학술논문

Scratch as Driver to Foster Interests for STEM and Educational Robotics
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje IEEE R. Iberoamericana Tecnologias Aprendizaje Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de. 14(4):117-126 Nov, 2019
Subject
General Topics for Engineers
Tools
Hardware
Programming profession
Conferences
Robot sensing systems
Education
project-based learning
programming
robotics
STEM
Language
ISSN
1932-8540
2374-0132
Abstract
Today, there are a multitude of initiatives that favor the learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and educational robotics (ER). Thanks to the available means, it is very easy to access a wide variety of tools based on programmable hardware. Although there are many options, most of them either require a high economic investment or require a great deal of time for the development of educational activities. Through the results shown in this paper, the great potential of Scratch as a solution for students who are just starting out in the knowledge related to STEM and ER is shown. To show the usefulness of Scratch a course has been designed, which dedicates three modules to the use of Scratch. The three modules have different levels of difficulty for the students, a basic level of difficulty, another intermediate level of difficulty and a last module with an advanced degree of difficulty.