ERIC Number: EJ1076452
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
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Put Your Robot In, Put Your Robot Out: Sequencing through Programming Robots in Early Childhood
Kazakoff, Elizabeth R.; Bers, Marina Umaschi
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v50 n4 p553-573 Jun 2014
This article examines the impact of programming robots on sequencing ability in early childhood. Thirty-four children (ages 4.5-6.5 years) participated in computer programming activities with a developmentally appropriate tool, CHERP, specifically designed to program a robot's behaviors. The children learned to build and program robots over three sessions, of 1.5 hours duration each, in a laboratory setting. The participants' sequencing skills were assessed before and after the intervention using a picture-story sequencing task. Pre- and post-test scores were compared using a paired sample "t"-test. A significant increase in post-test scores compared to pre-test scores was found.
Descriptors: Robotics, Early Childhood Education, Programming, Computer Uses in Education, Laboratories, Concept Formation, Pretests Posttests, Scores, Sequential Learning, Sequential Approach, Skill Development, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Surveys, Likert Scales, Story Telling, Pictorial Stimuli, Intervention, Hypothesis Testing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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