Evaluation of Pupils' Scientific Definitions in the Subject Areas of Robotics and Engineering

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Published: Apr 3, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7793
Elpida Dikaia Karampali
University of Macedonia
Ioannis Lefkos
Maria Mitsiaki
Nikolaos Fachantidis
Abstract

This paper evaluates definitions given by pupils of a primary school concerning terms of robotics and mechanics, within the broader context of scientific literacy by leveraging the illustrated dictionary of physics for school as well as by using robotic equipment. More specifically, a total of 26 students (grades 5 and 6) defined six terms from different ontological categories: objects, qualities and processes. The definitions collected before and after the intervention were evaluated in terms of lexical accuracy, syntactic density and informativeness. The results show that students have more difficulty defining abstract concepts than definitions of tangible objects, even after the intervention.

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