This study investigated spelling errors in English stories written by 206 students in an elementary school implementing Korean/English immersion education. Errors were analyzed using crosstab and MANCOVA. Findings are as follows. Spelling errors occurred in 4 categories in order from the most frequent to the least: substitution, omission, addition, and transposition. The error occurrences differed depending on grade level changes: lower grades (Grades 1-3) vs. higher grades (Grades 4-6). The students in both grade levels made more errors in substitution and omission: these error types were significantly decreased as they progressed to the higher grade levels. Errors in addition and transposition showed much fewer occurrences for both grade levels, and these errors did not show a significant decrease because of their rarer occurrences. Overall, the students’ spelling ability increased remarkably as they progressed in grade levels in the immersion environment.

An elementary school is a significant facility for educating and cultivating children and it is where they spend most of their days. The purpose of this study is to conduct an analysis on PM10 and TBC concentrations in 110 elementary schools in Suwon. We investigated 110 elementary schools from March 2011 to December in 2012. The mean concentration of PM10 and TBC were 51.3 ± 18.0 μg/m3(GM: 47.9 μg/m3) and 311.0 ± 125.3 CFU/m3 (GM:293.3 CFU/m3), respectively. All measurement concentrations did not exceed the Ministry of Education IAQ guidelines. Also, the concentrations of PM10 and TBC were not affected by various conditions such as Outdoor PM10, school construction year, class student number, temperature(oC) and humidity(%). The results of the study suggest that management of the IAQ plan in elementary schools should be implemented through Daily-Pattern and Activity-Pattern analysis for assessment of IAQ.

This study investigates the effect of strategies-based English reading programs on reading proficiency and affective domains of underachieving elementary school students. Eight fifth-grade students were selected and assigned to either the phonics/vocabulary learning group or the vocabulary/sentence learning group for two hours a week for 16 weeks. To address the research questions, data were collected from four main sources: English reading tests, questionnaire surveys, students’ learning logs and in-depth interviews with the students. The results of the study revealed that the English reading programs had positive impact on the students’ understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds, word recognition ability, and sentence reading. As students accumulated successful reading experiences, their self-confidence, interest in reading, and class participation increased while anxiety decreased. The study also revealed that there were differences in using strategies among students in each group, with higher level students tending to use higher-dimensional strategies with more variety than less able students. In conclusion, the leveled English reading programs customized for underachievers appear to be effective in assisting underachievers in their English reading skills.

The purpose of this study is to investigate elementary school teachers’ and students’ experience of teaching and learning English grammar and how they perceive English grammar education with regard to its role in learning English and the need and ways of including grammar instruction into the curriculum. Questionnaires were administered to 123 teachers and 1513 6th grade students. In addition, written interviews with 20 teachers were done through e-mail. Major findings from the analysis of this survey are three-fold. First, most of the teachers and the students had experiences of teaching and learning English grammar and they perceived that English grammar knowledge plays a positive role in learning English. Second, majority of both the teachers and the students believed that grammar instruction should start in 5th grade, but there is a gap between the teachers and the students with respect to grammar teaching approaches; the teachers prefer the inductive method, while the students prefer the deductive one. Third, many teachers considered that grammar instruction would not have a negative effect on English classes based on the communicative language teaching approach, but they believed that activities for grammar instruction should be well designed in order to keep students interested in learning English. Based on these results, several suggestions for improving English education in elementary schools are made.

The purpose of this study was to compare understanding of school foodservice management and environmentally friendly agricultural products between urban and rural elementary school children’s mothers. Subjects were 400 elementary school parentsliving in Jeonnam. The results are summarized as follows. School foodservice program helped to solve unbalanced diets, develop minds and bodies, and improve eating habits. Mothers showed a higher degree of satisfaction for school foodservice containing environmentally friendly agricultural products. The primary reason for favoring environmentally friendly agricultural products was improvement of health and securing safe foods. The most important parameter of school foodservice management was sanitary control of food materials>sanitary control of foods>sanitary conditions of place for meals>sanitary conditions of cooker>sanitary conditions of tableware. In conclusion, school foodservice should be financially responsible to make policies effective.

