Abstract
Goal of the present paper is to answer the research question: Can the proper use of Microcontroller Board |Systems as educational tools help achieve the goals of Education for Sustainable Development? In order to answer the aforementioned question, a meta-analysis of the qualitative strategy of four recently published relevant papers was utilized. The technique of Thematic Analysis was used. The results show that the proper adaptation of Microcontroller Board Systems in the educational process can adequately help achieve the goals of the Education for Sustainable Development. In order to achieve these goals in the pedagogical framework, the Microcontroller System can be adapted in such a way as to serve the approaches of holistic & systemic thinking, HASS&STEM interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity, constructivist approach to knowledge, cooperative learning, critical thinking, cultivation of values, and learning satisfaction of the Education for Sustainable Development.
Highlights
The present paper explores the possibility of utilizing systems based on Microcontrollers as educational tools in environmental education and, in general, in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
The goal of the present research is the answer to the following question: Can the proper use of Microcontroller Board |Systems as educational tools help achieve the goals of Education for Sustainable Development?
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Summary
An important element is the system’s framing by web software (e.g., TinkercadTM), which can simulate an actual system’s application, from the stage of electromechanical composition, until the stage of programming and control, no matter if the application is performed or not [2]. It is an open-source platform that is based on simple materials and software, it is an easy tool for quick standardization, that address users without a background in electronics and programming, such as students of primary [3] and secondary education [1], [4]. The software interface by which they are controlled, can manage the data by outputting relevant information that can be utilized, or by controlling robotic mechanisms that can be of use, by performing actions of environmental impact [5]
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