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Educational Robotics constitutes one of the vital resources in the engagement of children especially regarding hands-on applications of STEM. Featuring competitions such as the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) cultivate in children an affinity for and interest in STEM subjects and are integral in honing their problem-solving skills. This paper aims at reporting on a study that investigates the perceptions of children and adults on how participation in FLL competitions impacts the educational development of individuals. The findings show that children’s problem-solving processes are firmly embedded in their FLL Challenge experience.
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Chen, X. (2019). How Does Participation in FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition Impact Children’s Problem-Solving Process?. In: Lepuschitz, W., Merdan, M., Koppensteiner, G., Balogh, R., Obdržálek, D. (eds) Robotics in Education. RiE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 829. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97085-1_16
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