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Our study proposes an approach based on learning through interaction with robots. We investigated how this approach can contribute to the development of systems thinking skills in elementary school students. 346 students of 2nd to 4th grades participated in the workshop “Animal-like robots” conducted at MadaTech. The workshop activities focused on inquiry and design of robot behaviors. We evaluated students’ performance of the workshop tasks and found indications of significant progress in the systems thinking skills.
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The study was supported by the Technion Center for Robotics and Digital Technology Education and by the MadaTech Gelfand Center for Model Building, Robotics and Communication.
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Polishuk, A., Verner, I. (2017). Student-Robot Interactions in Museum Workshops: Learning Activities and Outcomes. In: Merdan, M., Lepuschitz, W., Koppensteiner, G., Balogh, R. (eds) Robotics in Education. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 457. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42975-5_21
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