Robotics courses for children as a motivation tool: The Chilean experience

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 474-480

  Ruiz del Solar, Javier ^a   Avilés, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

BEAM (Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics and Mechanics); LEGO robotics; Robotics as a motivation tool for children

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

LEGO ROBOTICS; ROBOTICS-AS-A-MOTIVATION TOOL-FOR-CHILDREN;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 9444297914     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2004.825063     Document Type: Article

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