Paper Info
Title
LEGO Robot Programming Exercise Support for Problem Solving Learning with Game Strategy Planning Tools
Abstract
In an introduction to C programming exercise, it is important for college students to promote their interest and motivation. The goal of programming exercise is to obtain the skill for problem solving by algorithmic thinking and program implementation. A teacher must give them attractive and concrete subjects. Robot contest and group collaboration is one of the suitable styles for the purpose. We propose a game programming exercise using a simple robot kit LEGO Mindstorms. We are developing support environment GoalPost. In this paper, we introduce a framework of group programming exercise as a competition event with game-like problems for LEGO robot. Students learn to design their game strategy and realize it as an effective program. We discuss the four support levels of strategy design based on stepwise refinement. We offer support tools corresponding to visual representation product for each level. The aim of our research is to improve applicative ability and challenging activity of students through group works for the goal.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1109/DIGITEL.2007.32
DIGITEL
Keywords
Field
DocType
support environment goalpost,simple robot kit,c programming exercise,programming exercise,robot contest,group work,group collaboration,game programming exercise,lego robot programming exercise,lego robot,group programming exercise,game strategy planning tools,concrete,strategic planning,educational robots,computer science education,game programming
Game programming,Computer science,Simulation,CONTEST,Top-down and bottom-up design,Robot kit,Educational robotics,Robot,Multimedia,Strategic planning,Seven Management and Planning Tools
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-7695-2801-5
1
0.41
References 
Authors
2
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hiroyuki Tominaga182.48
Yohei Onishi210.41
Toshihiro Hayashi31510.50
toshinori yamasaki4178.15