Cognitive-conceptual model for integrating robotics and control into the curriculum

David Mioduser*, Ilya Levin

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Abstract

The phenomenon of control is an essential component of our everyday natural, social and artificial environment. Control-related concepts have become a central component of many core topics in modern technology education. However, evidence already collected shows that students have serious difficulties in transcending the phenomenal or behavioral understanding of a system's functioning, towards more formal definitions of the control process. In this paper we suggest a framework for the design of learning environments of control concepts and design skills. Two main paradigms are suggested as the conveyors of very different cognitive approaches to control: programmingor software oriented and designor hardware oriented paradigms. The control of a Lego robot is used to elaborate on the different paradigms, and an example of computer implementation of control using spreadsheet software -the spreadsheet-book metaphor for representing control- is presented in detail.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-210
Number of pages12
JournalInternational Journal of Phytoremediation
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

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