First Year Of Middle School Research Articles

학부모 교육열의 종단적 변화 유형 탐색

This study aims to categorize the patterns of change in parents' educational enthusiasm and explore student- and parent-level predictors for each group. For this purpose, data from the 3rd to 8th waves of the Korean Education Longitudinal Study 2013 (KELS 2013) were analyzed, focusing on the parents of students who transitioned from middle school to high school. Using Growth Mixture Modeling(GMM), changes in parents' educational expectations and shadow education expenditures were examined. First, distinct subgroups of parents were identified in terms of educational enthusiasm. Changes in educational expectations were categorized into low expectation maintenance group, decreasing expectation group, and high expectation maintenance group, while changes in shadow education expenditures were classified as increasing expenditure group, medium expenditure maintenance group, and high expenditure maintenance group. Second, the predictors of educational enthusiasm included student gender, academic performance in the first year of middle school, parental education, occupational characteristics, and average monthly income. Based on these findings, this study recommends higher education policies that consider parental demands, the expansion of various public education services, and educational programs targeted at parents with low socioeconomic status.

거부민감성과 대인관계 유능성간의 관계에서 자기자비의 조절효과 - 중학교 1학년 대상으로

Objectives This study aimed to examine the moderating effect of self-compassion on the relationship between rejection sensitivity and interpersonal competence among first-year middle school students. Methods For this purpose, a survey consisting of rejection sensitivity, interpersonal competence, and self-compassion scales was conducted on first-year male and female students attending five middle schools in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (3 in Jeju City, 2 in Seogwipo City), and a total of 465 people were surveyed. Data is used for analysis. The data were subjected to hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS 23.0 to confirm the moderating effect. Results The moderating effect of self-compassion was confirmed in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and interpersonal competence. When rejection sensitivity was high, the effect of self-compassion was found to be minimal, but when rejection sensitivity was low, it was confirmed that the higher the self-compassion, the higher the interpersonal competence. Conclusions Although adolescents with high rejection sensitivity are likely to experience less interpersonal competence, this suggests that increasing the level of self-compassion through a self-compassion promotion program can alleviate the decline in interpersonal competence caused by rejection sensitivity. Lastly, the significance of this study and the application and suggestions for counseling intervention were discussed.

The Effect of Skill Exercises According to the Analogical Thinking Strategy in Learning Some Types of Handball Shooting for First-Year Middle School Students

The importance of the research comes from using the analogical thinking strategy in learning, which pushes the student to exert the greatest possible effort in learning the skills. The researchers noted that the research problem crystallizes in the presence of a weakness in the level of performance of the shooting skill and that the methods used do not achieve the desired benefit in activating the learning process for students when used, which made the educational process a traditional process. Therefore, the researchers decided to use skill exercises according to the analogical thinking strategy in learning the shooting skill with handball for first-year middle school students as an attempt to find an effective way for students to learn these skills in an appropriate manner. The researchers used the experimental method of designing two equivalent groups. The research sample consisted of first-year middle school students, numbering (40) students. After completing the field experiment, the researchers concluded that using the analogical thinking strategy had a significant impact on learning the skills under study for the experimental group. There was also an advantage in the effect of using analogical thinking and its effectiveness in educational units.

