Robotics projects and learning concepts in science, technology and problem solving

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-307

  Barak, Moshe ^a   Zadok, Yair ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Problem solving; Projects; Robotics

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION; HEURISTIC SEARCH; INVENTIVE SOLUTIONS; JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS; LEGO MINDSTORM; PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS; PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE; PROJECT-BASED; PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE APPROACH; QUALITATIVE KNOWLEDGE;

ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 67849094570     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: 15731804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10798-007-9043-3     Document Type: Article

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