중학교 가정과 교육에서 세탁단원에 대한 컴퓨터 보조학습 프로그램의 효과

Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Instructional Program on Teaching Laundry in Home Economics Education of Middle School

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of computer assisted instructional (CAI) program on learning of middle school students. The effects of CAI program and cooperative learning with CAl according to the gender, grade-record, and IQ were measured, and the students' attitudes toward CAI were investigated. The subjects of this study consisted of 222 middle school students in Chonan. For statstieaI analysis, x² -test, t-test and the ANOVA were utilized by using the SAS computer program. The results of this study were as follows; 1) The learning effects were significantly higher in CAI program group than in traditional instruction group. 2) There were no significant differences in the learning effects according to the gender and IQ, but the difference in the learning effects according to the grade record was found. 3) There was no significant difference between the effects of cooperative and individual learning with CAI. 4) There were some significant differences in the students' attitudes toward CAI according to the gender. The results suggest that CAI program may be used for improving the effectiveness of teaching methods in middle school. Also, the computer program should be developed according to the students' characteristics.