Educational Robotics Applications for the Development of Computational Thinking in a Brazilian Technical and Vocational High School

Autor: Isabelle M. L. SOUZA, Wilkerson L. ANDRADE, Lívia M. R. SAMPAIO
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Informatics in Education, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 147-177 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1648-5831
2335-8971
DOI: 10.15388/infedu.2022.06
Popis: Nowadays, solving problems is substantial for the social relationship human. Computational Thinking (CT) emerges as an interdisciplinary thought process encompassing mental abilities to help students solve and understand problems. Researchers invest in the methodological proposal of activities aimed at CT stimulation, educational approaches, and the conception of technologies that support these activities’ execution. Educational Robotics (ER) is one of these technologies that stand out at different educational levels to favor teamwork, logical thinking, and creativity, skills intimately articulated with the computing paradigm. The main objective of this work is to investigate the impact of ER activities on CT development and subjects learning in the Technical and Vocational Education in High School. For this, we accomplished a study of intervention research type with students and teachers analyzing quantitative and qualitative aspects. The results indicate that the introduction of ER can favor students in the development of CT skills and learning High School subjects.
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