A study of integrating Lego robot into an elementary school programming instruction

• Main Author: 楊宗敏
• Other Authors: 黃國鴻
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/u9t57a

碩士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 數位學習設計與管理學系研究所 === 97 === This study investigated the effect of integrating Lego Dacta into an elementary school programming project on the learning achievement and teacher-student interaction of the fifth and sixth grade students. A self-developed course was used to present the instructional project, and the research subjects were 80 fifth and sixth grade students in two elementary schools in Shuilin Township and Kouhu Township of Yunlin County. Before the implementation of the course, the research subjects divided into the experimental group and the control group were respectively given programming instructions based on “integration of Lego Dacta” and “traditional illustration of flowcharts” for three weeks. Later, they were given a pretest on programming learning achievement before receiving the basic Lego Turtle programming instructions. During the instructions, a video recorder was used to record the interactive models between teachers and students for subsequent research and observation. Finally, a posttest was conducted after the instructions were completed. One-way ANOVA, chi-square test, and other statistical analysis methods were applied to obtain the research results. Data derived from interviews, video recordings, and related documents were also used to verify and discuss the empirical results. The main findings were as follows: 1.The fifth and sixth grade students who received programming instructions based on integration of Lego Dacta presented higher learning achievement in “programming ability” than those who received instructions based on illustration of flowcharts. 2.Integration of Lego Dacta into programming instructions had a significant effect on teacher-student interactions. Teacher-student interactions were more frequent among students of the experimental group. 3.Integration of Lego Dacta into programming instructions increased teacher-student interactions and also students’ learning achievement.