Educational robotics: Platforms, competitions and expected learning outcomes

S Evripidou, K Georgiou, L Doitsidis… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motivated by the recent explosion of interest around Educational Robotics (ER), this paper
attempts to re-approach this area by suggesting new ways of thinking and exploring the …

The role of learning theory in child-computer interaction-a semi-systematic literature review

E Eriksson, GE Baykal, O Torgersson - Proceedings of the 21st Annual …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we explore the role of learning theory in the Child-computer interaction (CCI)
community's leading venues: the Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference and the …

The TangibleK robotics program: Applied computational thinking for young children.

MU Bers - Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2010 - ERIC
This article describes the TangibleK robotics program for young children. Based on over a
decade of research, this program is grounded on the belief that teaching children about the …

Comparing the use of tangible and graphical programming languages for informal science education

MS Horn, ET Solovey, RJ Crouser… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
Much of the work done in the field of tangible interaction has focused on creating tools for
learning; however, in many cases, little evidence has been provided that tangible interfaces …

Interaction design and children

JP Hourcade - … and Trends® in Human–Computer Interaction, 2008 - nowpublishers.com
Children are increasingly using computer technologies as reflected in reports of computer
use in schools in the United States. Given the greater exposure of children to these …

Tangible interaction and learning: the case for a hybrid approach

MS Horn, RJ Crouser, MU Bers - Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 2012 - Springer
Research involving tangible interaction and children has often focused on how tangibles
might support or improve learning compared to more traditional methods. In this paper, we …

Computational thinking and educational robotics integrated into project-based learning

A Valls Pou, X Canaleta, D Fonseca - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the context of the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics disciplines in
education, subjects tend to use contextualized activities or projects. Educational robotics …

Educational robots driven by tangible programming languages: A review on the field

T Sapounidis, S Demetriadis - Educational Robotics in the Makers Era 1, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents a comprehensive literature review on tangible programming languages
which are designed to program real robots and robotic mechanisms. Tangible programming …

Makerwear: A tangible approach to interactive wearable creation for children

M Kazemitabaar, J McPeak, A Jiao, L He… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Wearable construction toolkits have shown promise in broadening participation in
computing and empowering users to create personally meaningful computational designs …

Enabling collaboration in learning computer programing inclusive of children with vision impairments

A Thieme, C Morrison, N Villar, M Grayson… - Proceedings of the 2017 …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
We investigate how technology can support collaborative learning by children with mixed-
visual abilities. Responding to a growing need for tools inclusive of children with vision …