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Assessing Teachers' PCK to Teach Computational Thinking via Robotic Programming
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Çakiroglu, Ünal; Kiliç, Servet – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Recent years have witnessed an increasing emphasis on integrating computational thinking into school curriculums. This study deals with suggesting a course model including data collection tools for evaluating teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in teaching computational thinking via teaching robot programming. Taking the advantages of virtual…
Descriptors: Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Computation, Thinking Skills
Using Mastery Learning Theory to Develop Task-Centered Hands-On STEM Learning of Arduino-Based Educational Robotics: Psychomotor Performance and Perception by a Convergent Parallel Mixed Method
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Chang, Chi-Cheng; Chen, Yiching – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
This study aims to explore psychomotor performance and perception on task-centered hands-on STEM learning of educational robotics. The study adopted a convergent parallel mixed method to gather both quantitative and qualitative data in the same period of time. Participants were 42 tenth-grade students (25 male students and 17 female students) from…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Hands on Science, STEM Education, Robotics
Teachers' Perception about the Difficulty and Use of Programming and Robotics in the Classroom
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Beatriz Ortega-Ruipérez; Miguel Lázaro Alcalde – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Programming and robotics are resources that can be used as a learning tool for understanding content. However, some teachers are unmotivated due to preconceptions about their difficulties, which hinder their learning and subsequent application in the classroom. This study aims to determine the perception of 195 teachers teaching different grade…
Descriptors: Robotics, Programming, Teacher Attitudes, STEM Education
Algotaurus: An Educational Computer Programming Game for Beginners
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Krajcsi, Attila; Csapodi, Csaba; Stettner, Eleonóra – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
An educational computer game is presented, used for beginner students to introduce some basic concepts of code execution and code writing. In this mini-language microworld game, a code should be written with which a robot can escape from a procedurally generated labyrinth. The game uses a simple language and utilizes a virtual environment, where…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Programming, Computer Science Education
An Exploration of Combining Virtual and Physical Robots in Robotics Education
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Zhong, Baichang; Zheng, Jijun; Zhan, Zehui – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
This study examined the effects of virtual and physical robots (VPR) using in different learning stages (simple session/complex session) in a robotics programming course. A quasi-experimental design was implemented with 84 junior high school students from two classes. One class with 44 students used combination of VPR strategy for learning,…
Descriptors: Robotics, Programming, Junior High School Students, Educational Technology
Using Robot-Based Practices to Develop an Activity That Incorporated the 6E Model to Improve Elementary School Students' Learning Performances
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Hsiao, Hsien-Sheng; Lin, Yi-Wei; Lin, Kuen-Yi; Lin, Chien-Yu; Chen, Jheng-Han; Chen, Jyun-Chen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
This study used robot-based practices to develop an activity that incorporated the 6E model. The sixth-grade students learned interdisciplinary knowledge about how to use Arduino electronic components, microcontrollers, and hands-on tools to make a "Crab Robot." In addition, the students learned how to use Scratch programming language to…
Descriptors: Robotics, Grade 6, Interdisciplinary Approach, Programming