소프트웨어 교육과 연계한 인공지능 교육 프로그램 개발 및 적용

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) software technology is a key innovation that will change human society and lead future industries. Accordingly, the government is developing various educational policies to revitalize artificial intelligence education. However, AI education is not organized as a subject or unit in the current elementary school curriculum, making it difficult to learn. The present study developed an AI image recognition technology education program for elementary school students in connection with a software unit of a practical course subject and aimed to confirm the effectiveness of the program to create an artificial intelligence class that can utilize the curriculum time.
 For the present analysis, 50 students in two classes of the 6th grade of an elementary school were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group was subjected to the AI image recognition technology education program linked with the software education in the 20th session, while the control group underwent the software class using the textbook in the 20th session to analyze the improvement of computing thinking ability, STEAM Literacy and software education satisfaction. Results of the study revealed that the experimental group showed statistically significant differences in computing thinking. Furthermore, the experimental group showed statistically significant differences in the convergence competency of STEAM Literacy compared to the control group. Moreover, the experimental group’s software education satisfaction test result was higher than that of the control group. The hereby interpreted results indicate that it is possible to apply AI education to elementary school curriculum through this program. Furthermore, it might have a positive effect on students' learning competency, as the hereby performed experiment indicates.