MODEBOTS: Environment for Programming Robots for Children Between the Ages of 4 and 6

TítuloMODEBOTS: Environment for Programming Robots for Children Between the Ages of 4 and 6
Tipo de publicaciónJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AutoresRamírez-Benavides, K, Guerrero, LA
JournalIEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje
Volumen10
Incidencia3
Pagination152-159
Date Published08/2015
ISSN1932-8540
Palabras claveEarly childhood, first prototype, mobile devices, programming environment, programming learning process, robotics
Resumen

Learning how to program in early age helps children to develop some capabilities as logical thinking, problem solving, and creativity. Incorporating robotics in programming children can help to learn in a concrete and funny way, collaborating with each other. The research project presented in this paper describes the first prototype that implements a programming environment for robots using mobile devices, for children in early childhood—4 to 6 years old. This prototype is fully functional and allows Bluetooth communication one by one. We expect that our research will contribute to human–computer interface field, providing a new nontraditional interface to support the learning process of programming in preschoolers.

DOI10.1109/RITA.2015.2452692