Educational Robotics as a Strategy to Develop Computational Thinking in Basic General Education

This research purpose is to figure out whether educational robotics is a strategy to develop young children's computational thinking. The method used in this research was quantitative with a descriptive exploratory scope, with an inductive-deductive approach. The sample consisted of 28 students taken from the population of the tenth-grade students of "Santa Mariana de Jesus" high school. The technique used was the survey and the data collection instrument was a questionnaire at the beginning (Pre-Test) and at the end of the process (Post Test). A "Rubric to evaluate computational thinking" using the Likert scale was used for its tabulation, with the use of the STEAM instructional framework learning methodology, and a "Checklist" was used to monitor the progress of the project. The result of the data analysis showed positive increase in computational thinking skills, due to in the Post Test the students reached the scale Very well with 64%, taking into account that in the beginning (PreTest) it was 14%, concluding that educational robotics is a didactic strategy that promotes computational thinking.