The Role of Competitive Robotics in Providing Context to Classroom Learning and Technical Skill Development in School Age Students--A Survey of Current Avenues, Assessment, and Path Forward with Systematic Implementation

Autor/inn/en	Dwivedi, Rajeev; Kumar, Arpan; Babu, Bharathy; Grandhi, Nipun; Meka, Rishi; Ahuja, Varun
Titel	The Role of Competitive Robotics in Providing Context to Classroom Learning and Technical Skill Development in School Age Students--A Survey of Current Avenues, Assessment, and Path Forward with Systematic Implementation
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 167 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kumar, Arpan) ORCID (Meka, Rishi) ORCID (Ahuja, Varun)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Competition; Robotics; Class Activities; Skill Development; Hands on Science; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Toys; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Programming; Texas; Washington; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wettkampf; Robotertechnik; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Toy; Spielzeug; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Programmierung; Kalifornien
Abstract	Finding context, examples, and ample hands-on experimentation is fundamental for understanding complex ideas in subjects such as science and math. Recent popularity of competitive robotics has become a catalyst in the development of DIY and hobby kits. Manufacturers have made available easy to work, re-configurable, and functional, structural elements as well as control electronics. Additionally, extensive participation from the open-source software community is providing cutting edge and effective software. Despite all the right ingredients, competitive robotics continues to be unregulated and non-standardized. Additionally, in absence of regulations and standards, the organizers, suppliers, educators, and participants are left to their own means and resources that necessarily may not align with systematic learning. The cost of approved competitive kits as well as field kits becomes inhibitive for students from poorer communities. This paper surveys a wide range of competitive robotics avenues available to school-age students. A survey with various stake holders including participants, mentors, referees, and organizers is done and findings are included. A path for standardizing competitive robotics within the framework of the World Robotics League is found to be an effective tool to train the students. A description of the World Robotics League framework and initial findings are reported. (As Provided).
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