A study of Northern Ireland Key Stage 2 pupils’ perceptions of using the BBC Micro:bit in STEM education
A study of Northern Ireland Key Stage 2 pupils’ perceptions of using the BBC Micro:bit in STEM education
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北爱尔兰第二阶段学生对在 STEM 教育中使用 BBC Micro:bit 的看法的研究
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2017
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P. Bradley
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Sean D. Gibson;P. Bradley
这项研究调查了北爱尔兰两所小学关键阶段2（KS2）的学生对近期发放给英国小学的BBC micro:bit使用的看法。研究过程中，研究人员创建并实施了一种教学资源，其中包含一系列不同的活动，供学生使用BBC micro:bit完成。在完成这些活动后，通过问卷调查的方式从学生那里寻求并获得了反馈。这项研究很重要，因为它是为数不多的围绕BBC micro:bit展开的研究之一，而且据作者所知，它是迄今为止在北爱尔兰进行的唯一一项关注学生对使用BBC micro:bit看法的研究。这项研究中最明显的是学生对使用BBC micro:bit的积极反应。几乎所有参与这项研究的学生都反馈说，他们觉得使用BBC micro:bit在编程和解决问题方面既容易又有趣，还很有用。少数学生还提到BBC micro:bit如何在编程阶段提供了一个团队合作解决问题的机会，促进了团队合作和解决问题的重要技能。几乎所有学生都对编程表现出浓厚的兴趣，并表示在如此短的时间内学到了很多东西。此外，学生们对使用BBC micro:bit表现出极大的热情，并表示希望在学校内外更频繁地使用它。基于这些关键发现，并考虑到这项研究的优势和局限性，提出了进一步研究的思路以及对可能考虑在自己课堂上使用BBC micro:bit的教师的建议。
This research investigated the perceptions held by Key Stage 2 (KS2) pupils, across two Northern Ireland (NI) primary schools, towards the use of the BBC Micro:bit that has been recently dispatched to United Kingdom (UK) primary schools. The study involved the researchers creating and implementing a teaching resource that included a range of different activities for the pupils to complete using the BBC Micro:bit. Upon completion of these activities, feedback was sought and obtained from the pupils via a questionnaire. The study is important as it is one of only a few pieces of research surrounding the BBC Micro:bit and to the authors’ knowledge, it is the only research to date conducted in NI that focusses on pupils’ perceptions involving the use of BBC Micro:bit. What was most apparent in this study was the very positive response of the pupils towards using the BBC Micro:bit. Nearly all of the pupils who took part in this study responded that they found using the BBC Micro:bit easy, enjoyable and useful in relation to both programming and problem solving. A minority of the pupils also commented on how the BBC Micro:bit provided an opportunity to work as a team in order to overcome problems during the programming stage, promoting the important skills of team work and problem solving. Nearly all pupils expressed a keen interest in programming and indicated that they learnt a lot in such a short time. Furthermore, pupils expressed great enthusiasm towards using the BBC Micro:bit and expressed a desire to use it more often, both inside and outside of the school. Based on these key findings and taking account of the strengths and limitations of this research, ideas for further research are presented alongside advice for teachers who may be considering the use of the BBC Micro:bit within their own lessons.