STEMbot: An open source-based robotic kit as a middle school STEM education interest catalyst

• Autorzy: Majid Mad Helmi Ab. , Ibrahim Abu Bakar , Abdullah Yusri , Yahya Mohd Faid , Suhaimi Suhazlan , Abadi Satria

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15199/48.2024.08.54

Warianty tytułu

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STEMbot: Zestaw do budowy robota oparty na oprogramowaniu typu open source jako katalizator zainteresowania edukacją STEM w szkole średniej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

STEM education has been formally introduced in order to foster student interest towards science and technology fields. Different approaches, strategies and tools have been used in order to implement an integrative STEM education at difference levels of education. Robot is one of the widely used tools to implement an integrative STEM education where the STEM components can be integrated and implemented using a single platform. However, the commercially available robotic platforms are mostly proprietary, high cost and has very restricted functions. In addition, the development of the proprietary robotic platforms and its activities are mostly not considering the content of the STEM related subjects in school. This study intends to develop a robotic kit (known as STEMbot) based on Mechatronics Design Process approach considering the STEM related course contents of the middle school in Malaysia using on open-source development tools. The findings demonstrate that the proposed STEMbot robotic kit has a positive impact in realizing an integrative STEM education as shown by the positive feedbacks from the schools’ teachers.

PL

Edukacja STEM została formalnie wprowadzona, aby zwiększyć zainteresowanie uczniów naukami ścisłymi i technologią. Aby wdrożyć integracyjną edukację STEM na różnych poziomach edukacji, zastosowano różne podejścia, strategie i narzędzia. Robot jest jednym z powszechnie stosowanych narzędzi do realizacji integracyjnej edukacji STEM, w której komponenty STEM można integrować i wdrażać przy użyciu jednej platformy. Jednakże dostępne na rynku platformy robotyczne są w większości zastrzeżone, drogie i mają bardzo ograniczone funkcje. Ponadto rozwój własnych platform robotycznych i ich działania w większości nie uwzględniają treści przedmiotów związanych ze STEM w szkole. Celem tego badania jest opracowanie zestawu robotycznego (znanego jako STEMbot) opartego na podejściu Mechatronics Design Process, uwzględniającym treści zajęć związanych ze STEM w gimnazjum w Malezji przy użyciu narzędzi programistycznych typu open source. Odkrycia pokazują, że proponowany zestaw robota STEMbot ma pozytywny wpływ na realizację integracyjnej edukacji STEM, o czym świadczą pozytywne opinie nauczycieli w szkołach.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

robot; STEM education; open source; middle school

PL

robot; edukacja STEM; otwarte źródło; gimnazjum

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT
• Czasopismo: Przegląd Elektrotechniczny
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: R. 100, nr 8
• Strony: 265--272
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Majid Mad Helmi Ab.

• Faculty of Computer and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6382-8313

autor

Ibrahim Abu Bakar

• Faculty of Computer and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8958-4246

autor

Abdullah Yusri

• Faculty of Computer and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1234-4516

autor

Yahya Mohd Faid

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2346-3596

autor

Suhaimi Suhazlan

• Faculty of Computer and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8663-8280

autor

Abadi Satria

• Faculty of Computer and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7355-9428

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2025).