Impact of participation in the World Robot Olympiad on K-12 robotics education from the coach's perspective

Yicong Zhang; Yanan Lu; Xianqing Bao; Feng-Kuang Chiang; Yicong Zhang; Yanan Lu; Xianqing Bao; Feng-Kuang Chiang

doi:10.3934/steme.2022002

STEM Education

2022, Volume 2, Issue 1: 37-46. doi: 10.3934/steme.2022002

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Impact of participation in the World Robot Olympiad on K-12 robotics education from the coach's perspective

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Department of Educational Technology, Shanghai Normal University, No.100 Guilin Rd. Shanghai, China; 1114381700@qq.com (Y.Z.); bao@shnu.edu.cn (X.B.)
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Shanghai AI Laboratory, Shanghai, China; 648245013@qq.com
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Center for Future Education, School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Academic Editor: William Guo

Received: 01 October 2021 Revised: 01 February 2022

The integration of robotics education with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has a great potential in future education. In recent years, numerous countries have hosted robotic competitions. This study uses a mixed research method to explore the coaches' views on student participation in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) by incorporating the questionnaire surveys and interviews conducted at the 2019 WRO finals in Hungary. By quantitative and qualitative analyses, coaches generally agreed that participation in the WRO improved students' STEM learning skills and cultivated their patience and resilience in handling challenging tasks.
- STEM education,
- robotic competition and education,
- World Robot Olympiad,
- teamwork
Citation: Yicong Zhang, Yanan Lu, Xianqing Bao, Feng-Kuang Chiang. Impact of participation in the World Robot Olympiad on K-12 robotics education from the coach's perspective[J]. STEM Education, 2022, 2(1): 37-46. doi: 10.3934/steme.2022002

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Abstract

The integration of robotics education with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has a great potential in future education. In recent years, numerous countries have hosted robotic competitions. This study uses a mixed research method to explore the coaches' views on student participation in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) by incorporating the questionnaire surveys and interviews conducted at the 2019 WRO finals in Hungary. By quantitative and qualitative analyses, coaches generally agreed that participation in the WRO improved students' STEM learning skills and cultivated their patience and resilience in handling challenging tasks.

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