Category Archives: Research

Case Study Art

Here some art work from one of the case study kids, R, who has a lot of interest in Legos and is also showing strengths in technology already in Kindergarten.  I liked this Impressionist piece of KidPix art.  The kids … Continue reading

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Case Study Starts in Earnest

It rained yesterday so I had indoor recess duty with the kindergarten students.  The current K class will be my case study class.  I have 2 students, who are twins, as case study kids and will be looking for some … Continue reading

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Research Directions; Which Way To Go?

I plan on continuing to implement and document the PK-6 Elementary Engineering Curriculum I have been developing.  That is clear.  What is less clear is the direction to go with my associated research. Many intriguing possible areas have come up … Continue reading

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What Do The Student Quotes Mean?

I received this analysis of the student robotics quotes from graduate student Lama Jaber.  I found it to be an excellent summary.  Here it is.   First, at an affective level, the robotic experience seems to be triggering very good … Continue reading

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Quotes From Elementary Robotics Students

Here are some key quotes from the robotics interviews I conducted with students this year.  I will discuss them later.  Enjoy.  There are some great quotes that show what this robotics experience is like from the student’s point of view. … Continue reading

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Robotics Interview Data

Here are some preliminary data from the robotics interviews I conducted this year.  I recorded responses when watching the video of the interviews and grouped the same or similar responses together.  There were lots of unique answers and I some … Continue reading

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Robotics Interview Questions

I settled in on these interview questions after some trial and error. 1)   What did you like about project(s) you did this year?  How could we change robotics so they could be even better? 2)   Make on observation about their … Continue reading

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