머신러닝과 HLM을 적용한 중학생의 자기조절 학습전략 중 행동조절에 대한 학생/부모와 교사/학교 수준의 영향요인 검증

Objectives This study focuses on behavioral regulation, the most effectively teachable aspect of self-regulated learning strategies, with the aim of exploratively identifying the factors that influence behavioral regulation in first-year middle school students. Specifically, using multilevel analysis, the study examines not only individual characteristics and parental factors but also teacher and school characteristics, in order to explore potential intervention points at different levels within the home and school environments. Methods Using data from the first year of the Seoul Educational Longitudinal Study of Students 2020, excluding missing values, a total of 4,615 middle school students from 98 schools were analyzed, along with 206 student/parent-level and 188 teacher/school-level explanatory variables selected through data pre-processing. Machine learning techniques, capable of handling multiple variables simultaneously in the model, were employed to identify algorithms with excellent performance in predicting self-regulated learning attitudes at the student/parent level (Level 1) and the teacher/school level (Level 2). The key variables for predicting self-regulated learning attitudes identified at each level were then verified using a two-level hierarchical linear modeling (HLM). Results First, based on the top three algorithms at each level, 10 key variables were derived at the student/parent level and 5 key variables at the teacher/school level. Second, the application of the two-level HLM revealed that learning methods and efforts, growth mindset, goal orientation, human rights, support from academic and career programs, and cognitive empathy at the student/parent level, and the proportion of multicultural students at the teacher/school level, significantly influenced self-regulated learning strategies. Conclusions Based on these results, specific strategies to enhance self-regulated learning attitudes among middle school students were discussed.

중학교 수학 교과의 협력적 문제해결을 위한 수업 모형 개발

The purpose of this study is to develop a teaching model of a school mathematics that utilizes meta-affect to help middle school students develop collaborative problem solving skills in mathematics. To this end, a collaborative mathematics learning program based on student-student interaction in mathematics, including a teaching and learning model, a mathematics diary for self-reporting on meta-affect and metacognition, and a letter: writing form for students to write to themselves and their teachers. As a developmental study, this study developed a mathematics teaching model so that mata-affect could be added to the metacognition that had been used for reflective thinking activities in existing research and conducted a case study of applying the CPS-M lesson program to 10 first-year middle school students in cities D and G to confirm its applicability in the field. Based on the analysis of class videos, students' math diaries, and teachers' observation evaluation etc., during the collaborative problem solving process, students used mata-affect to become aware of and control their emotions in the process of understanding and sharing the meaning of the problem and sharing problem solving strategies. In particular, as a result of the pre-post test on meta-affect, students' grades increased in awareness of affect and emotional control among the detailed factors of meta-affect.

The Impact of an Educational Kit Based on a Virtual Laboratory in Chemistry for First-Year Middle School Students and Their Astute Thinking

The present study investigates the influence of a virtual laboratory-based learning kit on the development of clever thinking skills among middle school students engaged in chemistry education. This research responds to the increasing demand for effective and engaging pedagogical approaches within the realm of science education. The study formulates a null hypothesis asserting that there is no statistically significant difference, at the 0.05 significance level, between the average scores of students in the experimental group utilizing the virtual laboratory-based learning kit and those in the control group receiving instruction through traditional methods. An experimental design with partial control was employed, featuring an experimental group comprising 34 students and a control group consisting of 32 students from Qadisiyah Middle School for Boys. Participants were randomly selected to create an unbiased sample of 66 students. The groups were equated based on key variables, such as age, grade 6 grade point average (GPA), and prior knowledge of the subject matter. To facilitate effective learning, twenty-four daily teaching plans were meticulously constructed: the experimental group’s plans were aligned with the virtual laboratory-based educational kit, while the control group adhered to conventional instructional techniques. Subsequent statistical analysis was performed using SPSS to assess the outcomes of the two independent samples with unequal sizes. The findings revealed a significant enhancement in clever thinking skills among students in the experimental group who engaged with the virtual laboratory-based educational kit, in comparison to their counterparts in the control group. In conclusion, the results of this study indicate notable advantages associated with the incorporation of a virtual laboratory-based educational kit into chemistry instruction to foster the development of clever thinking skills among students. This research advocates for the integration of virtual laboratories into pedagogical practices and encourages further investigation across various educational levels and subjects to ascertain their broader implications for learning outcomes.

