This study investigated the effect of cooking class on improvement of eating behaviors and satisfaction with cooking activities in children. The questionnaires developed for this study were distributed to 380 mothers during June to August, 2011. A total of 286 questionnaires were used for analysis (81.7%), and frequency analysis, ANOVA, and χ2-test were completed using SPSS (version 14.0) software. The children with cooking experience (52.7%) showed more improvement of eating habits than children with no cooking experience (36.4%). Both types of children showed an ‘unbalanced diet’ with respect to eating habits. The overall satisfaction level was an average of 3.84±0.62. The effects after cooking activities varied for different aspects of improvement of eating habits: ‘Correcting unbalanced diet’ was 4.26±0.66, ‘nutrition knowledge’ was 4.06±0.70, ‘dining etiquette’ was 4.09±0.63, and ‘regular meals’ was 4.15±0.73. There was a significant difference between genders with regards to correcting unbalanced diet with vegetables (p<0.01). Ages from 10 to 12 were able to improve unbalanced diet with ‘grains’ (p<0.001), while ‘Kimchi’ (p<0.05) and ‘paste’ for ages from 10 to 12. In conclusion, cooking activities are regarded as effective in correcting unbalanced diet and eliciting positive changes in eating behavior.

최근 한국의 가족구조는 대가족구조에서 핵가족구조로 변화하면서 핵가족화가 보편화되고 이혼이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이혼이 증가함에 따라서 한 부모 가정의 빈곤이 아동의 우울감과 자아존중감에 미치는 영향을 알아보고, 그에 대한 빈곤 이혼 한 부모 가정에 지원하는 프로그램을 개발하고 실천하기 위한 정책과제를 제시하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서는 첫째, 여성 한부모 가정에 현황과 문제점을 검토해 보았고 둘째, 빈곤이 자녀의 우울감과 자아존중감에 미치는 영향을 알아보았으며 셋째, 빈곤가정에 대한 지원의 경우 정책이나 현장 활동 모두 단순한 경제적 지원으로 끝나는 것을 확인하여 끝으로 빈곤한 가정을 지원하는 프로그램을 개발하고 실천하는 정책과제로서 첫째, 프로그 램의 빈곤한 가정을 통합적으로 지원하는 형태로 변화 둘째, 빈곤가정에 대한 지원서비스의 변화 등을 통한 빈곤 한부모 가정에 대한 경제적 이외의 지원을 제시하였다.

