TY - GEN
T1 - Learning programming using educational robotics
AU - Aparicio, Joao Tiago
AU - Pereira, Sergio
AU - Aparicio, Manuela
AU - Costa, Carlos J.
N1 - Aparicio, J. T., Pereira, S., Aparicio, M., & Costa, C. J. (2019). Learning programming using educational robotics. In R. Goncalves, I. Pedrosa, M. P. Cota, & A. Rocha (Eds.), 2019 14th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI) [8760709] (Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI; Vol. 2019-June). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.23919/CISTI.2019.8760709
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Research reported in this paper fits into the generic problem of programming learning. In this context, the primary research objective of this study is to analyze if robotics facilitates programming learning. To tackle the problem, we developed a robotic kit and a small course. The robotic kit used Arduino platform and was presented in the context of this course. The course consisted of programming concepts. This course was taught to higher education students, with no previous programming knowledge. In the end, we analyzed the impact of the course. Results demonstrate that students showed interest in using robotics to learn computer programming. Results also showed the main adoption determinants of the robotic kit. Enjoyment is the most relevant to the robotic kit intention to use. However, perceived ease is the dimension that has more impact on robotic kit usage.
AB - Research reported in this paper fits into the generic problem of programming learning. In this context, the primary research objective of this study is to analyze if robotics facilitates programming learning. To tackle the problem, we developed a robotic kit and a small course. The robotic kit used Arduino platform and was presented in the context of this course. The course consisted of programming concepts. This course was taught to higher education students, with no previous programming knowledge. In the end, we analyzed the impact of the course. Results demonstrate that students showed interest in using robotics to learn computer programming. Results also showed the main adoption determinants of the robotic kit. Enjoyment is the most relevant to the robotic kit intention to use. However, perceived ease is the dimension that has more impact on robotic kit usage.
KW - Adoption Model
KW - Arduino
KW - Educational Robotics
KW - Programming Component
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U2 - 10.23919/CISTI.2019.8760709
DO - 10.23919/CISTI.2019.8760709
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85070100008
T3 - Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI
BT - 2019 14th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI)
A2 - Goncalves, Ramiro
A2 - Pedrosa, Isabel
A2 - Cota, Manuel Perez
A2 - Rocha, Alvaro
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 14th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2019
Y2 - 19 June 2019 through 22 June 2019
ER -