Abstract
This thesis aims to develop PBL (Problem-Based-Learning) problems. Its goal is for some groups of students to creative their own problems and to confirm the effectiveness of PBL as they apply it to AI (Artificial Intelligence) in engineering schools. Modern industrial society needs competent people who have abilities in cooperative learning, self-controlled learning, united knowledge application, and creative problem-solving. Universities need to offer their students the opportunity to improve their problem-solving and cooperative learning abilities in order to train the competent people that society demands. PBL activity is an appropriate learning method for the accomplishment of these goals. The study subjects are 37 sophomore students in H University who are studying 'AI'. Five PBL problems were submitted to the class over a period of 15 weeks. The students wrote and submitted a reflective journal after they finished each PBL activity. In addition, they filled out a class evaluation form to assess the performances of each member when the $5^{th}$ PBL problem activity was accomplished. The study shows that the students experienced the effectiveness of PBL in many fields, such as the comprehension of the studied contents (86.48%), comprehension of cooperative learning (94.59%), authentic experience (75.67%), problem-solving skills (89.18%), presentation skills (97.29%), creativity improvement (81.08%), knowledge acquisition ability (86.48%), communication ability (97.29%), united knowledge application (78.37%), self-directed study ability (86.48%) and confidence (97.29%). Through these methods, the students were able to realize that PBL learning activities play an important role in their learning. These methods prepare and enhance their ability to think creatively, work systematically and speak confidently as they learn to become competitive engineers equipped with the knowledge and skills that modern industrial society demands.
본 논문은 공과대학에서 인공지능 교과목에 문제중심학습(PBL : Problem-Based Learning) 활용을 위하여 PBL 문제를 개발하여 수업에 적용하고 PBL 효과를 확인하는데 목적을 두었다. 현대 산업사회에서는 협동 학습 능력, 자율적인 학습능력, 통합지식 활용 능력, 창의 문제해결 능력을 갖춘 인재를 필요로 하고 있다. 대학은 사회에서 요구하는 인재를 양성하기 위해 학습자들에게 문제해결능력 향상과 협동학습의 기회를 제공해 주어야 한다. PBL 활동은 이러한 실천을 위한 적합한 학습방법이다. 연구대상은 '인공지능'교과목을 수강한 H대학 2학년 학생 37명이었으며, PBL수업은 15주에 5개의 PBL문제를 적용하였다. 학생들은 주어진 문제의 PBL 활동이 끝날 때마다 성찰일지를 작성하여 제출하였으며, 5번째 PBL문제의 활동이 끝난 후에 강의 평가지를 작성하였다. 연구 결과는 학습내용에 대한 이해(86.48%), 협동학습에 대한 이해(94.59%), 실제적 경험(75.67%), 문제해결력(89.18%), 프리젠테이션 스킬(97.29%), 창의성 향상(81.08%), 지식획득 능력(86.48%), 의사소통 능력 향상(97.29%), 통합지식 활용 능력(78.37%), 자기주도적 학습 능력(86.48%), 자신감(97.29%)과 같은 다양한 PBL의 효과를 경험한 것으로 나타났다. 학생들은 이 PBL 학습 활동은 현대 산업사회에서 요구하는 미래의 유능한 엔지니어로서의 전문성을 기를 수 있는 중요한 방법이라고 인식하였다.