Robotics in childen between 8 and 10 years of age: A theoretical approximation

Abstract

This research paper is the product of a doctoral thesis that aimed to generate a theoretical approach regarding the construction of the knowledge of robotics with children between the ages of 8 and 10. Social constructivism was assumed as the theoretical basis for interpreting the processes of the subject being studied. To this end, students’ production was analyzed through a series of stages of individual and collective work. The methodology used consisted of a first phase of systematizing the pedagogical activities carried out during robotics practices with students, to then generate the dimensions, with their corresponding categories, and, finally, generate a theoretical corpus regarding the construction of knowledge in the subjects. Two dimensions were derived from the research: Hello World! and The Other World, in which a body of key categories emerged to interpret and understand the object of study. As final reflections, it was obtained that children reflect during the process of building knowledge and interpret the phenomenon that is happening; they explore it by developing skills that emerge from the practical application of how the different technological resources, such as robotics, are handled while developing communication and interaction processes in the different worlds of knowledge.