Lego robotic building kit as a means of influencing the structure of cognitive abilities among primary school pupils

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Lego robotic building kit as a means of influencing the structure of cognitive abilities among primary school pupils

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The robotic building kits are recently becoming more and more popular in the Czech Republic as a tool of education in elementary schools. They are not only used directly in classrooms, but also have their place in leisure and free time activities. With the help of these kits the pupils acquire the basics of algorithms to solve simple and more complex tasks while learning the basics of programing. At the time of transitioning to the upper primary school the way of thinking among the pupils changes significantly. Sometimes this time period is referred to as the formal operations stage. The creative thinking develops and the pupils can understand concepts more easily. Also, at this time, strategic thinking is developing. Our objective was to determine whether robotic kits may have an impact on the development of abstract thinking among the elementary school pupils. In our research we tested the cognitive skills of pupils that used robotic kits in classrooms actively. We closely focused on a group of students that have never used the kit beforehand. Testing was carried out in cooperation with the teachers on selected schools and with the acquired results it should be possible to verify whether the robotic kits positively affect the abstract thinking of the pupils. This verification is based on the results of the testing that was carried out in collaboration with the teachers at selected primary schools.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Lego robotic building kit as a means of influencing the structure of cognitive abilities among primary school pupils

Popis výsledku anglicky

The robotic building kits are recently becoming more and more popular in the Czech Republic as a tool of education in elementary schools. They are not only used directly in classrooms, but also have their place in leisure and free time activities. With the help of these kits the pupils acquire the basics of algorithms to solve simple and more complex tasks while learning the basics of programing. At the time of transitioning to the upper primary school the way of thinking among the pupils changes significantly. Sometimes this time period is referred to as the formal operations stage. The creative thinking develops and the pupils can understand concepts more easily. Also, at this time, strategic thinking is developing. Our objective was to determine whether robotic kits may have an impact on the development of abstract thinking among the elementary school pupils. In our research we tested the cognitive skills of pupils that used robotic kits in classrooms actively. We closely focused on a group of students that have never used the kit beforehand. Testing was carried out in cooperation with the teachers on selected schools and with the acquired results it should be possible to verify whether the robotic kits positively affect the abstract thinking of the pupils. This verification is based on the results of the testing that was carried out in collaboration with the teachers at selected primary schools.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

INTED 2016 : 10th International Technology, Education and Development Conference : Conference Proceedings

ISBN

978-84-608-5617-7

ISSN

2340-1079

e-ISSN

neuvedeno

Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

6477-6483

Název nakladatele

IATED Academy

Místo vydání

Valencia

Místo konání akce

Valencie

Datum konání akce

7. 3. 2016

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

000402738406066