This article presents an overview of educational robotics (ER) in primary and preschool
education. As ER seems to be gaining popularity for its effectiveness as a learning tool …

In recent years, due to technological advancement, research has been directed to the
development and analysis of resources and tools related to educational robotics with …

Background While the integration of robot‐based learning in early childhood education has
gained increasing attention in recent years, there is still a lack of evidence regarding the …

Tangible-based programming environments for children are becoming more common, and
purchasing various commercial systems is now possible. However, most of these …

 Abstract—This paper intends to analyze the implementation of the Festival de Robótica-
AZORESminiBOT, a robotics festival for the young which purpose was to create learning …

Modern technology progresses at an incredibly fast pace. With personal computers, mobile
phones, tablets, and the Internet, technology is used in all spheres, affecting our daily lives …

This paper described the functionalities of a simple robot adopted in the classroom to
promote computational thinking (CT) in the context of the project PeCOT—computational …

There are many concerns from early childhood educators regarding allowing children to use
technology, pointing to the adverse effects of screen time and barriers such as lack of …

 Abstract—In the inclusive classroom, the visually impaired and sighted student participate
together in programming classes. However, familiar tools for the sighted students are difficult …

Tangible programming languages (TPL) involve physical objects, often interlocking blocks,
that represent computer programming elements. Users connect TPL blocks in logical chains …