The reality of using educational robots in enhancing computational thinking skills from the point of view of computer teachers in Medina

Bader Eid Al-Harbi*, Ohoud; Adnan Hamid Al-Ansari, Rafidah

doi:10.21608/jehs.2024.344476

The reality of using educational robots in enhancing computational thinking skills from the point of view of computer teachers in Medina

Document Type : Original Article

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10.21608/jehs.2024.344476

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the reality of using educational robots in enhancing computational thinking skills from the point of view of computer teachers in Medina. The study followed the descriptive approach to achieve its objectives. The study sample consisted of (204) female computer teachers in the (intermediate and secondary) education stages in Medina, in the second semester of the academic year 2020-2021. The questionnaire was used as a data collection tool, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program was used to analyze the data. The study results concluded that the teachers' responses to the axis of the reality of using the educational robots in enhancing computational thinking skills were in a moderate degree, with a mean of (2.80). The axis of the obstacles of using the educational robots in enhancing computational thinking skills got a high degree of appreciation, with a mean of (3.84). The axis of the proposals for using the educational robots in enhancing computational thinking skills got a very high degree of approval, with a mean of (4.29).

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