EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF ROBOTICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A PAPERTIAN APPROACH

This pedagogical proposal presents the use of robotics for a ludic learning, since the late 1980s, when robotics was first introduced into the classroom, mobile robotics is used in education at all levels and some subjects [1]. These courses were usually divided into two learning strategies: lecture and laboratory sessions. At the lecture sessions theory and main concepts are taught, while in the laboratory sessions experiments and practical work related to the lecture sessions are done. Most of times knowledge gotten in related subjects, such as control and programming, is also put into practice in the laboratory sessions. Previous research has demonstrated that professors and learners see a high educational potential in robotics, due to the strong influences of their learning outcomes and learning process. On the other hand, the new technologies introduced into science education have been an important tool for preparing teachers to successfully get through a changing educational environment. This project explores the use of Lego Mindstorms (R) mobile robots to develop instructional strategies to guide the learning process, increase students' understanding of concepts and their practical application in mathematics subjects, with a ludical learning, supported in a constructionist model.