Teaching with robotics

Creating and implementing integrated units in middle school subjects

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ID21744286
AuthorsDebra Bernstein (0000-0001-5388-4506, Technical Education Research Centers, corresponding author), Karen Mutch‐Jones (0000-0002-0956-3542, Technical Education Research Centers), Michael Cassidy (0000-0002-0658-2641, Technical Education Research Centers), Emily Hamner (0000-0002-5319-0384, Carnegie Mellon University)
Year2022
Volume54
Issue2
Pages161-176
Publication date2022-03-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Research on Technology in Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1539-1523 • E-ISSN: 1945-0818
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15391523.2020.1816864
OpenAlexW3095643853
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited37

Robotics activities engage students in critical and computational thinking, problem solving, and collaboration, as well as engineering and computer science. By integrating robotics into disciplinary courses, educators offer these opportunities to a wider range of students. However, teachers may be less likely to use new technology without evidence that it can support their teaching and student learning. This paper presents two descriptive case studies as a ‘proof of concept’ for integrating robotics construction activities into disciplinary courses. They focus on teachers’ motivation for integration, and how they used robotics to support disciplinary goals

Computational Thinking · Discipline · Educational robotics · Engineering ethics · Mathematics education · Robot · Robotics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Experimental Learning in Engineering · Mechatronics Education and Applications · Psychology · Teaching and Learning Programming · Artificial Intelligence

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