This study surveys basic costumes and games from the 11 Genre paintings by Junkeun Kim in the book “Korean Games (Stewart Culin 1858-1929)”. The characters in the painting are 3 adult males, 19 boys, and 8 girls. The characters of the general dress-costumes, games and the culture of life from the late 19thCentury in genre painting of Junkeun Kimare are as follow. It is classified as a children’s game and combined game, children’s game classified one more as a boy’s game and the girl’s game from life culture. It also classified the body type and the multi complex type by game character. The boy’s games are kite-flying, spinning tops, playing shuttlecock with the feet, blind man’s bluff, yut (“Four-Stick Game”). Girl’s games are seesaw with board, blind man’s bluff, and marbles. Combined games are mount shoulder, sledge, tightrope walking for men with boy. The strengthen one’s body type were seesaw with board, tightrope walking and the multi complex type were yut (“Four-Stick Game”), kite-flying. The study results on the costumes of 19 boys, 8 girls, and 3adultsin genre paintings are as follow. Boy’s hair was knotted on the back of the head by ‘Dang-ki’ (Korean traditional hair ribbon) with the middle part in his hair which was colored red and bright brown. A ‘Go-kal’ (peaked hat), ‘Cho-lip’ (straw hat), towel hood, ‘Pung-cha’ and ‘I-um’ for winter on their heads. They wore a ‘Po’ (Korean traditional coat) which was ‘So-chang-i’, ‘Do-ru-ma-gi’ and ‘Jun-bok’ (Korean traditional vest). They were green, yellow green, violet, pink. The boys wore ‘Jeogori’(Korean traditional jacket) which were blue, red, violet, green and pink which reached down to the hip line. The variety of colors was more colorful than men’s. The ‘Jeogori’ had mostly ‘Dunggun-kit’ (a round head collar) or ‘Dangko-kit’ (a round head with nose collar), ‘Kal-kit’ (knife shaped collar) with white ‘Dong-jung’ and fit around the neck and ‘Go-rum’ was short and narrow. ‘Baji’ (slacks) were white with a colorful sash (green, blue and red) knotted at the waist, worn ‘Hang-jun’ (shank band). They wore white ‘Beoseon’ (Korean traditional socks) with Jipsin (straw shoes), ‘Mi-to-ri’, black or red, brown ‘Hea’ (leather shoes) and ‘Sulmal’ (sleigh shoes).They wore a green, indigo and red collar ‘To-si’(Korean traditional wristlets) for winter and attached a ‘Yum-lang’ (a Korean traditional pocket bag). The common man wore ‘Jeogori’ (Korean traditional jacket) which were green and white with a white lining that reached down to the hip line with white ‘Baji’ (slacks). The shape and method of wearing modern man’s Hanbok (a Korean traditional costume) remained unchanged. But it istied by another color sash for padding Jeogori in winter games. They wore white ‘Baji’ (slacks) with a colorful sash (red and white) knotted at the waist and wore a ‘Hang-jun’ (shank band).Park C.S. et al. (2009) found the same result in that the basic color was white with various intermediate colors. They wore padded Jeogori and Bajiin the winter while wearing, single a layer ‘Po’ inthe summer. They wore their hair in a topknot (sangtu) with a green color towel surrounding the forehead with ‘Bungezi’ and ‘Got’ on their head in a topknot. They wore ‘So-chang-i’, but they often did not wear ‘Po’ and put on ‘Jipsin’ (Korean traditional straw shoes) or ‘Sulmal’ (sleigh shoes). The girl’s hair was knotted to the back of the head or with partedbraidedhairso that there was a pigtail over each ear tied with a ‘Dang-ki’ (a Korean traditional hair ribbon) with a middle part in the hair. ‘Jeogoei’ was short and fitted with the narrow sleeve of a short and narrow ‘Go-rum’. It has ‘Dunggun-kit’ (a round head collar) or Dangko-kit (a round head with nose collar) with a white ‘Dong-jung’ and fit around the neck.They wore indigo, green, red ‘Jeogori’ matching the color of the ‘Kit’ (collar), ‘Go-rum’ (ribbon), ‘Kut-dong’ called ‘Ban-hoijang-jeogori’ and with a indigo/red, green/red, and red/indigocolor combination.They wore ‘Chi-ma’ (a Korean traditional skirt) colored red, green, and pink that contrasted with the ‘Jeogori’. The right side of ‘Chi-ma’ was covered to the left side and knotted by a waist band stringin the front of the chest and tucked up skirt. The width of ‘Chi-ma’ was adequate. The white inner slacks came from under the skirt. They put on ‘Jipsin’, brown ‘Hea’ (leather shoes). Through genre painting in the 19thcentury, we know a boy’s ‘Jeogori’ and ‘Ba-ji’ were similar to a modern man’s and boy’s ‘Hanbok’ with a traditional method of wearing. We believe that the originality of a traditional costume was an unchangeable characteristic. Girl’s ‘Jeogori’ and ‘Chi-ma’ changed in length and width, and method of wearing; however, the basic shape did not change. The analysis for artist’s genre painting which was ordered by a foreigner and the late of 19thcentury’s children’s costume and game of life culture is useful to match the counters and show how to wear a modern Korean costume used to understand the ‘Hanbok’ and establish a costume of life.

This study attempts to introduce and develop nature experience program utilizing the instructional mixed reality and examines its effects on creativity and young children in order to overcome the limitations that can be found when young children explore and observe nature. In addition, the purpose of this study is to investigate the change aspects of creativity and nature-friendly ability of young children when experiencing nature with the further activities using the instructional mixed reality. To verify the effect of the instructional mixed reality developed through this process, this study selected 30 young children who are 5 years old in H child care center located in Seoul. As a research tool, creative test of characteristics for children (K-CTC) produced and standardized by Chung Kyung-won (2003) was used to test creativity. As data analysis methods, SPSS 17.0, T-test, MANOVA test, and repeated measure ANOVA were conducted.

We explored the effects of mandala art therapy game for attention deficit children who were enrolled in day care center for children. We found 17 ADD children through questionnaire DSM-Ⅳ. For 2 Months, from 1st of April to 20th of May, experiments of art therapy program and Mandala art therapy games were carried out twice a week. After analysis of experimental results, Mandala art therapy game is effective for ADD children.

