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Primary School Teachers’ Conceptions about the Use of Robotics in Mathematics

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  • María José Seckel

    (Departament of Didactics, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Alonso de Ribera, Concepción 2850, Chile)

  • Adriana Breda

    (Departament of Linguistic and Literary Education, and Teaching and Learning of Experimental Sciences and Mathematics, Universitat de Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 171, 08035 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Vicenç Font

    (Departament of Linguistic and Literary Education, and Teaching and Learning of Experimental Sciences and Mathematics, Universitat de Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 171, 08035 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Claudia Vásquez

    (Departament of Mathematics, Campus Villarrica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Villarrica 4930445, Chile)

Abstract

Learning about the conceptions used by primary school teachers towards the use of robotics in class is essential as the first step towards its application in the classroom. Therefore, with the purpose of describing the understanding applied when teaching and learning mathematics use educational robots, research was conducted by means of mixed methods using a descriptive design by survey. Such research consisted of closed questions (Likert-type scale from 1 to 5) and open questions, given to 83 primary school teachers who currently teach students in the first years of school (First to Fourth grade) in two Chilean districts. The results showed that in general, there is a positive predisposition towards the addition of robots in the learning and teaching of mathematic processes during the first years of school, even though teachers claim there is a struggle to incorporate robots in their lessons due to the high number of students and the reduced space in their classrooms.

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  • María José Seckel & Adriana Breda & Vicenç Font & Claudia Vásquez, 2021. "Primary School Teachers’ Conceptions about the Use of Robotics in Mathematics," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(24), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:9:y:2021:i:24:p:3186-:d:699351
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    1. Csilla Kálózi-Szabó & Katalin Mohai & Milvia Cottini, 2022. "Employing Robotics in Education to Enhance Cognitive Development—A Pilot Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-12, November.

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