Exploration of factors influencing educators’ primary education readiness declaration for the adoption of educational robotics

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Published: Sep 13, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7047
Keywords:
educational robotics teachers statement of readiness
Leonidas Gavrilas
Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina
Marianna - Sotiria Papanikolaou
Konstantinos Τ. Kotsis
Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina
Abstract

Educational Robotics combines elements of many sciences, covering all fields of STEM education. Its successful implementation depends largely on the teachers who will be asked to implement it in a school classroom. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the declaration of readiness of primary education teachers regarding the use of educational robotics. 191 (62.2%) kindergarten teachers and 115 (37.8%) primary school teachers participated in the survey. The data was collected using a closed questionnaire with a Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of α=.924. The general conclusion of the research is that teachers declare difficulty in programming issues, while their training can significantly improve the declaration of their degree of readiness.

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