CONGRUENCE EXAMINATION OF NXT ROBOTS IN THE EDUCATION OF PROGRAMMING AT KF GAMF COLLEGE
Attila Pásztor · 2008
At Kecskemet College a new experiment was started i n the beginning of 2008. We examined the pedagogical effects of usi ng this technology while studying programming in a control group desig ned experiment: only the test group used robots. Our hypothesis was that this technology makes the way of learning more enjoyable , and we can improve both the motivation for learning and the pr ogramming knowledge of our students to improve and be more ap plicable. We measured the motivation for learning, programming s elf-concepts and basic programming skills in the beginning and at th e end of the semester assess results as a comparison. In this ar ticle we tried to show how new toy-like devices can be used in the ed ucation of programming both at beginner and intermediate level s.