The paper provides a brief overview of the project “Robotics laboratories at the EXPLORA Museum: assessment of methods and learning” carried out by the two authors in collaboration with Explora - Museo del Bambino of Rome. In particular, the results of a qualitative evaluation study focus on two main aspects: 1) students’ learning self-assessment (Rolheiser, 1996); 2) the comparison between the objectives planned by Explora operators (educational managers, designers, and conductors), the expectations of the teachers and students’ self-assessment. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted before the laboratories, video recordings made during the activities and interviews with the children at the end of the experience. Results show discrepancies between the representations of adults and the goals reported by children. The goal for adults is the performances connected to the ability to use robotic devices, whereas in children the programming has fostered the ability to understand problems, logical reasoning, and metacognitive reflexion.
Il contributo fornisce un quadro sintetico del progetto “Laboratori di robotica al Museo EXPLORA: valutazione dei metodi e degli apprendimenti” realizzato dai due autori in collaborazione con Explora – Museo del Bambino di Roma. In particolare, si riportano i risultati di uno studio qualitativo di tipo valutativo con due focus principali: 1) l’autovalutazione degli apprendimenti da parte degli studenti (Rolheiser, 1996); 2) il confronto tra gli obiettivi pianificati dagli operatori di Explora (responsabili didattici, progettisti e conduttori), le aspet- tative degli insegnanti accompagnatori e l’autovalutazione degli studenti. I dati sono stati rilevati tramite interviste semi-strutturate condotte prima dei labo- ratori, videoregistrazioni realizzate durante le attività e colloqui con i bambini al termine dell’esperienza. I risultati mostrano discrepanze tra le rappresenta- zioni degli adulti e gli obiettivi che i bambini riferiscono. Se per gli adulti l’obiettivo è legato alle performances connesse alla capacità d’uso dei dispo- sitivi robotici, per i bambini la programmazione ha sollecitato capacità di com- prensione di problemi, di ragionamento logico e metacognitivo complesso.
Zecca, L., Passalacqua, F. (2019). Valutare laboratori di robotica educativa: studio di un approccio partecipativo. FORMAZIONE & INSEGNAMENTO, 449-456 [107346/-fei-XVII-01-19_35].
Valutare laboratori di robotica educativa: studio di un approccio partecipativo
Zecca, L
;Passalacqua, F
2019
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The paper provides a brief overview of the project “Robotics laboratories at the EXPLORA Museum: assessment of methods and learning” carried out by the two authors in collaboration with Explora - Museo del Bambino of Rome. In particular, the results of a qualitative evaluation study focus on two main aspects: 1) students’ learning self-assessment (Rolheiser, 1996); 2) the comparison between the objectives planned by Explora operators (educational managers, designers, and conductors), the expectations of the teachers and students’ self-assessment. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted before the laboratories, video recordings made during the activities and interviews with the children at the end of the experience. Results show discrepancies between the representations of adults and the goals reported by children. The goal for adults is the performances connected to the ability to use robotic devices, whereas in children the programming has fostered the ability to understand problems, logical reasoning, and metacognitive reflexion.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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