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The paper highlights the increasing role of robotics competitions in STEM education based on information pertinent to “Robotex Cyprus 2019”, an annual robotics competition. Relevant data were collected through a questionnaire reflecting the views of participants (n = 474) regarding their engagement and satisfaction during the preparation stage of the competition.
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Christoforou, E.G., Avgousti, S., Masouras, P., Cheng, P., Panayides, A.S. (2021). Robotics Competitions as an Integral Part of STEM Education. In: Lepuschitz, W., Merdan, M., Koppensteiner, G., Balogh, R., Obdržálek, D. (eds) Robotics in Education. RiE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1316. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67411-3_18
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