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Robotics as Means to Increase Achievement Scores in an Informal Learning Environment
Bradley S. Barker; John Ansorge
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 39, No. 3 (2007) pp. 229–243
This paper reports on a pilot study that examined the use of a science and technology curriculum based on robotics to increase the achievement scores of youth ages 9-11 in an after school program. The study examined and compared the pretest and...
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Robots, GPS/GIS, and Programming Technologies: The Power of "Digital Manipulatives" in Youth Extension Experiences
Bradley S. Barker; Neal Grandgenett; Gwen Nugent; Viacheslav I. Adamchuk
Journal of Extension Vol. 48, No. 1 (February 2010)
The study reported here examined the effectiveness of educational robotics combined with GPS/GIS technologies used as "digital manipulatives" in the teaching of concepts in science, engineering, and technology. Based on the success of previous...
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Examining Fidelity of Program Implementation in a STEM-Oriented Out-of-School Setting
Bradley S. Barker; Gwen Nugent; Neal F. Grandgenett
International Journal of Technology and Design Education Vol. 24, No. 1 (February 2014) pp. 39–52
In the United States and many other countries there is a growing emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education that is expanding the number of both in-school and out-of-school instructional programs targeting...