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{"title":"Exploring Factors Influencing College Students' Digital Literacy","authors":"Nayoung Jang","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.93","url":null,"abstract":"Digital literacy is an essential competency for living in a digital information society. This study aims to empirically examine variables that influence the digital literacy of college students. To achieve the purpose of this research, a series of hierarchical regression analyses were conducted using survey responses from 292 participants in the 2022 K-NSSE at K university. The analysis revealed that while the variables influencing each sub-factor varied, the following factors had significant effects on the dependent variables: gender, student-faculty interaction, satisfaction with relationships with staff, major field of study, academic self-efficacy, and active learning experiences. The findings of this study provide implications for the design of a curriculum and the creation of educational environments to foster digital literacy.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"215 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Study on Self-directed Learning Experiences of Mature Students in Liberal Arts Courses at University","authors":"Kyunglee Kang, Jaehyuk Choi","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.297","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to study the self-directed learning experiences of mature students in liberal arts courses at universities. In this study, the above mentioned experiences were analyzed through focus group interviews, as a qualitative research method, targeting five mature students enrolled a B liberal arts course at university. The results of this study are as follows. First, at the time of entering university, the research showed that mature students attempted learning at university with high school friends, attempted learning at university immediately after completing high school courses, attempted learning at university as a driving force for life, and attempted learning at university for the purpose of acquiring qualifications. Second, at the time of their application for liberal arts courses, the mature students chose liberal arts courses based on the department's collective timetable and the liberal arts policy in relation to the distance education provided by the university. Third, during the liberal arts courses, the mature students learned with classmates through competition and cooperation, through effort of repetition, through joyful participation, and through empathy understanding. Fourth, at the time of evaluation of liberal arts courses, the mature students grew through a belief in themselves, through the realization of the value of learning, and through their sastifactions with life as it pertained to their communication with their families. Fifth, in the preparation period for the next semester of university, the mature students challenged themselves by auditing other university classes and by engaging in extracurricular activities. The suggestions based on the results of this study are as follows. First, it is necessary to overcome the restrictiveness and rigidity of the existing university liberal arts courses by linking them with lifelong education. Second, it is necessary to provide continuous learning opportunities for mature students through advanced programs and in-depth programs in liberal arts courses. Third, it is necessary to promote learning motivation for mature students by strengthening the relevance of university courses with the real lives of their learners, as well by strengthening the interactions of students in liberal arts courses. Fourth, it is necessary to build a learning environment in which mature students can learn autonomously.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"214 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modeling a Community of Practice for Global Competence : A Collaborative Autoethnography of College EFL Learners","authors":"EunJou Oh, Eun-Yong Kim, MinJung Myeong, So-Hyeon Jeon, Yeonjae Kim, Young-Hyeon Jang, Sujin Yoon","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.69","url":null,"abstract":"In our increasingly interconnected contemporary society, the imperative of nurturing global citizenship and competence is evident when it comes to addressing the multifaceted challenges stemming from globalization. This study explores strategies for bridging the gap between in-class and out-of-class learning while expanding the reach of global competence into out-of-class learning settings. Building upon the General English course model by Oh (2021), which focuses on fostering global citizenship and competence, this research investigates the feasibility of implementing a supportive Community of Practice (CoP) model tailored for out-of-class learning environments. This study specifically assesses the potential of an online CoP model as a platform for the continuous cultivation and application of global citizenship and competence. Employing a collaborative autoethnographic approach, the research delves into the experiences of five university-level English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners actively participating in this CoP. The research scrutinizes various dimensions of their engagement, encompassing their experiences within the CoP, prospective enhancements to the model, and the impact of digital tools on their learning journey, such as machine translation and ChatGPT on their learning journeys. The findings of this study illuminate the transformative effects of CoP activities on learners' attitudes, learning strategies, and the development of global citizenship and competence. Furthermore, it underscores the pivotal role of learners proactively harnessing technology, such as the ones mentioned above, in advancing both their level of global citizenship and their language proficiency. Additionally, the research underscores learners' comprehension of the rationale behind learning activities as a critical factor in fostering meaningful engagement. Ultimately, this research offers a blueprint for nurturing the essential skills and perspectives necessary for learners to evolve as engaged global citizens in an interconnected and interdependent world. It aligns with the imperative of fostering global competence in response to the pressi ng demands of our globali zed era.