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INTERPRETATION OF CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE WORLD OF ROBOTS PRESENTED BY 5 YEAR OLD CHILDREN
1 University of Ostrava, Faculty of Education (CZECH REPUBLIC)
2 Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Education (SLOVAKIA)
About this paper:
Appears in: INTED2022 Proceedings
Publication year: 2022
Pages: 300-306
ISBN: 978-84-09-37758-9
ISSN: 2340-1079
doi: 10.21125/inted.2022.0149
Conference name: 16th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
Dates: 7-8 March, 2022
Location: Online Conference
Abstract:
Developing children's algorithmic thinking using digital technologies is a very topical issue. The digital environment, which consists of an interactive whiteboard and BlueBot robotic toys, has proven to be suitable for STEM Education in the age category of 5-6 year old children. The Qualitative research presented here has shown the comprehensiveness of the causal context of the robot world from the aspect of understanding and explaining of 5 - 6 year old children. The group discussion on the robotic world took place as a result of the implementation of various activities conducted by children at the robots exhibition in Bratislava (Slovakia). The aim of the qualitative study is to point out the meaningfulness and scientific justification of the relationships and dependencies identified by children.
Keywords:
Pre-primary Education, Robotics in Education, Interactive Whiteboard in Kindergarten, STEM Education, Causality, Group Discusion.