그릿이 청소년의 공격성에 미치는 영향: 사회적 위축과 스마트폰 중독의 매개효과를 중심으로

This study’s aim was to prove the indirect effect of the social withdrawal and the smart phone addiction within the direct path which the grit have effected to the aggression of an adolescent. For actualizing this research study, this study have selected a total of 2,384 cases in the first year of middle school from Korean Youth Pannel Survey(KYPS) 3th data(an year of 2020) as an analysis target. And this study have applied the Structural Equation Modeling(SEM) based on the Amos 18.0 as an main analysis method, sobel test for demonstrating the indirect effect. This study have created the following analysis result through the presented research method. First, this study have proved the direct effect that the grit have predicted to the aggression of an adolescent. Second, this study have verified the mediating effect of the social withdrawal and the smart phone addiction. Finally this study have suggested the practical implication associated with reducing the aggression of an adolescent and the suggestion for the prior research through the above analysis result.

A Single Case Study of Sandplay Therapy for a First-Year Middle School Female Student Complaining of Helplessness.

A Single Case Study of Sandplay Therapy for a First-Year Middle School Female Student Complaining of Helplessness.

변증법적행동치료 기술을 적용한 무용동작치료 프로그램이 학교 부적응 청소년의 자아존중감 향상에 미치는 영향

This study was conducted to examine qualitative changes in self-esteem and movement of research participants by providing a dance movement program applying dialectical behavior therapy techniques to school maladjusted adolescents. 12 first-year middle school students from Suwon were divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 6 students in each group. A short-term program was implemented twice a week for a total of 8 sessions. The program of this study applies the common factor of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), which use a body-based therapeutic approach. The research question analyzed self-esteem and its subfactors, and a movement observation analysis was conducted accordingly to examine qualitative changes in the movements of the experimental group. As a result of the study, first, the dance movement therapy program applying dialectical behavior therapy techniques had a positive effect on improving the self-esteem of School maladjusted adolescents. Second, changes in movement showed improved social skills. This study has confirmed that a positive impact on the self-esteem of School-maladjusted adolescents, and it is hoped that future research will be encouraged using different treatment methods.

Development and psychometric testing of a questionnaire for the Korea Youth risk behavior survey to assess physical activity behaviors

BackgroundPhysical activity is essential for physical, mental, and cognitive health. Providing evidence to develop better public health policies to encourage increased physical activity is crucial. Therefore, we developed an in-depth survey as part of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey to assess the current status and determinants of physical activity among Korean adolescents.MethodsWe developed an initial version of the questionnaire based on a review of validated questionnaires, recent trends and emerging issues related to adolescent physical activity, and the national public health agenda pertaining to health promotion. Content validity was confirmed by a panel of 10 experts. Face validity was confirmed through focus group interviews with 12 first-year middle school students. The test-retest reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated by administering it twice, approximately two weeks apart, to a sample of 360 middle and high school students. Additionally, the frequency or average number of responses was analyzed in a sample of 600 students who participated in the initial test-retest reliability evaluation of the questionnaire developed in this study.ResultsThrough item pool generation and content and face validity test, the final 15 questionnaire items were developed across five themes: levels of physical activity, school sports club activities, transportation-related physical activity, physical activity-promoting environments, and factors mediating physical activity. The test-retest reliability ranged from fair to substantial. Results from the newly developed survey reveal that only a minority of adolescents engage in sufficient physical activity, with only 17.2% and 21.5% participating in vigorous and moderate-intensity activities, respectively, for at least five days per week. Among school-based activities, 44.3% of students do not participate in school sports clubs due to reasons including absence of clubs and disinterest in exercise. The major motivators for physical activity are personal enjoyment and health benefits, whereas preferences for other leisure activities and academic pressures are the predominant barriers.ConclusionsThis study developed valid and reliable in-depth survey items to assess physical activity among Korean youths. It will hopefully enhance our understanding of adolescent physical activity, offering essential preliminary evidence to inform the development of public health strategies aimed at promoting adolescent health.