This study analyzed that the infant carrier standard affects the satisfaction of certification. Baby Carrier Safety requirements in the Republic of Korea is enforceable by court duty certification. Therefore, a test was conducted to compare with the safety requirements of the United States and Europe and the survey was conducted to know how much manufacturers and importers are satisfied with the certification. According to the test result, there is a difference between domestic and foreign safety requirements about flame retardancy. As a result of the survey, The satisfaction of the certification is proportionate to the one of product standard.

Balance control deficits have been indicated to be a primary problem among cerebral palsy (CP) patients. Fabric ankle foot orthosis (AFO) can allow more efficient balance control by facilitating proprioception. The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of fabric AFO on balance, compared to a barefoot condition in children with unilateral CP. Twelve children with unilateral CP participated in this study. Their balance ability was evaluated using pediatric balance scale and bubble test. Both pediatric balance scale and bubble test showed significant improvement with the use of the fabirc AFO (p<.05). The fabric AFO could improve functional balance ability, and promote better balance among children with unilateral CP. We demonstrated that fabric AFO contributed to improving balance among children with unilateral CP, classified as Gross Motor Function Classification System level Ⅰ and Ⅱ. Consequently, fabric AFO might be an assistive device leading to the improvement of balance instead of the typical AFOs.

Purpose: To asses the prevalence of refractive error in school-aged children. Methods: A total of 735 school-aged children in Jenman province were included. In all participants, visual acuity, auto Ref-Keratometer, and subjective refraction were determined. A spherical equivalent of -0.5 diopter(D) or worse was defined as myopia, +0.5D or more was defined as hyperopia, and a cylinder refraction greater than 0.75D was defined as astigmatism. Myopia was categorized as either low myopia -0.75∼ -2.00D, medium myopia -2.00 to -6.00 D or high myopia -6.00D or greater. Hyperopia was categorized as low hyperopia +0.75D to 2.00D, and medium hyperopia +2.00D or more. Results: The prevalence of presenting, spectacle corrected visual acuity of 0.5 worse eye was 28%, 48.2%. The prevalence rate of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism were 43.7, 7.6%, 12.1%. The prevalence of myopia was the highest and followed by the prevalence of astigmatism. The prevalence of hyperopia decreased with age. Conclusion: Compared with other reported rates, the prevalence of myopia in the school-aged children of Jennam is similar to that in most places excluding the other countries, and that hyperopia is in the mid range.

Purpose: To assess the effect of orthokeratoly lenses on axial elongation in children compared with those wearing spectacles as control. Methods: We enrolled 100 subjects (aged 7-16 years; ortho-k, 50; control, 50) with myopia of -0.50 to -5.00 diopters (D), and with-the-rule astigmatism of -0.25 to -3.00 D. History of eye disease or surgery, strabismus and amblyopia were excluded from the study. The OK lenses used in this study were four-zone, reverse-geometry lenses with a nominal Dk of 140 Fatt unit. The corneal thickness, anterior chamber depth and axial length were measured by noncontact optic biometric device Lenstar LS900 and subjective and objective refraction, visual acuity and corneal curvature were measured before lens wear and the next day, 1 week, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6months, 9months and 12months after lens wear. Results: There were no significant differences in age between groups (p>0.37). In the OK group, the spherical equivalent refractive error and central corneal thickness decreased significantly from -3.78±1.17 D at baseline -0.03±0.1 D, 1.17±0.57 LogMAR at baseline 0.00±0.01 LogMAR, 546.12±22.24 μm at baseline 527.88±23.26 μm 12 months after the treatment (p<0.001), whereas anterior chamber depth remained unchanged (p>0.15). In the spectacle group, anterior chamber depth was significantly increased by 0.04±0.03 mm (p=0.008). In 12 months, axial length increased from 24.99±0.68 to 25.21±0.72mm in the OK group and from 24.99±0.68 to 25.35±0.69 mm in the spectacle group that axial length increase was significantly different between groups (p=0.021). Conclusion: One year of OK in myopic children reduced anterior chamber depth and axial length elongation significantly compared with distance single-vision spectacle wear.

We present a case of intraparotid plexiform neurofibroma in a 7-year-old man. The lesion was determined as plexiform neuroma in histopathological findings, but final diagnosis was plexiform neurofibroma considering his familiy history of neurofibromatosis and café au lait spots on his body. Currently we are executing follow-up after removing the tumor with surgery. Plexiform neurofibroma can develope at any point along a nerve and spread out either just under the skin or deeper in the body. According to the literature, the most common site of plexiform neurofibroma is mouth and face in the head and neck region. Also, plexiform neurofibroma occurs at 8.8-year-old in neurofibromatosis typeⅠ patient with familial history. Because of interlacing with adjacent normal tissue and the invasive nature we have difficult resecting the mass completely. So when the tumor turns symptomatic or disfiguring leading to an aesthetic problem, surgery had better be undertaken.

