Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning (Premier Reference Source)

✍ Scribed by Gwen Nugent (editor), Neal Grandgenett (editor), Viacheslav I. Adamchuk (editor)

• Publisher: IGI Global
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 433
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Educational robotics provides students with a learning environment that has the potential to successfully integrate concepts within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into K12 learning environments in class, after school, or for robotics competitions.

Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning explores the theory and practice of educational robotics in the K-12 formal and informal educational settings, providing empirical research supporting the use of robotics for STEM learning. An essential resource for STEM educators, the book explores processes and strategies for developing and implementing robotics-based programs and documents the impact of educational robotics on youth learning by presenting research-based descriptions of robotics technologies and programs, as well as illustrative examples of learning activities, lessons, and assessments.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Editorial Advisory Board
Table of Contents
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgment
Section 1: Theoretical and Instructional Perspectives
Chapter 1: Educational Robotics Theories and Practice
Chapter 2: Designing Evaluations for K-12 Robotics Education Programs
Chapter 3: Generating Transferable Skills in STEM through Educational Robotics
Chapter 4: In and out of the School Activities Implementing IBSE and Constructionist Learning Methodologies by Means of Robotics
Section 2: Educational Robotics in K-12 Formal Learning
Chapter 5: Robotics and Problem-Based Learning in STEM Formal Educational Environments
Chapter 6: Medical Robotics in K-12 Education
Chapter 7: Robots Underwater! Learning Science, Engineering and 21st Century Skills
Chapter 8: Programming Robots in Kindergarten to Express Identity
Section 3: Educational Robotics in Out-of-School Time
Chapter 9: The Impact of Educational Robotics on Student STEM Learning, Attitudes, and Workplace Skills
Chapter 10: The Mediating Role of Context in an Urban After-School Robotics Program
Chapter 11: Building Technical Knowledge and Engagement in Robotics
Chapter 12: STEM Outreach with the Boe-Bot®
Chapter 13: Developing and Evaluating a Web-Based, Multi-Platform Curriculum for After-School Robotics
Chapter 14: Learning Geospatial Concepts as Part of a Non-Formal Education Robotics Experience
Section 4: Learning through Educational Robotics Competitions
Chapter 15: From Grade School to Grad School
Chapter 16: Promoting Diversity and Public School Success in Robotics Competitions
Chapter 17: Educational Robotics and Broadening Participation in STEM for Underrepresented Student Groups
Compilation of References
About the Contributors
Index