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Educational Robotics Application in Primary and Secondary Education: A Challenge for the Greek Teachers Society
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Abstract This paper presents the results of a postgraduate study that was designed to investigate the attitudes and views of Greek teachers in primary and secondary education on the application of Educational Robotics (ER), towards the goal of drawing useful insights on how it can be further integrated in Gr... view more
This paper presents the results of a postgraduate study that was designed to investigate the attitudes and views of Greek teachers in primary and secondary education on the application of Educational Robotics (ER), towards the goal of drawing useful insights on how it can be further integrated in Greek schools. A total of 70 teachers participated in this study, currently working for primary and secondary schools in Greece and being involved in ER projects and ER-related activities. According to the research findings, ER has significant benefits for students and educators, as it fosters positive attitudes towards STEM education, encourages independent and active learning, facilitates teaching, and provides opportunities for the development of cognitive, social and communication skills. However, factors such as the lack of funding and physical infrastructure, the inadequate training of teachers and curriculum scheduling inflexibility, hinder its application. Thus, several structural and procedural actions should be taken in order to further integrate ER in Greek schools.... view less
Keywords
Greece; primary education; secondary education; teaching; new technology; teaching aids; computer-aided instruction
Classification
Curriculum, Teaching, Didactics
Free Keywords
Educational Robotics; ER integration
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 9-14
Journal
Journal of Contemporary Education Theory & Research, 2 (2018) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3598423
ISSN
2654-0274
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0