Robotics as Means to Increase Achievement Scores in an Informal Learning Environment

Skill Development and Knowledge Acquisition Cultivated by Maker Education: Evidence from Arduino-based Educational Robotics

“…In other words, students in the maker education program enhanced their conceptual understanding of the content knowledge of two fields through participation in an organized curriculum. Although this study adopted the low-cost educational robotics, the findings echoed the results of previous studies which have reported that using Lego robotics products could improve science and technology content knowledge (Barker & Ansorge, 2006;Williams et al, 2007). In addition, the significant learning gains in the maker groups in the current study may be attributable to the learning atmosphere of the maker education program, which encouraged the students to actively construct personal knowledge domains by building meaningful artifacts (Dewey, 1997;Dougherty, 2012;Papert, 1993).…”

“…Barker and Ansorge (2006) indicated that students who used only Lego robotics products increased their science and technology content knowledge. Hussain, Lindh, and Shukur (2006) investigated the effects of Lego robotics training on students' learning behaviors and reported no significant improvements in mathematics content knowledge and problemsolving skills among the study subjects.…”

The Effectiveness of Integrating Educational Robotic Activities into Higher Education Computer Science Curricula: A Case Study in a Developing Country

“…So incorporating robotic technologies into tertiary curriculum can enrich teaching practices with great impact in addressing teaching objectives from different disciplines with an innovative approach. This fact is backed up by research which suggests that robots tie into a variety of disciplines [12]. A robot is made of component parts of motors, sensors and software.…”

Board # 74 : University, Community College and Industry Partnership: Revamping Robotics Education to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs – Year 2 Progress

“…Millions of domestic/personal robots are already on the market worldwide, from lawn mowers to entertainment robots 25 . As a result, popular interest in robots has increased significantly [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] . Global competition, productivity demands, advances in technology, and affordability will force companies to increase the use of robots in the foreseeable future [39][40][41] .…”

“…In the classroom, robotics can easily be used to introduce a variety of mandatory skills needed to pursue a variety of STEM career paths 14-17, 22, 24 . More specifically, a robotics platform advances students' understanding of both scientific and mathematical principles 17,18 , develops and enhances problem-solving techniques 17,18,[20][21][22][23] , and promotes cooperative learning [17][18][19] .…”