소프트웨어(SW) 창의교육이 초등학생의 창의적 문제해결력 및 SW 관련 진로지향도에 미치는 영향 및 성별에 따른 차이 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the SW creative education introduced to foster 'creativityㆍconvergence talents' required in the future society and the revised curriculum of 2015. The study on effectiveness of creative problem solving ability and SW related career orientation has been carried out. The applied SW creative education program is a SW education model school operating program operated in S city. The subjects of the study were 43 students as experimental group in the 6th grade of H elementary school in S city, Gyeonggi province, and 56 students as comparative group in the 6th grade of S elementary school in S city, Gyeonggi province. The class focused on student-led practice. After the pre- and post-test on the creative problem solving ability and the SW-related career orientation, the two-way ANCOVA was conducted to examine the effect of treatment and the interaction effects of treatment-gender. The results of this study are as follows: First, SW creative education positively influences creative problem solving ability of 6th grade elementary school students and interaction effect of treatment - gender was observed. Second, SW creative education positively influenced the career orientation of SW 6th grade students in elementary school, and interaction effect of treatment - gender existed but it did not reach to meaningful level. Third, improvement of creative problem solving ability and SW related career orientation by SW education was more prominent in male students than in female students. SW education, in order to foster human resources that will lead the future society, has been tested through this study. However, it is necessary to conduct follow-up research through various verification standards. In order to become SW education as compulsory education, it should be designed for and applied to all students, not only for particular gender of students.