Application of educational robotics in rural students of the Atacama region

Abstract

Rurality has traditionally been a factor of marginalization in education, and it persists as a barrier that affects the progression of students in the educational system. Educational Robotics (ER) has its origins in Papert's constructionism, it is not simply assembling robots, it is a very versatile learning tool that allows working in different areas of knowledge. The objective of the article is to present information regarding the use and acceptance of ER by students from rural establishments in the Región de Atacama; The work methodology used was proposed sequentially and divided into groups of activities: i) Hypothesis Approach, ii) Definition of Methodology and Assessment Instruments, iii) Development of ER Activities, iv) Documentation and v) Analysis of Results. The information obtained after the results shows that the efficient and effective use of ER depends to a great extent on the level of ownership that the participants present in this regard, quickly becoming accustomed to the robot, carrying out participatory interactions between peers and oriented towards learning and solving problems.