This article provides the case study report of Animal Assisted Therapy(AAT) in Hongcheon Elementary School. The program was conducted for once a week a total of 15 session form July to September and performed with 8 Students from the first grade to the fifth grade, 3 AAT therapists, 3 assistant therapists, 3 pet partners and 3 therapy dogs. The AAT program was titled as “Happy You & I with companion dogs” and performed for 3 school grade groups. The content of AAT program was designed to improve main psychological issues of students in 3 groups. 5 sessions of a total 15 sessions was conducted for a integrated group and other 10 sessions was for each group. STAIC, HTP and KFD were done as assessment scales for the first and the second grade students and Self-concept scale, CDI-C, STAIC, HTP, KFD and SCT was done for the fourth and the fifth grade students. As the results of pre-and post-test, We found the positive improvement in psychological symptoms of students.

Animal Assisted Education (AAE) is goal-directed interventions designed to promote improvement in cognitive functioning of the person(s) involved and in which a specially trained dog-handler team is an integral part of the educational process. AAE is directed and/or delivered by an educational professional with education, licensure, and specialized expertise and within the scope of education. AAE may be provided in a variety of settings, may be group or individual in nature and may be implemented for persons of any age. There are specific educational goals for each individual involved and the process is documented and evaluated. The purpose of this manuscript is to report a pilot study of animal assisted education in Seongdang Elementary School in Iksan City, Jeollabuk-do. We conducted the study of animal assisted education program with 16 elementary school students in Seongdang Elementary School in Iksan City, Jeonbuk. This program had a total of 12 sessions as one secession per a week for a period of 12 weeks, which took around two hours for a session. As the results, we found he positive improvement effects of anxiety, depression, ADHD and, conduct disorder by animal assisted education program. Also, animal assisted education program had a positive impact on the elevation of attention potency, activity and positivity of the subject students. In conclusion, animal assisted education program could be used effectively for the improvement of education efficiency and problem solving for the young students.

본 논문은 초등학교 고학년을 대상으로 전통회화기법을 활용 한 옻칠교육을 통해 전통의 올바른 계승과 창의적 사고력 및 표현력 향상을 위하여 전통회화 교육에 대한 현황을 분석하고, 옻칠교육의 효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 첫째, 전통회화 교육에 대한 현황 분석을 위하여 교육과정 분 석과 학생을 대상으로 실시한 설문 결과에서 나타난 전통회화 교육의 문제점은 전통표현의 답습과 감상에 치우진 소극적인 수업 형태, 실제 수업에서 전통회화 영역의 낮은 비중 및 학생 들의 전통회화에 대한 인식의 변화가 시급하였다. 둘째, 전통회화기법을 활용한 옻칠교육은 전통회화의 특징을 해치지 않으면서 창의적 표현이 가능한 기법을 응용하여 초등 학생을 대상으로 적용하였다. 이는 새로운 표현기법과 전통 표 현기법의 장르별 통합 형태이며 연구한 기법 및 재료를 바탕으 로 실제 수업에 적용하여 수업자료를 제작하였다. 전통회화 기법을 활용한 옻칠교육의 교육적 효과는 다음과 같 다. 첫째, 다양한 기법과 재료를 통해 창의적인 사고력과 표현력이 향상되었다. 자유로운 기법과 재료의 활용은 창의적 사고력 향 상을 돕고 새로운 표현기법과 전통 표현기법의 통합적인 응용 을 통해 자신의 의도를 보다 효과적으로 표현 할 수 있는 표현력이 향상되었다. 둘째, 표현력 향상은 미술의 타 영역 표현에서도 전통회화의 재료와 기법을 응용 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 또한 학생들 이 즐겁게 수업에 참여할 수 있는 흥미 유발에도 도움이 되었 다. 셋째, 전통회화기법을 활용한 옻칠교육은 초등학생들이 옻칠화 에 대한 관심과 흥미가 높아졌다.

