교육용 애플리케이션이 유아 사고력에 미치는 효과 -쥬니버스쿨 논리 콘텐츠를 중심으로
Improving Young Children’s Thinking Skills Through an Educational Application: The “Juniver School Logic” Case
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연구목적: 본 연구는 기억, 변별, 범주화, 공간인지, 유추 능력 등 유아 사고력 향상을 위해 개발된 교육용 앱 ‘쥬니버스쿨 논리’ 콘텐츠의 효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 서울과 경기, 인천에 거주하는 한국 나이 4-7세 아동 100명을 쥬니버스쿨 논리 앱을 사용하는 실험집단(50명)과 색칠활동 앱을 사용하는 비교집단(50명)에 무선 할당하고, 4주간 앱에서 제공되는 활동을 하도록 하였다. 사전과 사후에 K-WPPSI-IV 소검사를 실시하여 유아의 처리속도, 작업기억, 시공간, 언어이해(공통성), 유동추론을 측정하고, 향상 효과를 분석하였다. 연구결과: 먼저, 처리속도 지표에서는 6-7세 아동 중 사전 처리속도가 느렸던 아동에서 논리 앱에 의한 향상 효과가 나타났다. 시공간 지표에서는 4-5세 아동 중 사전점수가 낮았던 아동들이 논리 앱에 의한 향상을 나타냈다. 언어이해(공통성) 지표에서도 4-5세 아동이 논리 앱에 의한 향상 효과를 보였으며, 이는 사전점수가 낮았던 아동에게서 특히 두드러졌다. 작업기억, 유동추론 지표에서는 논리 앱의 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 결론: 쥬니버스쿨 논리 앱은 4-7세 유아의 사고력을 일부 향상시키는 효과가 있었으며, 특히 사전 성취도가 비교적 낮았던 아동들에게서 향상 효과가 나타났다. 이는 인지적 자극이 부족한 환경에 있는 유아를 위한 인지발달 중재 방안으로서 유아용 앱이 기여할 수 있음을 시사한다.
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Objective: This study tested the impact of “Juniver School: Logic” on young children’s thinking skills. “Juniver School: Logic” is an educational application developed to improve children’s memory, discrimination, categorization, spatial cognition, and analogical thinking. Methods: One hundred children aged 4-7 years (Korean age) in Seoul, Kyungki, and Incheon were randomly assigned to use either the “Juniver School: Logic” contents (experimental group) or a drawing app (control group) for four weeks. In the pre- and post-tests, the K-WPPSI-IV tests were employed to measure children’s processing speed, working memory, visuo-spatial ability, verbal comprehension (commonality), and fluid reasoning. Results: The “Juniver School: Logic” application improved the processing speed of children aged 6-7 years whose pretest processing speed was equal to or lower than the average. It also enhanced visuo-spatial ability among 4- to 5-year-old children with lower visuo-spatial ability before testing. Moreover, an improvement in verbal comprehension (commonality) was observed in children aged 4-5 years who used the “Juniver School: Logic” application. This improvement was particularly pronounced in children with lower verbal comprehension (commonality) before testing. No effect on working memory or fluid reasoning was found. Conclusions: “Juniver School: Logic” can improve young children’s thinking skills, particularly those with lower performance than their peers. This finding suggests that an educational app can be an effective intervention for the cognitive development of young children in an environment that lacks cognitive stimulation.
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