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"47 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Case Study of Using Problem-Based Learning in a University Liberal Arts Classroom : Focusing on a music appreciation-based class","authors":"Su Jeong Han","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.259","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of students' self-directed learning, creative problem solving, and critical thinking skills through the use of PBL in a university liberal arts music appreciation-based class to improve learning efficiency. The subjects of the study are 66 male and female undergraduate students participating in the course ‘Theory and Appreciation of Music’ at a four-year B university in Region A in Korea. The class was run as a PBL for 10 weeks with theoretical knowledge of each period and genre along with related music listening activities. The research method used the SPSS program to conduct pre-post t-tests, the analysis of individual and team evaluations, and qualitative data analysis using reflection journals. First, the results showed significant effects on self-directed learning, creative problem solving, and critical thinking skills through PBL-applied music appreciation-based liberal arts classes. Second, the analysis of the reflection journals revealed the expression of creative thinking and the positive meaning of empathetic communication, the benefits of developing self-directed learning and problem-solving skills, the effectiveness of team-based cooperative learning, and the expectations of future learning design and community activities. Therefore, this study demonstrates that PBL is an appropriate teaching and learning method for university students' liberal arts music classes. Thus, it is necessary for instructors to design and operate differentiated classes centered on learners to promote learning motivation and participation and to improve the students' overall level of satisfaction. In addition, the assignment of PBL topics and tasks that apply to real life is emphasized to encourage non-music majors to reflect deeply from the perspective of new thinking. Finally, as a result of this study, we suggest that instructors improve upon their learning assessment methods and that they conduct continuous research on innovative teaching methods using PBL.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"History General Education in the Era of Convergence : Seeking Change by Climate History","authors":"Hye Jeong Park","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.11","url":null,"abstract":"Although making the history general education convergent can be compared to hunting two birds with one stone - due to the fact that history general education is not well established yet - climate history could serve as a pertinent tool for doing this sort of hunting. This paper discusses the multifarious aspects of climate history for convergent general education in three steps. The first section reviewed the convergent experiments and new methodological discussions continued from Annales and global history through ‘Big History.’ In result, it confirmed the inherently convergent character of history content itself. In the following section, this paper payed full attention to climate history, not Big History, which is often cited as a front runner of convergence science. It also discussed why this new field of history has a bigger potential to lead the convergent shift of history. The last section was devoted to three subject matters, i.e. climate science, climate discourse, and the earth system, which need to be considered in the process of developing climate history as a convergent general education content, not as the content of a convergence science. Eventually, this paper came to the conclusion that climate history is the best content for convergent type of general education, due to the possibility that it could lead students to develop a new thinking and responding skill by keeping distance from the current academic and political discourses and by making their own judgments based upon historical events.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Self-Leadership and Positive Psychological Capital of College Students on Adaptation to College Life : Moderated mediating effect of grit","authors":"Young-Seo Yoo, So-Hyun Yun, Jung-Won Shin, Young-Seok Kim","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.201","url":null,"abstract":"This study sought to confirm the moderated mediating effect of positive psychological capital and the moderating effect of grit in the relationship between college students' self-leadership and college life adaptation. To this end, a survey was conducted on 325 college students attending 4-year universities nationwide, and data from 317 students, excluding 8 who did not respond or responded in bad faith to some of the questions, were used for analysis. The mediating effect analysis, moderating effect analysis, and controlled mediating effect analysis were conducted to verify the research problem, and the results of the study are as follows. First, the partial mediating effect of positive psychological capital was confirmed in the relationship between college students' self-leadership and college life adaptation. Second, grit moderated the relationship between positive psychological capital and college life adaptation. Lastly, the moderated mediation effect of grit on the relationship between self-leadership and college life adaptation through positive psychological capital was statistically significant. Based on these results, implications for treatment interventions that help students adapt to the university environment and suggestions for follow-up studies were discussed.