The aim of this study was to investigate the actual conditions underlying frequency of eating breakfast and nutritional attitudes in elementary school students in Chungnam area. Students had the highest ratio for eating breakfast everyday and spent 10-20 minutes eating breakfast. Students went to bed at 10-11 PM and woke up at 7-7:30 AM in the morning on average. The biggest reason for skipping breakfast was insufficient time in the morning. Additionally, favorite breakfast menu of subjects was a Korean style meal. The number of elementary students that recognized necessity of nutritional education was highest among subjects. Favorite educational method of subjects was education by teachers. Additionally, number of female students that recognized effect of breakfast on health status was significantly higher than boy students. Ratio of eating breakfast everyday was dependent on BMI value. Most subjects preferred video learning materials as the main nutritional education method. Overweight subjects showed the highest ratio for eating with loss of willpower compared to other students when they skipped the breakfast. Female subjects ate a greater variety of foods compared to male students, and showed better nutritional attitudes towards a desirable dietary life than male subjects. To prevent undesirable food habits and improve intake of various nutrients, systematic nutrition education is required to regulate breakfast of elementary students.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between intake experience of mother’s milk intake/baby food intake, present eating habits, and atopy symptoms in elementary school students in Chungnam province. More frequent intake of mother’s milk was associated with less atopy symptoms. Subjects who had good attitudes for baby food in the past had less unfavorite foods. In addition, subjects that ate fruits and vegetable-baby food had better eating attitudes for a balanced diet. Unbalanced diet was associated with worse behavior characteristics. Frequency of eating breakfast affected behavioral characteristics. As this study had regional and size limitations, it is necessary to further investigate the relationship between past intake experience of mother’s milk/attitude towards baby foods and present eating habits/physical growth. Based on these results, past intake experience of mother’s milk/attitude towards baby foods might affect present physical growth/development and eating habits of subjects.

In this study, this researcher measured the indoor concentration of radon in elementary schools located in Chungcheongnamdo, and conducted a questionnaire survey from June 2008 to June 2011. Indoor radon densities of elementary schools by season were 86.4 Bq/m3 in winter, 71.2 Bq/m3 in fall, 61.1 Bq/m3 in spring, and 40.5 Bq/ m3 in summer in order. Among flooring materials by construction material, the radon level of concrete was 57.8 Bq/ m3, and cement was 71.5 Bq/m3. For exterior wall materials, it was established that the density of cement, concrete, wood, and soil was 102.9 Bq/m3, 64.4 Bq/m3, 51.0 Bq/m3, and 48.7 Bq/m3, respectively. In addition, for radon densities according to distances between a detector and floors, 150 cm and under was recorded at 99.3 Bq/m3, 151 to 200 cm was recorded at 62.6 Bq/m3, and 201 cm and more was recorded at 59.2 Bq/m3 sequentially. From the results of analyzing correlations between radon concentrations and factors affecting the indoor radon concentrations in elementary schools, it was discovered that the nearer the distances to floors were and the older the construction was(r = 0.300), the higher were indoor radon concentrations. With regard to factors influencing the indoor radon concentrations in elementary schools, derived from multiple regression analysis, it was revealed that distances from floors has the greatest influence(β = 0.354, p < 0.05). And it was determined that the construction year was also a factor contributing to indoor radon levels. This had an explanation power of 27.9%.

This research aims to develop and apply an English class program for elementary school students from multicultural families, in order to allow children from multicultural families who lack an understanding of language and culture (both their mother tongue and Korean) to participate successfully in regular English classes. For the purpose, 6 third-year students from multicultural special classes were observed and analyzed to identify difficulties experienced during regular English classes. Their difficulties were classified into lack of background knowledge and basic English words, insufficient use of learning strategies, lack of academic language understanding, and lack of self-confidence. To solve these difficulties, an English class program for elementary school students from multicultural families was developed and applied, based on the theory of multicultural education and the sheltered instruction model. The results are as follows: The introduction of an English class program for elementary school students from multicultural families is presumed to have had a positive effect on students’ English abilities and confidence. Based on this program, more special English teaching programs for the children from multicultural families are expected to be developed for their successful English learning.

This study examined the effects of teaching contextual inference and word association strategies on 5th grade elementary school students' vocabulary knowledge development. A total of 56 students participated in the current study, as divided into either the contextual inference group or the word association group. The vocabulary proficiency levels of the participants were also considered and the students in each group were further divided into either the upper level group or the lower level group. The participants experienced six treatment sessions, and in each session they had to study five vocabulary items using each of the two vocabulary learning strategies. The posttest and delayed posttest results indicated that both strategies were effective for the vocabulary knowledge development of the upper level group as well as the lower level group. Some possible implications for elementary school English classrooms in Korea are discussed.

