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Robots in K-12 education [electronic resource] : a new technology for learning / Bradley S. Barker ... [et al.], editors.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2012.Description: electronic texts (361 p.) : digital filesISBN:
  • 9781466601833 (ebook)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No title; Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 372.35/8044 23
LOC classification:
  • TJ211.26 .R64 2012e
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print.
Contents:
1. Educational Robotics Theories and Practice: Tips for how to do it Right / Amy Eguchi -- 2. Designing evaluations for K-12 robotics education programs / Kristen Stubbs, Jennifer Casper, and Holly A. Yanco -- 3. Generating transferable skills in STEM through educational robotics / Carl A. Nelson -- 4. In and out of the school activities implementing IBSE and constructionist learning methodologies by means of robotics / G. Barbara Demo ... [et al.] -- 5. Robotics and problem-based learning in STEM formal educational environments / Neal Grandgenett ... [et al.] -- 6. Medical robotics in K-12 education Ronald Rockland ... [et al.] -- 7. Robots underwater! Learning science, engineering and 21st century skills: the evolution of curricula, professional development and research in formal and informal contexts / Elisabeth McGrath ... [et al.] -- 8. Programming robots in kindergarten to express identity: an ethnographic analysis / Marina U. Bers, and Alyssa B. Ettinger -- 9. The impact of educational robotics on student STEM learning, attitudes, and workplace skills / Gwen Nugent, Bradley S. Barker, and Neal Grandgenett -- 10. The mediating role of context in an urban after-school robotics program: using activity systems to analyze and design robust STEM learning environments / John Y. Baker -- 11. Building technical knowledge and engagement in robotics: an examination of two out-of-school programs / Kimberley Gomez ... [et al.] -- 12. STEM outreach with the Boe-Bot / Ronda K. Cole -- 13. Developing and evaluating a web-based, multi-platform curriculum for after-school robotics / Fred G. Martin ... [et al.] -- 14. Learning geospatial concepts as part of a non-formal education robotics experience / Viacheslav Adamchuk ... [et al.] -- 15. From grade school to grad school: an integrated STEM pipeline model through robotics / Ross A. Mead, Susan L. Thomas, and Jerry B. Weinberg -- 16. Promoting diversity and public school success in robotics competitions / Jeffrey Rosen, Fred Stillwell, and Marion Usselman -- 17. Educational robotics and broadening participation in STEM for underrepresented student groups / Stephanie Ludi.
Abstract: "This book explores the theory and practice of educational robotics in the K-12 formal and informal educational settings, providing empirical research supporting the use of robotics for STEM learning"--Provided by publisher.
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1. Educational Robotics Theories and Practice: Tips for how to do it Right / Amy Eguchi -- 2. Designing evaluations for K-12 robotics education programs / Kristen Stubbs, Jennifer Casper, and Holly A. Yanco -- 3. Generating transferable skills in STEM through educational robotics / Carl A. Nelson -- 4. In and out of the school activities implementing IBSE and constructionist learning methodologies by means of robotics / G. Barbara Demo ... [et al.] -- 5. Robotics and problem-based learning in STEM formal educational environments / Neal Grandgenett ... [et al.] -- 6. Medical robotics in K-12 education Ronald Rockland ... [et al.] -- 7. Robots underwater! Learning science, engineering and 21st century skills: the evolution of curricula, professional development and research in formal and informal contexts / Elisabeth McGrath ... [et al.] -- 8. Programming robots in kindergarten to express identity: an ethnographic analysis / Marina U. Bers, and Alyssa B. Ettinger -- 9. The impact of educational robotics on student STEM learning, attitudes, and workplace skills / Gwen Nugent, Bradley S. Barker, and Neal Grandgenett -- 10. The mediating role of context in an urban after-school robotics program: using activity systems to analyze and design robust STEM learning environments / John Y. Baker -- 11. Building technical knowledge and engagement in robotics: an examination of two out-of-school programs / Kimberley Gomez ... [et al.] -- 12. STEM outreach with the Boe-Bot / Ronda K. Cole -- 13. Developing and evaluating a web-based, multi-platform curriculum for after-school robotics / Fred G. Martin ... [et al.] -- 14. Learning geospatial concepts as part of a non-formal education robotics experience / Viacheslav Adamchuk ... [et al.] -- 15. From grade school to grad school: an integrated STEM pipeline model through robotics / Ross A. Mead, Susan L. Thomas, and Jerry B. Weinberg -- 16. Promoting diversity and public school success in robotics competitions / Jeffrey Rosen, Fred Stillwell, and Marion Usselman -- 17. Educational robotics and broadening participation in STEM for underrepresented student groups / Stephanie Ludi.

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"This book explores the theory and practice of educational robotics in the K-12 formal and informal educational settings, providing empirical research supporting the use of robotics for STEM learning"--Provided by publisher.

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