Educational Robotics in Action: Development of a Line-Following Robot through STEAM Methodology to Address Traffic Issues

Acuna-Condori K.; Ríos-Pozo S. · CEUR Workshop Proceedings (2023)

Resumen

This research delves into the implementation of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) methodology in the Peruvian educational context, specifically addressing traffic issues affecting the school community of the Private Educational Institution Berne, in Comas, Lima. Education in Peru faces substantial challenges as a result of the gaps generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in strengthening critical competencies in basic-level students. This work describes how 6th-grade students, using educational robotics, seek to offer solutions to vehicular traffic problems by designing and building a line-following robot. With a theoretical-practical approach, students engaged in understanding and applying traffic engineering concepts and route algorithms, framed within an educational proposal that seeks to promote the integral and applied development of competencies. Additionally, the project conducts a comparative study through a control group and an experimental group to evaluate the impact of this methodological strategy on student learning and competency development. The findings are discussed considering their relevance and potential for the application of the STEAM methodology in the Peruvian educational context and how it can be a viable tool to address real and close problems to students, thus promoting meaningful learning connected with their immediate environment.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Universidad Tecnológica del Perú