EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF MOTIVATION AND STEM SKILLS

G.V. Vanykina, T.O. Sundukova

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Abstract

Educational robotics is increasingly present in secondary education and is gaining a large practical application, especially with the advent of Championships such as the FIRST® LEGO® League. These competitions are based on the globalizing orientation of different areas of the curriculum, so we believe that it is directly related to the achievement of combined (scientific, technical, engineering, artistic and mathematical) skills. We present a study that systematizes data based on the analysis of the results of works by foreign authors on the impact of studying robotics in high school on the educational process. The results suggest that both teachers and students believe that robotics contributes to the development of interest and scientific approach, as well as the formation of social skills through teamwork.

Key words

Educational robotics, secondary education, STEM skills, motivation to learn, project approach in training, teamwork, competence approach.

Received: 09/14/2020; accepted for publication: 09/20/2020

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Vanykina G.V., Sundukova T.O. Educational robotics in educational institutions: an empirical study of motivation and STEM skitls. Electronic scientific and methodological journal “Pedagogy of computer science”. 2020;3. Http://pcs.bsu.by/2020_3/6ru.pdf

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About the authors:

G. V. Vanykina
Leo Tolstoy Tula State Pedagogical University
Russia
Galina V. Vanykina – PhD, Assistant Professor of the Department of Informatics and IT
Lenin Avenue, 125; 300026, Tula, Russia

T. O. Sundukova
Leo Tolstoy Tula State Pedagogical University
Russia
Tatyana O. Sundukova – PhD, Assistant Professor of the Department of Informatics and IT
Lenin Avenue, 125; 300026, Tula, Russia

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