Turner, S. J. and Hill, G. (2006) The inclusion of robots within the teaching of problem solving - preliminary results. 7th Annual Conference of the Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences (ICS), Trinity College, Dublin, 29 - 31 August 2006. Dublin: Higher Education Academy Subject Network for Information and Computer Sciences. 0955200539.
This poster considers the first six months experience of using Mindstorm (LEGO, Denmark) robot kits to teach problem-solving. Robots were used as necessary foundation studies prior to teaching the syntax of a programming language (Java). Results of students’ response to this approach are presented together with suggestions for future developments of this method.
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