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Activities with Educational Robotics: Research Model and Tools for Evaluation of Progress

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The use of robots in the learning process has been popular since S. Papert developed his LOGO Turtle idea and argued that students can construct their own knowledge, test their constructive solutions and be motivated to learn if they use robotics in the learning process. Today, the idea of using elements of robotics in the learning process is no longer new and innovative but there are still elements that can be developed and issues that should be discussed. In this chapter, the authors provide the research model and five research tools (structured observation protocol, evaluation of the possible risks of early school leaving to be filled in by teachers before and after activities, students’ questionnaires to be filled in before and after activities) for evaluating the outcomes of organized after-school robotics activities. The research model and tools were tested and approbated with students who are at risk of early school leaving and students who participate in robotics activities to develop computational thinking.