Διδασκαλία εννοιών Φυσικών Επιστημών και καλλιέργεια ήπιων δεξιοτήτων κατά την προετοιμασία μαθητών Δευτεροβάθμιας σε διαγωνισμό STEM

Abstract

In the present work the teaching of science concepts and the developed soft skills, during the preparation of 14 secondary students to a robotics competition, are presented. Students had to design and implement their own robot. They worked in five groups for six months. They comprehended the concepts of “inertia” and “speed”, while developing creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. The skills were measured through a developed rubric. It was pointed out that all groups developed their soft skills, at a different level. Science concepts were studied through discourse analysis from students’ interviews.