Microcontroller Systems in Education for Sustainable Development Service. A Qualitative Thematic Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Goal of the present paper is to answer the research question: Can the proper use of Microcontroller Board |Systems as educational tools help achieve the goals of Education for Sustainable Development? In order to answer the aforementioned question, a meta-analysis of the qualitative strategy of four recently published relevant papers was utilized. The technique of Thematic Analysis was used. The results show that the proper adaptation of Microcontroller Board Systems in the educational process can adequately help achieve the goals of the Education for Sustainable Development. In order to achieve these goals in the pedagogical framework, the Microcontroller System can be adapted in such a way as to serve the approaches of holistic & systemic thinking, HASS&STEM interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity, constructivist approach to knowledge, cooperative learning, critical thinking, cultivation of values, and learning satisfaction of the Education for Sustainable Development.

How Greek Students Perceive Concepts Related to Geoenvironment: A Semiotics Content Analysis

“…This orientation in the development of perceptions and values in students showed teachers that such a diagnostic assessment technique should be followed which can deepen students' perceptions and knowledge and provide the necessary information to teachers to shape and properly implement the program in order to promote the empowerment of values in students. The latter instructed teachers to follow a similar assessment technique and process to that of Georgousis, Savelidi, Savelides, Holokolos and Drinia (2021) [50,71].…”