It's long been noted that a serious discrepancy exists between elementary school English classes and middle school English classes. This study explores the differences in the teacher talks of elementary and middle school classrooms. To this end, three elementary school English classes and three middle school English classes are tape-recorded, and their teacher utterances are analyzed according to forms of utterances, functions of utterances and language types. The result shows that elementary school English teachers use significantly more command forms and feedback than middle school English teachers while they use significantly more non-class related utterances more than elementary school teachers. They utter class-related managerial and disciplinary categories significantly more than middle school English teachers while they do miscellaneous categories significantly more than elementary school teachers. In terms of languages teachers use in the classroom, elementary school teachers speaks English significantly more than middle school English teachers. Elementary school teachers tend to use plain Korean to individual students while using formal Korean to the whole class. Middle school teachers tend to use formal Korean irrespective of whole group, small group and individual students.

목 적: 본 연구는 초등학생을 대상으로 현성굴절검사와 조절마비굴절검사 결과를 비교하고 저학년과 고학년의 차이를 알아보고자 한다. 방 법: 근시인 저학년(1.2.3학년) 91명 182안, 고학년(4.5.6학년) 58명 116안 총298안을 대상으로 조절마비제와 미드린피를 점안 전과 후에 자동굴절검사기와 검영기로 굴절검사를 시행하였다. 결 과: 조절마비 전과 후에 구면굴절력은 각각 ?1.23±0.80D와 ?1.08±0.83D로 조절마비굴절검사의 근시도가 0.16±0.24D (t=-2.182 p

본 연구는 초등학생에게 행복힐링코칭 프로그램을 적용함으로써 학교생활에서 발생되는 아동의 정서·행동상의 문제개선과 학교적응성을 높이고, 코칭활동을 통해 주관적으로 느끼는 행복한 학교환경을 개선하고 학교생활에서 행복감을 높이는 근거자료를 제공하는데 목적이 있다.연구대상은 초등학교 4,5,6학년을 대상으로 아동과 코치가 1:1면대면 방식으로 주1회 60분에서 90분씩 총10회기 동안 코칭을 실시하였다. 행복힐링코칭 프로그램을 통해 아동의 정서·행동을 개선하고, 학교폭력으로 발생되는 정서적 문제를 해결하는데 도움을 줄 수 있었으며, 자기이해, 대인관계개선, 계획과 실행력향상 및 자기효능감을 높여 아동의 학교행복감을 증가시키는데 긍정적인 영향을 주었다고 볼 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 향후 행복힐링코칭 프로그램을 전국적으로 확대 실시할 수 있는 설득력을 확보한 것으로 볼 수 있고, 향후 학교폭력예방과 치료, 아동의 정서·행동문제 개선, 친구·가족·교사와의 관계개선, 학업성취, 진로지도, 교사역량계발, 학부모교육 등 다양한 분야에서 코칭이 학교현장에 확대·적용 실시될 수 있도록 지속적인 연구와 프로그램계발이 필요함을 발견할 수 있었다.

본 연구는 초등학생의 농촌체험 활동이 전반적인 만족도에 미치는 영향관계를 분석하였다. 주요 분석결과를 정리하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 농촌체험의 참여목적은 체험활동의 의미, 부모나 친구의 권유, 숙제의 순으로 나타났다. 둘째, 농촌체험의 만족도인 종속변수와 흥미성, 다양성, 쾌적성, 친밀성의 독립변수간의 영향관계를 분석한 결과, 흥미성, 다양성, 친밀성은 채택되었지만 쾌적성은 기각되었다. 셋째, 농촌체험의 참여동기에 따라 흥미성, 다양성, 쾌적성, 친밀성은 차이가 있었다. 또한 흥미성은 주변관광과 농촌호기심, 권유, 학교숙제, 체험활동 의미의 집단 간, 다양성은 주변관광과 체험활동의 의미, 권유, 학교숙제의 집단간, 친밀성은 농촌에 대한 호기심 집단과 권유 집단간에 유의한 차이가 있었다.

