Increasing Hispanic Students' Awareness and Use of Floor-Robots through Structured Activities

Autor/inn/en	Casey, Jane Elizabeth; Pennington, Lisa K.; Lopez, Dallas
Titel	Increasing Hispanic Students' Awareness and Use of Floor-Robots through Structured Activities
Quelle	In: Contemporary Educational Technology, 13 (2021) 1, S.281 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Casey, Jane Elizabeth) ORCID (Pennington, Lisa K.) ORCID (Lopez, Dallas)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-517X
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Robotics; Hispanic American Students; Elementary School Students; Learning Activities; At Risk Students; Student Interests; Difficulty Level; STEM Education; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Preferences; Low Income Students; English Language Learners; Grade 5 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Robotertechnik; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Lernaktivität; Studieninteresse; Schwierigkeitsgrad; STEM; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05
Abstract	When educators provide students with opportunities to interact with educational technology such as floor-robots, it may: (a) increase students' awareness of new educational tools, and (b) enhance students' use and engagement with new technologies. This case study provided upper-elementary, Hispanic students with opportunities to engage in structured and unstructured activities with floor-robots, with direct support from researchers and the cooperating teacher. These educational robots were introduced to student-participants on multiple occasions during regular instructional class time in a Title I school on the U.S.-Mexico border to determine: (a) students' interest in continued use of floor-robots; and (b) students' perceptions of ease-of-use of floor-robots. Floor-robots were selected largely because researchers had access to two types: a Roamer floor-robot and a Thymio floor-robot. For students from underserved populations, it is important that educators strengthen students' self-efficacy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas (Mau & Li, 2018), as well as increase students' awareness and use of newer educational technologies, which is a growing field and includes floor-robots. However, in-service teachers may need guidance, support, and professional development when selecting and using new educational technologies such as floor-robots. Student-participants' post-study surveys and interviews provided researchers with insight into elementary students': (a) interest in floor-robots and robotics, (b) perceived ease-of-use, (c) preferred type of floor-robot in this particular study, and, (d) opinions on the potential uses and downsides of floor-robots. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01