Investigating the Use of Robotics to Increase Girls' Interest in Engineering during Early Elementary School

Autor/inn/en	Sullivan, Amanda; Bers, Marina Umaschi
Titel	Investigating the Use of Robotics to Increase Girls' Interest in Engineering during Early Elementary School
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 29 (2019) 5, S.1033-1051 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957 7572
DOI	10.1007/s10798-018-9483-y
Schlagwörter	Robotics; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; STEM Education; Gender Differences; Intervention; Young Children; Student Attitudes; Student Interests; Engineering; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Program Effectiveness; Females + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Robotertechnik; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; STEM; Geschlechterkonflikt; Frühe Kindheit; Schülerverhalten; Studieninteresse; Maschinenbau; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	Men continue to outnumber women in many Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields, particularly technical fields such as engineering and computer science. Educational interventions aimed at addressing the gender disparity between men and women have generally focused on increasing the interest of girls and women during high school and college. There is limited research on interventions that take place during the formative early childhood years. This study addresses this gap by working with young children (ages 5-7) and exploring their newly forming attitudes and interest in technology and engineering. The study asked the following research questions: (1) What are children's initial attitudes and ideas about technology and engineering? (2) Do boys and girls differ in their initial attitudes about technology and engineering? (3) Does participation in a 7-week KIBO robotics curriculum have an impact on children's attitudes and ideas about technology and engineering? (4) Do boys and girls perform differently on robotics and programming tasks in early childhood? To answer these questions, public school children in Kindergarten through second grade (N = 105) participated in an introductory KIBO robotics curriculum. Data was collected on their attitudes toward technology and engineering before and after participation in the curriculum as well as their mastery of programming concepts taught. Results provide preliminary evidence that a developmentally appropriate robotics curriculum can increase girls' interest in engineering. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01