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Designing Evaluations for K-12 Robotics Education Programs

Designing Evaluations for K-12 Robotics Education Programs
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Author(s): Kristen Stubbs (Electra Studios, formerly of iRobot Corporation, USA), Jennifer Casper (The MITRE Corporation, USA)and Holly A. Yanco (University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 23
Source title: Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bradley S. Barker (University of Nebraska – Lincoln, USA), Gwen Nugent (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA), Neal Grandgenett (University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA)and Viacheslav I. Adamchuk (McGill University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0182-6.ch002

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Abstract

While a large number of robotics programs for K-12 students have been developed and deployed in the past twenty years, the effect that these programs have on students’ motivations to enter science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers has yet to be fully determined. In order to demonstrate the value of these programs, researchers must make a concerted effort to measure their impact. Based on prior work in the evaluation of educational robotics programs, the authors of this chapter present frequently-utilized evaluation and measurement methods as well as guidelines for selecting these methods based on factors such as a program’s duration, size, and maturity. This chapter is intended for use as a reference guide for designing evaluations of K-12 educational robotics programs.

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