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Impact Of Robotic Challenges On Fifth Grade Problem Solving, Julie Rankin
Impact Of Robotic Challenges On Fifth Grade Problem Solving, Julie Rankin
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research
This action research project was designed to investigate the impact of educational robotics in a fifth grade rural classroom. The integration of science, technology, engineering, and math in education (STEM) has sparked an increase of robotics in the classroom. The purpose of the study was to determine if problem-solving skills can be impacted through continuing involvement with challenges using various educational robotics and programming tools. The study sought to answer two research questions: (1) How does the introduction of robotics challenges in a fifth-grade classroom impact students’ problem solving skills? (2) How do robotics in the classroom impact student interest …