Project-Based STEM Learning Using Educational Robotics as the Development of Student Problem-Solving Competence

Petr Coufal ()
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Petr Coufal: Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, Rokitanskeho 62, 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Mathematics, 2022, vol. 10, issue 23, 1-14

Abstract: The study focuses on teaching students using educational robots in the field of STEM. The study focused on the influence of project-based teaching on the development of student competences, especially problem-solving competences. The research part of the study describes the conducted pedagogical experiment—teaching pupils the programming of educational robots. The experiment compared two groups of students in the 8th grade of elementary school, using the “Skills for Life” test, which is used to test student competencies. Project-based teaching in STEM fields using educational robotics is very popular among students and, according to research results, has an impact on the development of student competencies. The results of the presented study clearly demonstrate the positive influence of project-based teaching using educational robots on the development of student competencies, especially the important key competencies for solving problems. The key competence to solve problems is applicable both in the areas of STEM education, but also in the everyday life of the student.

Keywords: STEM; educational robotics; project-based learning; key competencies; problem-solving competence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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