Exploring the Usability of Virtual Robotics Programming Curriculum for Robotics Programming Teaching
Informatics in Education, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.523-540, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.15388/infedu.2022.20
- Dergi Adı: Informatics in Education
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Communication Abstracts, EBSCO Education Source, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), INSPEC, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.523-540
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Computer science, Educational virtual robotics, Pre-service teachers., Robotics programming teaching, Technology acceptance, Virtual robotics programming curriculum
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This study aims to explore the usability of the virtual robotics programming curriculum (VRP-C) for robotics programming teaching. Pre-service computer science (CS) teachers were trained for robotics programming teaching by using VRP-C in a scientific education activity. After training, views of the participants were revealed by using a scale and an evaluation form consisting of open-ended questions. Results show that VRP-C is compatible with the curriculum for robotics programming teaching in schools, and pre-service CS teachers tend to use VRP-C in their courses. They think that VRP-C will be beneficial for robotics programming teaching in terms of content, functionality, and cost. Compatibility, visual design, feedback, time management, fiction, gamification, and cost are the characteristics that increase the usability of VRP-C. VRP-C can be used as an online tool for robotics programming training due to the necessity of transition to distance education because of the COVID-19 pandemic.