Factors That Hinder in-Service Teachers from Incorporating Educational Robotics into Their Daily or Future Teaching Practice

Stamatios Papadakis, Julie Vaiopoulou, Eirini Sifaki, Dimitrios Stamovlasis, Michail Kalogiannakis, Kostas Vassilakis

2021

Abstract

As educational technology continually improves, there is an ongoing interest in using educational robotics (ER) in preschool classrooms. The acquisition of STEM experience in young children's education has found that it helps children get the appropriate tools crucial to any successful study. As the research recognizes that children must participate in STEM education from an early age, ER provides a tangible interface that could enhance the learning process by creating an enjoyable and engaging context. There is also a close relationship between educators’ knowledge, views, and attitudes towards technology and how to adopt technology in early childhood classrooms. Teachers' perceptions, attitudes, and technological competencies are considered the primary determinants of technology adoption in curriculum and pedagogy. It is necessary to understand their views, problems of ER’s utility, and acceptance in preschool education. This study aimed to examine preschool educators' views regarding the factors that hinder them from incorporating the ER into their daily teaching practice.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Papadakis S., Vaiopoulou J., Sifaki E., Stamovlasis D., Kalogiannakis M. and Vassilakis K. (2021). Factors That Hinder in-Service Teachers from Incorporating Educational Robotics into Their Daily or Future Teaching Practice. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-502-9, pages 55-63. DOI: 10.5220/0010413900550063

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu21,
author={Stamatios Papadakis and Julie Vaiopoulou and Eirini Sifaki and Dimitrios Stamovlasis and Michail Kalogiannakis and Kostas Vassilakis},
title={Factors That Hinder in-Service Teachers from Incorporating Educational Robotics into Their Daily or Future Teaching Practice},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2021},
pages={55-63},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010413900550063},
isbn={978-989-758-502-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - Factors That Hinder in-Service Teachers from Incorporating Educational Robotics into Their Daily or Future Teaching Practice
SN - 978-989-758-502-9
AU - Papadakis S.
AU - Vaiopoulou J.
AU - Sifaki E.
AU - Stamovlasis D.
AU - Kalogiannakis M.
AU - Vassilakis K.
PY - 2021
SP - 55
EP - 63
DO - 10.5220/0010413900550063