The Impact of Early Robotics Education on Students’ Understanding of Coding, Robotics Design, and Interest in Computing Careers

Early robotics education has been sparsely researched, especially for children in elementary education. This research pertains to an early education study that introduced robotics design and programming to children in early education with the purpose of increasing their robotics design knowledge, im...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 23; no. 23; p. 9335
Main Authors: Ragusa, Gisele, Leung, Lilian
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 22.11.2023
Subjects:
Active learning
Age
Autistic children
Career Choice
Child
coding education
Comparative analysis
computer career aspirations
Curricula
Design
Early childhood education
early robotics
Educational technology
Humans
Kindergarten
Mediation
Occupations
Preschool education
Problem solving
Programming languages
Robotics
robotics learning
Robots
School districts
Schools
STEM education
Students
United States > US
computer career aspirations
early robotics
coding education
robotics learning
ISSN:1424-8220, 1424-8220
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Summary:Early robotics education has been sparsely researched, especially for children in elementary education. This research pertains to an early education study that introduced robotics design and programming to children in early education with the purpose of increasing their robotics design knowledge, improving their coding skills, and inspiring their aspirations for future careers. It represents a seven-year study of students ages seven through ten years in a large urban school district. The study engaged a pre–post program comparison of the robotics and coding intervention that focused on children’s improved understanding of robotics in addition to their career aspirations. The study resulted in increases in the participating students’ understanding of robotics design as well as improved coding skills in robotics contexts. Furthermore, the study also led to increases in the students’ career aspirations toward computing fields.
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ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s23239335