood SW·AI Education Based on Actual Condition Survey of Kindergarten SW·AI Education

  • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
  • Abbr : JKIOTS
  • 2022, 8(6), pp.93-97
  • DOI : 10.20465/KIOTS.2022.8.6.093
  • Publisher : The Korea Internet of Things Society
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science > Internet Information Processing
  • Received : September 29, 2022
  • Accepted : November 18, 2022
  • Published : December 31, 2022

Pyun Young Shin 1

1백석대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to suggest implications for early childhood SW․AI education considering the characteristics of early childhood education through a survey on SW․AI education in kindergartens. For this study, data were collected from 194 kindergartens through convenience sampling. The data was analyzed using frequency distribution, and it was found that 44% of kindergartens are conducting SW․AI education. 22% are conducting SW․AI education in the form of regular curriculum, and 70% are conducting SW․AI education in the form of special activities after school. SW․AI education was found to be conducted mainly by external instructors (97%) in the classroom (80%). For SW․AI education, block coding-based programs developed by companies such as Naver and the Clova were used, and all of these programs used programs and teaching aids in a package format, including teaching aids and materials developed by companies. 56% answered that they are not currently conducting SW/AI education, and lack of awareness on SW․AI education and lack of human/environmental infrastructure were the main factors. In order to realize SW․AI education considering the characteristics of early childhood education based on this survey, First, SW․AI education programs should be developed to develop play-centered computational thinking skills. Second, systematic teacher education at the national level should be conducted. Finally, the establishment of a department dedicated to early childhood SW․AI consisting of early childhood education experts and SW․ AI education experts and financial support at the national level should be provided.

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