Teaching Programming with Robots: A Case Study on Greek Secondary Education

Sartatzemi, Maya; Dagdilelis, Vassilios; Kagani, Katerina

doi:10.1007/11573036_47

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“…Jonassen (2000) called it debugging. Sartatzemi, Dagdilelis, and Kagani (2005) noted that professional programming languages offer many complex statements. Understanding these statements requires some pre-knowledge.…”

Section: Problem Solvingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Learning Approaches to Applying Robotics in Science Education

Altin

Pedaste

2013

JBSE

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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 the 1990s, the market for educational robotics has grown, and there are many solutions available to use in schools. Despite a wide variety of platform approaches for using robots in education, they are still based on ideas that are decades old. This study evaluates different approaches used nowadays to teach with robots. Problem-based, constructionist, and competition-based learning are identified as the most common uses of robots under observation. Each approach is analysed qualitatively based on the published literature. Each has positive and negative properties; though none have been studied thoroughly using quantitative methods. Results indicate that all these approaches are used in schools with robots interdisciplinary. The current reasons for using robots are based mostly on teachers’ and students’ impressions. However, robotics can be seen as a “tool” to create many approaches to science education, such as inquiry learning and problem solving. Key words: constructionism, constructivism, educational robotics, inquiry learning, LEGO Mindstorms, problem solving.

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Section: Problem Solvingmentioning

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“…Learning with physical objects enhances a learner's cognition. Sartatzemi, Dagdilelis, and Kagani (2005) concluded that Mindstorms were easy for students to understand and control. We find this rather important because students expect immediate results t when handling other types of ICT tools (e.g., mobile phones and computers).…”

Section: Problem Solvingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Learning Approaches to Applying Robotics in Science Education

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Pedaste

2013

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“…Some articles introduce how to use the devices of programmable LEGO and parts of Mindstorms robot family in education of programming. Sartatzemi et al (2005) also examined in Greek secondary schools the possibilities of basic of programming with the help of robots. Although the low number of lessons their pilot-experiment successfully improved the student's programming knowledge and also introduced that understanding of concepts was often random.…”

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Effects of Using Model Robots in the Education of Programming

Pásztor¹,

Pap-Szigeti²,

Török³

2010

Informatics in Education

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In this article we try to show how new devices and methods can help in the education of programming. At Kecskemét College programmable mobile robots and instead of behavioral, the constructivist pedagogical methods were used. Our experiments have proved our hypothesis as the improved new methodical education using devices can give more practical programming knowledge, increases the attitude towards programming and helps to have positive programming self-image. The results of the experimental and control groups were compared at the beginning and at the end of semester, when the programming knowledge and motives were measured. During the learning process only the experimental groups used devices and new methods.

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“…Taking into consideration the findings related to the cases of LM use presented in the previous section, the research on the effectiveness of LM, the curriculum and the time constraints placed on the teaching of programming for third year junior and first year senior high school students in the Greek educational system, we designed a series of lessons for the subject of Informatics. For the teaching of programming with LM we conducted 3 series of lessons to high school students as already stated The results from the 1 st series of lessons were presented in a previous paper (Satratzemi et al, 2005), where we referred to our first attempt to teach programming with the aid of LM. Our latest findings are presented in this section.…”

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“…Our research team conducted 3 series of lessons to junior and senior high school students. The results from the 1 st series of lessons were presented in a previous paper (Satratzemi et al, 2005). Our latest findings are included in this chapter, whose structure is as follows: In section 2 we give a description of LM, and the programming languages and environments used.…”

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