TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation of a K-8 LEGO robotics program
AU - Karp, Tanja
AU - Schneider, Andreas
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this paper we describe the evaluation results from an annual LEGO robotics competition for students in elementary and middle schools held at Lubbock, Texas, that aims at increasing interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. In a before-after questionnaire we collected information on participants' attitudes toward the scientific method of investigation, robotics in general and LEGO robotics in particular, and problem solving in groups. We also collected demographic data of the participants to see in how far our program is able to attract females, minorities, and socio-economically disadvantaged students.
AB - In this paper we describe the evaluation results from an annual LEGO robotics competition for students in elementary and middle schools held at Lubbock, Texas, that aims at increasing interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. In a before-after questionnaire we collected information on participants' attitudes toward the scientific method of investigation, robotics in general and LEGO robotics in particular, and problem solving in groups. We also collected demographic data of the participants to see in how far our program is able to attract females, minorities, and socio-economically disadvantaged students.
KW - K-12 Engineering Education
KW - LEGO NXT Robotics
KW - Program Evaluation
KW - STEM Education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858246418&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2011.6142977
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2011.6142977
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84858246418
SN - 9781612844671
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
BT - 41st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference
T2 - 41st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Celebrating 41 Years of Monumental Innovations from Around the World, FIE 2011
Y2 - 12 October 2011 through 15 November 2011
ER -