Robotics in Early Childhood Education: Developing a Framework for Classroom Activities

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Author(s): Anastasia Kalogiannidou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Georgia Natsiou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)and Melpomeni Tsitouridou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 22
Source title: Handbook of Research on Using Educational Robotics to Facilitate Student Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Stamatios Papadakis (University of Crete, Greece)and Michail Kalogiannakis (University of Thessaly, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6717-3.ch016

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Robotics

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Robotics is a very promising tool and a highly innovative field that brings a new dimension in educational settings. Educational robotics is recognized as a valuable means for cultivating 21st-century skills, having the potential to promote learning, cognitive and social development, and preschoolers' engagement with STEM topics in a playful way. Nevertheless, the absence of a well-articulated pedagogy of teaching robotics and with robotics impacts the clarity of its guidelines, scope, and objectives. There is a lack of frameworks for teaching robotics in early childhood education, especially one that includes objectives and teaching methods in a balanced way. This is the challenge that the current chapter aims to address: to outline the initial orientations of a framework that includes educational robotics objectives and appropriate teaching methods for early childhood education.

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