Kang, Nayoung. 2015. “A sociolinguistic study on the structural properties and sociocultural meaning of pun and speech play in Korean young children’s peer talk”. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 23(1). 1~30. This paper examines the use of pun in a Korean preschool classroom from the perspective of sociolinguistic study. The purpose of this research is to describe and analyze how Korean young children learn and speak their peer talk and cultural theme in regard to forms and meaning of pun and speech play. For this study, I conducted ethnographic fieldwork for one year at a Korean preschool, focusing on intensive participant observation of teachers’ and children’s interactions, supplemented by in-depth interviews with teachers and children. Through the analysis of social interactions in classroom, I argue that 1) the structural properties of pun(sound patterns, lexicon, syntax, and pragmatics) and 2) sociocultural and interactional meaning(performance, pun in class, taboo as sexuality and curse) in various forms of everyday talk.

목 적: 초등학생의 폭주부족 유병률과 증상에 대해 알아보고 근시안경에서 유발되는 프리즘과의 상관성 을 평가하고자 하였다. 방 법: 서울지역 초등학생(4~6학년)에서 안질환, 사시나 약시가 없고, 교정시력이 모두 1.0 이상인 경우 를 대상으로 하였다. 또한 등가구면굴절력이 -3.00D이상인 중등도 근시안, 부등시(양안의 등가구면 굴절력 차이 2.00D이상)인 경우는 대상자에서 제외하였으며 최종 79명을 연구대상자로 선정하였다. 총 15문항, 0~4점 척도로 구성되어 있는 CISS 설문지를 활용하여 양안시기능의 평가가 이루어졌으며 CISS 점수와 근 업에서 유발되는 프리즘과의 상관성을 분석하였다. 결 과: 전체 대상자에서 CISS 선별기준에 따라 34명(43%)가 폭주부족군으로 분류되었다. 정상군의 CISS 평균 총점은 14.38±1.15점이었고 폭주부족군은 24.31±5.27점으로 두 군간의 총점은 유의한 차이를 보였다(p < 0.001). 정상군에서 1점 이상을 보인 증상은 설문지 1번(눈 피로감)과 5번(집중력 저하)으로 각각 1.037점과 1.074점이었다. 폭주부족군에서는 1번(눈 피로감), 4번(근업 시 졸림), 6번(독서 시 기억장애) 항 목에서 각각 2.173점, 2.327점, 2.096점으로 높게 나타났다. 정상군과 폭주부족군의 CISS 설문점수 결과는 모든 항목에서 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 근업 시 우안과 좌안의 유발프리즘은 각각 0.42±0.26△과 0.39±0.25△이었고, 총 유발프리즘은 0.81±0.51△인 것으로 나타났다. 결 론: 폭주부족군은 정상군에 비해 높은 자각증상을 보였고 군 별로 불편함을 호소하는 증상이 차이가 있었음을 알 수 있었다.

This research introduces the interactive fairy tale system based on BCI and Motion Sensing Technology for Children with ADHD. ADHD is a specific disorder which shows deficits in sustained attention, behavioral inhibition, resistance to distraction, and the regulation of one’s activity level to the demands of a situation (hyperactivity or restlessness). The interactive fairy tale system implemented on the Unity3D engine is expected to keep track of a player's time-varying brainwave and motion logs through NeuroSky’s MindWave Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) and Microsoft’s Kinect motion sensing technology. The proposed system helps us take a closer look at the player's behavior than performing a video shoot or direct observation. In addition, as the system keeps the observed data, it is possible to constantly track the changes on the player's brainwave and behavior, and synthetically assess the effect of the proposed approach from many different aspects.