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"15 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Speech Practice and Peer Feedback Aspect According to Face-to-face and Non-face-to-face Courses","authors":"Soohwa Lee","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.141","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to analyze face-to-face and non face-to-face presentations centered on the cases of college students who participated in speaking classes. Since COVID-19, non face-to-face education has become a form of university education, and learners' presentations have been made in a completely different context depending on whether they are made in face-to-face or non face-to-face classes. Therefore, based on the previous study showing that the context can affect communication methods and perceptions, the presentation and the peer feedback pattern in the face-to-face and non face-to-face situations were examined. To this end, the face-to-face presentations of 60 participants enrolled in speaking courses were collected, to which their non face-to-face presentations were compared. As a result, in terms of presentation, the language expressions, voice elements, and visual elements in their face-to-face presentations and non face-to -face presentations showed different aspects. In addition, peer feedback also showed differences according to class methods, such as evaluating the proportion and the adequacy of the presentation. As a result of this study, we learned that we need a differentiated educational strategy for face-to-face presentations and non face-to-face presentations. We also discussed how there is a need to improve the realism of learning and to use presentations to achieve this goal.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Meaning of Post-Labor and the Value of a Liberal Arts Education in the Age of Intelligent Automation","authors":"Jae Hee Kim, Sik Han Bae","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.25","url":null,"abstract":"This article discusses about the meaning of post-labor and the value of liberal arts education in the era of intelligent automation, where the value of human labor and knowledge is changing. In particular, it examines the nature of Automatic Society based on digital information technology and the conditions of human life from the perspective of French technology philosophers Simondon and Stiegler. Based on this, the article reveals the importance of liberal arts education as a new life ‘ars’ in the post-labor society that will come with artificial intelligence. Simondon's technical mentality and technical culture reveal a new model of post-labor existence that enables people to organize their work and public activities alongside AI, rather than in competition with it. Stiegler embodies Simondon's outlook by calling for a transformation of the crisis of labor and spirit caused by the algorithmic governmentality of Automatic Society into an opportunity for the invention of new kind of knowledge and work. The era of intelligent automation shifts the paradigm of life from labor productivity and expertise to post-labor and liberal arts. We need to cultivate life ‘ars’ so that the time freed from labor due to automation can be used to take care of our own lives and the lives of others, inherit our cultural traditions, and produce new values. Liberal arts education should move toward fostering digital literacy with a humanistic outlook in order for us to understand the human condition of living in an automated technological environment and to discover the value of the human spirit and the meaning of human life.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"1 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing and Conducting a Liberal Arts Course with Problem-Based Learning : A Case Study of ‘Great Speeches That Changed World History,’ an Open Class of S University","authors":"Su Jung Park","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.5.53","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a case study of ‘Great Speeches That Changed World History,’ a liberal arts course offered in the second semester of 2022 at S University. It aims to design and conduct the course as student-centered with Problem-Based Learning (PBL). The four steps of PBL, ‘meeting the problem → exploring the solution → resolving the problem → presenting and evaluating the solution’ were adapted for those of ‘planning a speech → lectures, discussions, and research → writing a speech and making PowerPoint slides → speech presentations and peer reviews.’ First, students were introduced to the problem of a ‘speech,’ which was designed as an ‘ill-structured, complex, real, and related-to-the-curriculum’ PBL problem. Then they decided on the purpose, topic, audience, and place of their speeches. The second step of exploring the solution consisted of the teacher’s lectures and the students’ subsequent discussions where they explored the topics of their mock speeches. For the third and fourth steps of PBL, students participated in a team project activity where they practiced and presented their mock speeches. Peer reviews helped students concentrate on other teams’ presentations and elicited integrative understanding and secondary learning from them. A survey on PBL’s effectiveness, conducted after 15 weeks of the course, showed that students understood the class materials better when engaging in a team project and responded positively to peer reviews. They also thought their team project helped them achieve the course objectives. In conclusion, PBL was an effective method to plan a student-centered course. Students got engaged in class actively and positively with PBL, which ultimately helped them achieve the course objectives.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Subjectivity Study of College Students' Coaching Issues","authors":"Songyi Lee, Kyoungmi Kim","doi":"10.46392/kjge.2023.17.4.179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46392/kjge.2023.17.4.179","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to categorize how college students perceive coaching topics and to revitalize college students' coaching based on an understanding of the perception of each type. The Q methodology was used for this study. The Q sample was 33 coaching topic items, and the P sample was 38 college students. As a result, four perception types were revealed. Namely, “self-management topic-seeking type,” “relationship formation topic-seeking type,” “balanced life topic-seeking type,” and “continuous life topic-seeking type.” When coaches can understand each type's characteristics based on these results, they can contribute to their students’ efforts to develop their lives while at college.","PeriodicalId":476520,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of General Education","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135945502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}