Educational Robotics as Mindtools

dc.creator	Tassos A. Mikropoulos
dc.creator	Ioanna Bellou
dc.date	2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:19Z
dc.identifier	1791-3721
dc.identifier	1792-8788
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/987ad5b3f16542a7aa61c1dd1968bd4f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27507
dc.description	Although there are many studies on the constructionist use of educational robotics, they have certain limitations. Some of them refer to robotics education, rather than educational robotics. Others follow a constructionist approach, but give emphasisonly to design skills, creativity and collaboration. Some studies use robotics as an educational tool in engineering education, science and programming learning implying mindtools, but they do not give evidence of mindtool characteristics. This work proposes educational robotics as mindtools based on constructivism and especially constructionism. The positive learning results from two case studies on physics and programming teaching indicate that educational robotics can be used as mindtool ssupporting knowledge construction through the design of meaningful authentic projects, learning by doing in both the virtual and real world, facing cognitive conflicts and learning by reflection and collaboration.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Themes in Science and Technology Education
dc.relation	http://earthlab.uoi.gr/theste/index.php/theste/article/view/114/80
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1791-3721
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1792-8788
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Themes in Science and Technology Education, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 5-14 (2013)
dc.subject	educational robotics
dc.subject	mindtools
dc.subject	physics
dc.subject	programming
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Educational Robotics as Mindtools
dc.type	article