목 적: 본 연구는 미취학 아동 및 청소년을 대상으로 굴절이상이 있음에도 불구하고 안경을 착용 하지 않거나 미교정한 자의 시력실태파악을 통해 안보건 및 눈 관리의 필요성을 인식시키고자 한다. 방 법: 본 연구의 대상자는 보건복지부 산하 질병관리본부에서 시행한 2010 국민건강영양조사 자료를 통 해 미취학 아동 및 청소년으로 안경착용 완전교정 318명과 안경 미(未)착용 미(未)교정자 232명을 대상으로 안과검사 여부 및 시기, 연령대, 가구소득의 상관성을 SPSS 18.0을 이용하여 통계처리하였으며, 유의 수준 은 p<0.05로 처리하였다. 결 과: 안경을 미착용하거나 미교정한 자들의 연령별 교정 전·후 시력은 5~6세는 0.53에서 0.81, 7~9 세는 0.44에서 0.91, 10~12세는 0.42에서 0.91, 13~15세는 0.38에서 0.94, 16~18세는 0.38에서 0.96으로 각각 현재는 매우 낮은 시력의 상태이지만, 교정 후 매우 높은 교정시력을 나타내었다. 결 론: 시력보정 기기를 통해 충분히 더 낳은 시 생활할 수 있음에도 불구하고 그렇지 못하는 학생들의 더 높은 삶의 질을 제공하기 위해 더 많은 노력과 관심이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

The study measured the volatile organic compounds consistency of the child tympanitis patient family. Benzene, the result which analyzes toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and TVOC consistency, case of personal exposure they were 0.518 μg/m3, 0.909 μg/m3, 1.299 μg/m3, 0.960 μg/m3 and 273.718 μg/m3 respectively, case it appeared with benzene the interior 0.539 μg/m3 and toluene 1.433 μg/m3 and ethylbenzene 1.253 μg/m3 and xylene 1.899 μg/m3 and TVOC 262.132 μg/m3. The consistency of the outdoor benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and TVOC appeared respectively with 0.512 μg/m3, 0.474 μg/m3, 1.177 μg/m3, 0.862 μg/m3 and 22.306 μg/m3. Personal exposure, the residential interior, interrelationship analytical result Benzene of outdoor consistency and Ethyl benzene, Xylene and TVOC personal exposures with the interior and outdoor consistency showed the interrelationship which considers(p < 0.01). VOCs consistency which it follows in residential type the detached home > the multi generation house > the consistency price came out with the apartment order, VOCs consistency which it follows construction year possibility the year valence which is built 4 years at once rises the consistency appeared more highly the case where the case is above 4 years than.

