Systematic review on which analytics and learning methodologies are applied in primary and secondary education in the learning of robotics sensors

D Amo, P Fox, D Fonseca, C Poyatos - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Robotics technology has become increasingly common both for businesses and for private
citizens. Primary and secondary schools, as a mirror of societal evolution, have increasingly …

Advancing students' computational thinking skills through educational robotics: A study on age and gender relevant differences

S Atmatzidou, S Demetriadis - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2016 - Elsevier
This work investigates the development of students' computational thinking (CT) skills in the
context of educational robotics (ER) learning activity. The study employs an appropriate CT …

Analysis of the relation between computational thinking skills and various variables with the structural equation model

HY Durak, M Saritepeci - Computers & Education, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to determine how much various variables explain students'
computational thinking (CT) skills. Furthermore, it was aimed to produce a model that …

Educational robotics: Open questions and new challenges.

D Alimisis - Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2013 - ERIC
This paper investigates the current situation in the field of educational robotics and identifies
new challenges and trends focusing on the use of robotic technologies as a tool that will …

Artificial intelligence and computer science in education: From kindergarten to university

M Kandlhofer, G Steinbauer… - 2016 IEEE frontiers …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Artificial Intelligence (AI) already plays a major role in our daily life (eg intelligent household
appliances like robotic vacuum cleaners or AI-based applications like Google Maps, Google …

On teaching programming fundamentals and computational thinking with educational robotics: A didactic experience with pre-service teachers

J Piedade, N Dorotea, A Pedro, JF Matos - Education Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aims to analyze how pre-service informatics teachers design learning scenarios
with robotics to teach programming fundamentals and to promote computational thinking …

Students' attitudes towards robotics and STEM: Differences based on gender and robotics experience

S Kucuk, B Sisman - International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, Turkish secondary school students' attitudes towards robotics and STEM were
examined in terms of gender and robotics experience. Sample consisted of 240 secondary …

Learning approaches to applying robotics in science education

H Altin, M Pedaste - Journal of baltic science education, 2013 - ceeol.com
The methodology and ideas behind educational robotics arise from the 1960s, when the first
hardware platforms together with computers were used in research studies in schools. Since …

Irobot: Teaching the basics of artificial intelligence in high schools

H Burgsteiner, M Kandlhofer… - Proceedings of the AAAI …, 2016 - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract Profound knowledge about Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become increasingly
important for careers in science and engineering. Therefore an innovative educational …

How does the degree of guidance support students' metacognitive and problem solving skills in educational robotics?

S Atmatzidou, S Demetriadis, P Nika - Journal of Science Education and …, 2018 - Springer
Educational robotics (ER) is an innovative learning tool that offers students opportunities to
develop higher-order thinking skills. This study investigates the development of students' …