Phogo: A low cost, free and “maker” revisit to Logo

Molins-Ruano, P.; Garcia-Saura, Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.09.029

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“…Platforms like Arduino [47], [48], Lego Mindstorms NXT [49], [50], or Raspberry Pi [51], and programming environments such as Logo [52], [53] or Scratch [13], [54] are some of the most popular tools. These platforms and programming environments have, as their leitmotif, to provide simple, intuitive, and easy-to-use tools.…”

Section: Educational Aspects Of Game-based and Robot Teaching Appmentioning

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Robotics vs. Game-Console-Based Platforms to Learn Computer Architecture

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The fields of robotics and game consoles offer an interesting and broad range of lab platforms with appropriate characteristics for teaching Computer Architecture concepts. This work analyzes the impact of one approach based on game consoles and another one based on robotics from a triple dimension: student motivation, acquired knowledge, and perception of the employed platform. The study has been carried out on a sample of 96 students using the Arduino-based robot and 75 students using the Nintendo-DS console. A mixed methodology is employed encompassing quantitative and qualitative approaches. Five instruments are used to measure the three aforementioned dimensions. Results show that despite both platforms performing similarly in the three considered dimensions (student motivation, acquired knowledge, and perception of the employed platform), the robotics platform does it slightly better than game console, based on the obtained average scores for the considered instruments. Despite this outperforming, motivation and perception decrease for the students using the robotics platform as result of some identified constraint. This suggests that changes are required in the organization of the lab sessions to promote teamwork skills and to overcome the lack of simulators to remove the obstacles hinting motivation and performance. However, a clear correlation between motivation and perception and acquired knowledge has not been identified on computer architecture. Implications of affordances and constraints of both platforms, types of activities, and their impact on results have been discussed. INDEX TERMS Computer architecture, Arduino, Nintendo DS, game consoles, educational robotics.

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Robotics vs. Game-Console-Based Platforms to Learn Computer Architecture

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“…Conference/Journal [Motoyoshi et al 2016] Lecture Notes in Computer Science [Paramasivam et al 2017] ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education [Barros et al 2017] IEEE Latin America Transactions [Molins-Ruano et al 2018] Computers in Human Behavior [Ludi et al 2018] ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education [Tsuda et al 2018] Lecture Notes in Computer Science Barros et al 2017, Molins-Ruano et al 2018, Ludi et al 2018]. The number of workshops was varied in each work, and the use of 1-7 workshops was reported.…”

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“…The number of workshops was varied in each work, and the use of 1-7 workshops was reported. In most of the works the students were organized into groups of 2-3 students to carry out the activities [Paramasivam et al 2017, Molins-Ruano et al 2018, Ludi et al 2018].…”

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“…The authors [Paramasivam et al 2017, Molins-Ruano et al 2018] included in their workshops students with different disabilities. A report of two editions of a robot programming teaching workshop with duration of 5 and 6 days was presented in [Paramasivam et al 2017].…”

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“…The authors [Molins-Ruano et al 2018] held a robotic workshop lasting 90 min, and students worked in groups of 2-3. It was attended by 19 students.…”

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Robotics has been used to draw students' attention to computing and engineering. Unfortunately, most of the hardware and software features used to teach programming and robotics are not suitable for students who are visually impaired. Most programming environments are highly visual interfaces which makes them inaccessible for the visually impaired. This paper aims to present the studies regarding the use of robotics for the teaching of programming for people who are visually impaired that were published between 2016 and 2019, through a systematic literature review. As a result, we identified the teaching methodologies, the robotics and programming kits used, the good practices and difficulties faced in programming teaching with robotic support.

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Phogo: A low cost, free and “maker” revisit to Logo

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

Robotics vs. Game-Console-Based Platforms to Learn Computer Architecture

Robotics vs. Game-Console-Based Platforms to Learn Computer Architecture

Programming teaching with robotic support for people who are visually impaired: a systematic review

Understanding the role of single‐board computers in engineering and computer science education: A systematic literature review

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