Many researchers and teachers agree that the inclusion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in early education provides strong motivation and greatly improves the speed of learning. Most primary school curricula include a number of concepts that cover science and mathematics, but less effort is placed in teaching problem-solving, computer science, technology and robotics. The use of robotic systems and the introduction of robotics as a curriculum subject educates children in the basics of technology, and gives them additional human and organizational values. This paper presents a new program introduced in an Italian primary school, thanks to a collaboration with National Instruments and Università Politecnica delle Marche. Specifically, the project’s curricular aim was to improve logic, creativity, and the ability to focus, all of which are lacking in today’s generation of students. The subject of robotics will be part of the primary school’s curriculum for all five years. The program has delivered training to the teachers, and a complete program in which children have demonstrated great learning abilities, not only in technology, but also in collaboration and teamwork.
Ten years of Educational Robotics in a Primary School
Lect. Notes in Networks, Syst.
Makers at School, Educational Robotics and Innovative Learning Environments ; Chapter : 38 ; 283-289
2021-12-11
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Robotics@Montserrat: A case of Learning through robotics community in a primary and secondary school
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