현행 초·중등 컴퓨터과학 교육과정 분석 및 개선된 모형 제안

Abstract

In the future knowledge-based information society, computers will become basic wheel to retrieve knowledge and a proper computer education which can enhance a logical thinking becomes really important for K-12 education. However, current computer education included in the seventh Korean K-12 curriculum still emphasizes computer as a tool and simply deals with how to use software package programs and/or a computer for getting out information. A better K-12 computer education is needed to cultivate students’ talents who could understand simple operating function of computer programs as well as advanced concepts of computing. We first reviewed current K-12 computer education in Korea and other countries and present a new K-12 computer curriculum by investigating "A Model Curriculum for K-12 Computer Science" of ACM in the U.S.A. The new curriculum covers many areas of computer science such as software, hardware design, and computer applications such as computer graphics, artificial intelligence, computer security and database. Courses are developed to include basic, intermediate and advanced materials of computer science for K-12 students. The new curriculum also covers computer ethics to prevent a potential problem of information society such as hacking and violation of intellectual property. This new curriculum will help increase students’ creativity and ability of problem solving to cope with the rapid changes of information society.