부모의 성취압력, 중학생의 학업스트레스 및 학교적응의 관계

Objectives This study investigated whether peer attachment moderates the mediating effect of academic stress on the relationship between parental achievement pressure and school adjustment in middle school students. Methods Data from the 2021 Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC) involving 1,348 first-year middle school students were utilized in this study. The SPSS PROCESS macro version 4.0 software was employed to analyze the mediating (Model 4), moderating (Model 1), and moderated mediating effect (Model 14). Results First, parental achievement pressure indirectly affected school adjustment through academic stress in middle school students. Second, the impact of academic stress on school adjustment was moderated by peer attachment. Finally, the indirect effect of parental achievement pressure on school adjustment through academic stress was moderated by peer attachment. Conclusions This study demonstrates how peer attachment moderates the impact of parental and psychological factors on school adjustment among middle school students. It emphasizes the significance of interaction between social-relational and psychological factors on school adjustment during adolescence.

The Longitudinal Effects of Parenting Styles on Adolescents’ Grit: The Mediating Role of Subjective Well-Being

Objectives: Grit, defined as the perseverance of effort and consistency of interests for long-term goals, is associated with adolescents’ positive outcomes across various developmental domains. Previous studies have shown that parenting styles are linked to adolescents’ grit; however, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In the current longitudinal prospective study, we examined whether adolescents’ subjective well-being mediated the relationship between parenting styles and grit.Methods: Data from Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey 2018 was used for this study (KCYPS 2018). Our sample consisted of first-year middle school students (N = 2,590). The KCYPS 2018 currently has four waves of data, and we analyzed the data from waves 1 to 3 to investigate developmental changes within the same education system. We used Mplus 8.4 to examine longitudinal mediation models based on the autoregressive cross-lagged panel model.Results: Adolescents who perceived their parents as warm, structured, and autonomy-supportive at T1 tended to report better subjective well-being at T2, which, in turn, predicted higher grit at T3. Conversely, adolescents who saw their parents as rejective, chaotic, and coercive at T1 exhibited lower levels of subjective well-being at T2, which consequently predicted lower grit at T3.Conclusion: Our findings underscore the significance of parenting styles in promoting adolescents’ subjective well-being, which, in turn, enhances their grit. Consequently, researchers and practitioners should consider developing and promoting initiatives that educate parents about positive parenting styles to foster adolescents’ happiness and grit, which can further lead to many positive outcomes into adulthood.

다변량 잠재성장모델을 활용하여 부모 지원이 자녀의 자아개념을 매개로 진로성숙도에 미치는 영향 분석

This study sought to examine longitudinally how parental support affects career maturity through children's self-concept. For this purpose, data from the 3rd to 7th years of the KELS 2013 of the Korean Educational Development Institute were used. Descriptive statistics and a multivariate latent growth model were analyzed using five years of longitudinal data from 5,200 students nationwide from the first year of middle school to the second year of high school. As a result, first, parental support, children's self-concept, and career maturity showed a decreasing trend over time. Second, parental support at an early point in time had a positive effect on the children's self-concept and career maturity, and the children's initial self-concept had a positive effect on the initial career maturity. Additionally, changes in parental support had a significant positive effect on changes in children's self-concept. Meanwhile, changes in parental support appeared to be slowing down as they have a negative impact on changes in children's career maturity. Through this, it was confirmed that parental support is an important variable that determines a children's self-concept by influencing the children's self-concept from the beginning to the pattern of change. In addition, the higher the initial parental support, the higher the children's initial career maturity. However, changes in parental support showed a negative relationship with changes in career maturity, so the increase slowed. Based on this, it was suggested that follow-up research was needed to establish institutional alternatives to narrow the gap in students' self-concept and career maturity caused by differences in parental support in the educational field and, lastly, to identify the characteristics of each variable.