한필 다문화가정 자녀들은 가정 내에서 결혼이주여성인 어머니를 통해서 필리핀 문화에 접촉이 되지만 그것은 매우 제한된 영역에 국한된 다. 특히 동화를 추구하는 가정 분위기 속에서 어머니의 문화와 언어를 학습하기는 매우 힘든 상황이다. 아버지를 비롯한 부계 친척들은 그들 이 어머니 나라의 문화와 언어를 학습해야 할 필요성을 느끼지 못하고 있으며, 어머니의 빠른 동화만을 바라고 있는 형편이다. 하지만 한필 다문화가정 자녀들이 한국문화와 언어에만 익숙한 아이로 성장하는 것보다 한국과 필리핀 양쪽 문화와 언어 모두에 익숙한 아이로 성장하는 것이 건강한 자아 정체성 확립 및 자존감 향상은 물론 향후 글로벌 리더로 성장하는 데 유리하다는 점은 먼저 다문화 과정을 경험한 나라들 에서 이구동성으로 검증된 바이다. 문제는 한필 다문화가정 자녀들의 경우, 필리핀의 문화와 언어에 익숙해질 수 있는 기회가 매우 제한되어 있다는 것이다. 많은 경우 한국과 필리핀과의 비공식적인 교류를 통하여 형성된 이중문화 역량마 저 관심 부족과 지속적인 개발 여건이 주어지지 못함으로써 사장되고 있다. 이러한 점에 비추어 볼 때, 연구자는 필리핀 현지체험 학습을 통해서 다문화가정 자녀들을 어머니 나라의 문화와 언어에 노출시키고 친척을 중심으로 형성된 기존의 초국가적 사회 네트워크를 활용할 수 있도록 계기와 기회를 제공할 때 그들에게 주어진 이중문화 환경을 최대한 활용할 수 있다고 보았다. 연구자는 일차적으로 다문화가정 자녀들이 참여하는 현지체험학 습 프로그램을 계획하고 실행하였다. 그것은 기존에 비공식적으로 이루어지고 있는 초국가적 사회영역을 통한 교류 활동을 보다 공식화하 고 체계화한 것으로 그 목적은 다문화가정 자녀들로 하여금 어머니 나라의 문화와 언어에 익숙해질 수 있는 기회와 계기를 제공하는 것이 다. 프로그램을 통해서 다문화가정 자녀들은 어머니 나라 문화와 언어 학습에 새로운 동기를 갖게 되는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 그들은 현지체험학 습 프로그램을 끝마친 후에 사후 통합 프로그램에 적극적으로 참여하는 한편, 가정 내에서 어머니나 어머니 쪽 친척들과 대화할 때 따갈로그어 로 소통하고자 하였다. 또한 집에서 인터넷을 통해서 필리핀 드라마를 시청하는 모습도 보여주었다. 가장 두드러진 변화는 프로그램에 참여하 기 이전에는 자신의 정체성에 대해서 전적으로 한국 사람이라고 표명했 지만, 프로그램에 참여한 이후 ‘둘 다’라는 표현을 통해서 한국 사람이면 서 동시에 필리핀 사람도 된다는 점을 자각하게 되었다는 점이다. 또한 그들이 이처럼 변화하는 모습은 어머니를 비롯한 외가 쪽 친척들로 부터 매우 고무적으로 받아들여지고 있으며 그들에게 새로운 기대감을 갖게 해주고 있다. 프로그램과 그 이후의 통합 학습을 진행하면서 확인된 바는, 다문 화가정 자녀들은 한국의 문화와 언어에 익숙할뿐더러 필리핀의 언어와 문화에 익숙해지는 것이 장래 자신들의 진로를 개척하는 데 어떠한 유익을 갖는지 하는 것뿐만 아니라, 실제적으로 어머니와 외가 쪽 친척들과 친밀한 관계를 맺는 데에도 크게 도움이 된다는 것을 온 몸으로 체감하게 되었다는 점이다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate improvement of food habits and eating behavior in children with obesity andprecocious puberty by nutritional education monitoring. The results are as follows. Average height and weight of subjectsexceeded Korean height and weight standards for children as outlined by The Korea Pediatric Society. Using nutritioneducation monitoring, meals became more regular, overeating significantly decreased, and eating speed decreased. Further,frequencies of eating-out and night-eating significantly decreased. The most preferred menu item when eating-out wasKorean food, and the most preferred menu item for night-eating was fruits, fast food, & processed food. Meat & fish andvegetable intakes all significantly increased. Fruit and milk intakes also significantly increased while bread, snack, and icecream intakes decreased. Further, fast food & instant food intakes decreased. However, water intake was not significantlyaffected. The favorite food of children was meat & fish, followed by fast food & processed food. This study may provideinformation on dietary behavior of children with obesity and precocious puberty and suggests that nutrition education orcounseling can improve food habits and eating behavior.

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between prosody and reading comprehension of elementary school students in Korea. To achieve the purpose of the study, 114 fifth and sixth graders were selected from three schools of Seoul city and Gyeonggi province, and their prosody, word recognition and comprehension were assessed. In order to measure their prosody, students were asked to read a reading text orally for one minute, and the teacher checked their reading rate, decoding accuracy, and prosody. Students’ prosody was measured through Clay and Imlach’s (1971) method. The results of this study showed that while most students gained higher score in word recognition and reading rate, their prosodic features was found comparatively weak. It also revealed a correlation between the three sub-categories of prosody and reading comprehension. Based on the results of this study, it could be concluded that prosodic reading features of Korean EFL students have co-relations with comprehension, even if their prosodic feature is weak. Finally some ideas for enhancing prosody in L2 students’ reading instruction were suggested.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between dietary behavior and temperament & character in preschool children, and to offer basic data that can be applied for nutrition education and counseling. A total of 211 parents of preschool children aged 3~5 years performed the Korean version of Preschool Temperament and Character Inventory (K-psTCI), a questionnaire based on Cloninger's seven-factor model of personality, along with a questionnaire about the dietary behaviors of their children. K-psTCI represented seven factors such as harm avoidance (HA), novelty seeking (NS), reward dependence (RD), persistence (P), self-directedness (SD), cooperativeness (CO), and self-transcendence (ST). The subjects were divided into either the high rank group or low rank group based on the mean score of each factor. The high rank group of HA showed significantly less physical activity and less appetite than the low rank group of HA. The children in the high rank of NS were more likely to have picky eating and a late night snack. The children in the low rank of SD or CO were more likely to have undesirable dietary behaviors, such as picky eating, too much snacking, and lower appetite than those in the high rank of SD or CO. In conclusion, individual temperament & character in preschool children may be associated with their dietary behavior, and understanding temperament & character in children may be important facts to screen and to develop an effective nutrition education program for children.