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of 10-week dietary education on elementary students in an after-school program in Seoul. Participants were 20 1-2 grade students and 283-6 grade students, and the dietary program consisted of dietary education and activities focused on children’s levels of understanding. The results were as follows: Total participant’s food habit scores and nutrition knowledge significantly increased (p<0.05) after dietary education. Food habit and nutrition knowledge scores of lower grade participants (grade) increased desirably (p<0.05). Meanwhile higher grade participants’ (grade) food habit scores also changed (p<0.05), but their nutrition knowledge scores were changed. Boy’s food habit scores significantly changed (p<0.05), whereas girl’s food habit scores did not change significantly. Further, female participants’ nutrition knowledge scores did not changesignificantly after education. Participants’ obesity knowledge scores significantly changed after the education (p<0.05), but their attitudes on obesity increased insignificantly. Lower grade participants’ attitudes on obesity significantly and desirably changed (p<0.05), whereas higher grade participants’ attitudes on obesity changed insignificantly. Girl’s knowledge and attitudes on obesity significantly and desirably changed (p<0.05-0.01). This study revealed the correlation between food habit scores and attitudes on obesity (p<0.01), demonstrating that participants with high food habit scores have advisable attitudes on obesity. The result of this study shows that lower grade participants’ food habit scores, nutrition knowledge, and attitudes on obesity changed desirably after dietary education. Therefore, this study promote the development of adequate nutrition education and materials focused on lower grade students and the need for systematic and continuous dietary education programs based on elementary school.

The purpose of this study was to estimate the preference, intake frequency and eating behavior for kimchi as well as analyze the differences by gender among fourth to sixth grade students (n=410) in a Chungnam region. Approximately 64% of the students liked the spicy taste of kimchi, 75.9% liked the saltiness, and 48.5% liked well-fermented kimchi. The disliking factors of kimchi were its sour taste (38.5%), strong scent (20.1%), and salty taste (15.4%). The most preferred type of kimchi was Baechukimchi, followed by Kkakduki, Yeolmukimchi, and Chonggakkimchi. Further, the most frequently consumed type of kimchi was Baechukimchi, followed by Kkakduki, Chonggakkimchi and Yeolmukimchi. Oisobaki, welsh onion kimchi, sesame leaf kimchi, Gatkimchi, Nabakkimchi and Baekkimchi were rarely consumed. About 34% of the students consumed 5 to 7 pieces of kimchi per meal, and 84.1% enjoyed eating kimchi, mostly because of its good taste (61.3%). The reason for not eating kimchi was because other side dishes are more delicious (30.2%). About 80% of the students responded that they prepared kimchi at home. Moreover, 74.3% of the students eat kimchi much more at home than at school. Improvements to be made for kimchi at school were as follows: less salty (34.9%), less spicy (27.6%), and sweet (22.5%). In conclusion, students enjoyed eating kimchi because of its good taste. Further, they showed preference for Baechukimchi, Kkakduki, and Yeolmukimchi and consumed them frequently. Because kimchi appears to be more preferred and more frequently consumed, it is necessary to develop a menu using kimchi along with the proper eating guidance for helping students consume various types of kimchi at school or at home.

초등 자녀의 자기주도성을 기르기 위해서는 학습조력자로서 어머니의 영향과 역할이 중요하다. 아동이 이미 갖고 태어난 인성적 특성으로서의 자기주도성이 발현되도록 도와주는 어머니 역할이 어느 시기보다 중요하기 때문이다. 본 연구는 부모역할만족도, 배우자지지도, 자아개념을 관련변인으로 하여 자녀 발달에 결정적인 영향을 미치는 어머니 삶의 만족도를 살펴보고, 어머니 삶의 만족도가 자녀의 주도성에 미치는 영향을 알아봄으로써 초등자녀를 둔 어머니 삶의 만족도를 향상시키고 자녀의 주도성을 높일 수 있는 부모교육 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초자료를 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 서울과 경기도에 거주하고 있는 어머니 425명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과는 첫째, 어머니 삶의 만족도에 유의하게 영향을 미치는 변인은 대상자의 직업, 수입, 학력, 가족구성, 자녀수, 자녀성별 중 대상자 자녀의 성별인 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 어머니 삶의 만족도 관련변인 중 부모역할만족도와 배우자지지도는 자녀주도성에 정적인 영향을 미치는 반면, 어머니의 자아개념은 자녀주도성에 부적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 부모역할만족도, 배우자지지도와 자녀주도성 간에는 유의미한 정적상관을 보였으며, 자아개념은 부모역할만족도, 배우자지지도, 자녀의 주도성 등과 부적상관을 보였다. 이 연구를 통해, 부모역할만족도, 배우자지지도에 따라 자녀주도성에 영향이 있다는 연구결과를 확인할 수 있었으며, 부모역할만족도, 배우자지지도, 자녀주도성 등에 부적 영향을 미친 어머니 자아개념에 대해서는 앞으로 지속적인 연구가 필요함을 확인할 수 있었다.