랜덤포레스트를 활용한 초⋅중학생 독서실행 영향 요인 탐색

Objectives The purposes of this study factors affecting elementary and middle school students’ reading practice were explored using the random forest technique. Methods For this purpose, data from the 13th year (sixth grade of elementary school) and the 14th year (first year of middle school) of the Korean Children's Panel were used. Using reading practice as a response variable and 111 explanatory variables from household, parent, child, and school/private education surveys, factors affecting their reading practice were explored based on the importance index, and a partial dependence plot (PDP) was used. We used this to understand the relationship of influence. Results As a result of examining the top 10 Mean Decrease Accuracy (MDA) predicting reading performance, in the case of 6th grade elementary school students, the results were achievement pressure, learning activities, teacher relationship, strict rules and directive atmosphere, overall happiness, academic stress, peer relationships, and school rules. , physical self-image, and self-esteem appeared in that order. In the case of first-year middle school students, the order was learning activities, achievement pressure, school rules, peer relationships, overall happiness, academic stress, strict rules and directive atmosphere, teacher relationship, physical self-image, and teacher support. Conclusions Factors that affect elementary and middle school students' reading practice are generally more influenced by the school environment than their parents, and the fact that parents' achievement pressure, school adaptation, and strict rules and directive atmosphere are predicted to affect reading practice. It can be seen that coercion has an effect to some extent. As for other variables, there was a difference in what was predicted by ‘self-esteem’ in the 6th grade of elementary school and ‘teacher’s support’ in the 1st grade of middle school.

중학생이 지각한 부모의 부정적 양육태도가 우울에 미치는 영향: 사회적 위축, 친구 관계, 교사 관계의 다중매개효과

This study examines the impact of middle school students' perceived negative parenting attitudes on depression and the mediating variables of social withdrawal, peer relationships, and teacher relationships to gain an understanding of adolescent depression. Structural equation modeling was employed for analysis using data from the 2018 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS 2018) with 2,590 first-year middle school students. The results indicate that the mediating effect of social withdrawal in the relationship between middle school students' perceived negative parenting attitudes and depression was significant. Moreover, multiple mediating effects of social withdrawal, peer relationships, and teacher relationships were also significant in the relationship between middle school students' perceived negative parenting attitudes and depression. Based on these findings, discussions on preventive measures and interventions for adolescent depression in educational and counseling settings and local communities are provided, along with suggestions and implications for the limitations of this study and future research.

Maternal Involvement in Education, Bicultural Acceptance, and School Adjustment: An Autoregressive Cross-Lagged Modeling Study among Adolescents from Multicultural Families.

This study examined the associations between maternal involvement in education and bicultural acceptance and school adjustment during the first year of middle school among adolescents from Korean multicultural families as well as the reciprocal relationships between bicultural acceptance and school adjustment during the three years of middle school. The present study used three-wave longitudinal data of 1185 dyads of adolescents (50.8% girls; mean age = 12.96 ± 0.35 years at the first wave) and their immigrant mothers (mean age = 43.54 ± 5.19 years at the first wave), who participated in the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study. An autoregressive cross-lagged modeling analysis revealed that maternal involvement in education was significantly and positively associated with adolescents' bicultural acceptance and school adjustment in the first year of middle school. Individual levels of bicultural acceptance and school adjustment among adolescents remained moderately stable over the three years. Whereas the positive effects of school adjustment on bicultural acceptance were significant over time, the effects of bicultural acceptance on school adjustment were not. Finally, this study highlights the roles of intervention programs (e.g., parent and multicultural education) in facilitating maternal involvement in education and school adjustment as well as in increasing bicultural acceptance among minority youths.

The Effect of the Self-Regulated Method on Learning the High Dribbling (Fast) Skill Basketball for First-Year Intermediate Students

The purpose of this paper is to prepare educational units according to the self-regulated method to learn the high (fast) dribbling skill in basketball and to identify its effect for first-year middle school students. The researchers assumed that there is an effect of the educational units according to the self-regulated method in learning the high (fast) dribbling skill in basketball for students. There are statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group. The researchers used the experimental method in the manner of two equal groups. The researchers identified the population as students from Al-Naqa Secondary School for Boys, one of the schools of the Diyala Education Directorate for the academic year 2023-2024. They numbered (372) students for all grades in it, and the researchers chose the sample from students. The first grade, which has a number of (86) students and a percentage of (24.19%), was selected from Division (A) so that the sample number was (40) students and a percentage of (46.511%). They were divided into an experimental group and a control group represented by (20) students for each group. And (5) students for the exploratory experiment from the research community. The study concluded that the use of the self-regulated method had a direct impact on the students’ learning of the high (fast) skill of dribbling basketball for students.

