Thursday, October 28
10:45 AM-11:15 AM
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ROOM 1

Comparing Preservice Teachers Learning of Science in a Maker and a Scaffolded Robotics Intervention

Live Paper Presentation ID: 59332
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    Kamini Jaipal-Jamani
    Brock University

Abstract: This study reports on the effect of a maker robotics approach and a scaffolded robotics approach on elementary pre-service teachers’ knowledge of science and self-efficacy to teach science with robotics. A pre-post intervention study was conducted with two non-equivalent groups. Statistical results indicated that the maker and scaffolded robotics intervention caused gains in preservice teachers’ science knowledge but greater gains occurred in the scaffolded intervention. While self-efficacy increased in the scaffolded intervention, the maker intervention showed no effect on preservice teachers’ self-efficacy to teach with robotics. The results provide empirical evidence that while a maker approach did cause some gains in science knowledge, it was not effective at developing preservice teachers’ self-efficacy to teach with robotics. Educators need to consider how maker approaches can be implemented to emphasise connections between the activity and K-12 curriculum.

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