DocumentCode :
3377868
Title :
Effects of educational robots on learning STEM and on students´ attitude toward STEM
Author :
Khanlari, A.
Author_Institution :
Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John´s, NL, Canada
fYear :
2013
fDate :
4-5 Dec. 2013
Firstpage :
62
Lastpage :
66
Abstract :
Along with robotic technology development, researchers and educators have employed robots to support education. They state many benefits for using robotics in the classroom. The present study seeks to examine the teachers´ perceptions of the effects of robotics on students´ learning experiences and on their interests toward Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. The results of this study reveal that robotics helps students to learn STEM subjects. The results also reveal that robotics promotes students´ interest toward STEM subjects, so it can be considered as a useful aid to mitigate the lack of interest toward STEM subjects in schools. The findings represented new examples of Constructivism and Constructionism theories.
Keywords :
educational robots; engineering education; mathematics; natural sciences; STEM subjects; constructionism theory; constructivism theory; educational robots; engineering subject; learning experiences; mathematics subject; robotic technology development; science subject; student attitude; technology subject; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Mathematics; Physics; Robot sensing systems; Constructionism theory; Constructivism theory; Robotics; STEM education; Students learning;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Education (ICEED), 2013 IEEE 5th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2333-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICEED.2013.6908304
Filename :
6908304
Link To Document :
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