Educational resource of studying Robotics in STEM learning system as a factor in mastering student engineering and creative skills

Abstract

The aim of the study is to find out the educational potential of studying Robotics in STEM educational system as a factor in mastering learners’ engineering and creative skills. For the pedagogical experiment, the authors arranged the control and experimental groups of children at the age of 9 to 12 years old (30 people each) in the 2019/2020 academic year. The study included testing, evaluating intelligent background criteria, and a survey among learners and educators. It resulted in the conclusions made. Robotics is a key activity in developing engineering thinking. The technique used for conducting classes in learning Robotics consists of the following components: initiating relationships, design engineering, reflection/after-action review, and development. STEM education can be based on LEGO constructing. LEGO constructing academic studies are focused on the development of verbal, creative, and engineering skills. An instructor can introduce some software to learners that allow them to design constructions and models using the tools of manual and computer-assisted three-dimensional constructional LEGO Digital Designer. This part of the course is aimed at developing general learning skills. Further development of engineering design is connected with the Arduino microprocessor control unit. It targets schoolchildren well for their study. They can launch small electronic projects. Students can master programming skills through ‘learning by doing’, as well as learn the basics of circuit technology using this platform.