Robotic Coding Perceptions of Middle School Students

Abstract

This study aims to determine middle school students' perceptions of robotic coding. For this purpose, the case study design of the qualitative research method was used in the research. The research was carried out with 76 middle school students studying in a district of Kayseri province. A questionnaire consisting of nine open-ended questions was used as a data collection tool. The questions were asked to the participants in the online environment. The data were analyzed by content analysis, which is one of the qualitative data analysis types. In this direction, codes and categories related to the data were determined. The findings of the research are explained through direct quotations. The research concluded that the students associated the concept of the robot with technology, the students had never encountered a robot before, they wanted to design a robot, the concept of coding was expressed as giving commands, and they wanted to receive coding training. Based on these results, we recommended expanding robotic coding training.