Effects of Descriptive Peer Assessment on the Learning of Middle and High School Students in South Korea

This study examined the impact of online peer assessment based on descriptive questions on student learning in Korea. The validity of the scores for student-written descriptive responses rated by middle and high school students were compared to teacher grading. The impact of peer assessment activities based on descriptive questions on student learning was also investigated, as was investigated students’ perceptions of peer assessment. First-year middle and high school students studying science were recruited. The results reveal a high level of agreement between peer assessment scores of middle and high school students and teacher grades. The peer assessment activity based on descriptive questions enhanced students’ academic achievement. Students stated peer assessment activity was effective for conceptual learning. This study confirmed the effectiveness of peer assessment activities based on descriptive questions in students’ conceptual learning.

챗GPT를 활용한 시쓰기 방안 연구

Objectives The purpose of this study is as follows. First, this study examines how learners perceive Korean language (poetry writing) classes at school. Second, it examines the effects of poetry writing classes using ChatGPT on learners through a post-hoc test Third, it examines the responses to open-ended questionnaires to see the reactions of the learners who have used ChatGPT throughout poetry writing. Through the experience of the first year of middle school using ChatGPT in the actual poetry writing process, we seek awareness as a ChatGPT user and educational approaches.
 Methods To this end, a test was conducted on 165 middle school students in Incheon to measure the effect of poetry writing classes using ChatGPT on learners. It aimed to collect data through worksheets and questionnaires and analyze the results. The questionnaires were reviewed by experts (one Korean language professor and two doctors of education) through a post-hoc test, and a survey was conducted to investigate students' reactions to poetry writing classes using ChatGPT. With regard to survey analysis methods, the multiple-choice questions answered by students after using ChatGPT were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the open-ended questions were analyzed and organized by item.
 Results When the results of a survey of the students after poetry writing classes using ChatGPT were combined, the class using ChatGPT was found to have higher learner satisfaction than the existing poetry writing class. This study is significant in that it is a new attempt to use ChatGPT in poetry writing classes. In addition, it could find that students are the subjects who construct meaning in the poetry writing class using ChatGPT, and ChatGPT serves as a tool not a substitute for human creative production.
 Conclusions This study confirmed the positive effects of using ChatGPT in poetry writing classes as an alternative to remedy the problems of poetry writing classes.

인공지능 리터러시를 위한 AI 융합 영어 쓰기 수업 모형 개발

Objectives This study aimed to develop a model for an English writing class integrating Generative AI for artificial intelligence literacy.
 Methods Literature and prior research on artificial intelligence literacy, prompt engineering, Generative AI, and the development of English writing class models were analyzed. The model prototype's purpose and theoretical foundation were established, validated for internal consistency by five experts in educational technology and English education. The prototype was tested with one English teacher and approximately 48 students over a two-week period in December 2023, refining its content for the final model.
 Results To achieve this, 31 first-year middle school students in Seoul were assessed through pre- and post-tests to measure their attitudes toward artificial intelligence literacy and English writing. The final class model consisted of seven stages, distinguishing between learner, instructor, and Generative AI roles. Nine teaching strategies were applied to 39 detailed stages of the class model, aligning with instructional design principles.
 Conclusions The developed model holds significance in encouraging students' divergent questioning and proactive learning attitudes through strategic and systematic integration of Generative AI interaction within the English writing class. Moreover, through the development of this class model and teaching strategies, it is anticipated to serve as an effective guideline for educators to design and implement prompt engineering-based Generative AI integrated English writing classes.