ERIC Number: EJ1226782
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-3894
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Elementary School Student Development of STEM Attitudes and Perceived Learning in a STEM Integrated Robotics Curriculum
Ching, Yu-Hui; Yang, Dazhi; Wang, Sasha; Baek, Youngkyun; Swanson, Steve; Chittoori, Bhaskar
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v63 n5 p590-601 Sep 2019
Robotics has been advocated as an emerging approach to engaging K-12 students in learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This study examined the impacts of a project-based STEM integrated robotics curriculum on elementary school students' attitudes toward STEM and perceived learning in an afterschool setting. Three elementary school teachers and 18 fourth to sixth graders participated in an eight-week-long program. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed, and showed students' attitudes toward math improved significantly at the end of the robotics curriculum. Three specific areas of perceived learning were identified, including STEM content learning and connection, engagement and perseverance, and development and challenge in teamwork. The findings also identified the opportunities and challenges in designing a STEM integrated robotics afterschool curriculum for upper elementary school students. Implications for future research studies and curriculum design are discussed.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Integrated Curriculum, Robotics, Instructional Effectiveness, Scientific Attitudes, After School Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Mathematics, Middle School Mathematics, Middle School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1640228