IJCATR Volume 12 Issue 1

The Impact of Robotic Activities on Secondary School Students’ Interest in Physics in Kenya

Mwangi Peter Ngugi, Muriithi Christopher Maina, Agufana Peace Byrne
10.7753/IJCATR1201.1008
keywords : Robotic activities, Science subjects, Educational robots, Integration, Exposure

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Educational robotic activities can be used to support teaching of science subjects. Many secondary school students have little interest in Physics as a subject and hence only a few students select it in preparation of career progression. Robotic activities can be employed to facilitate practical learning in science subjects in general with the Physics subject benefiting the most. In Kenya, there is little research on the role robotic activities can play on learning of these subjects. This study developed robotic activities from educational robots fabricated by the researcher. The activities presented learners in secondary school with diverse opportunities of enriching their learning of Physics as a Science subject. The robotic activities were integrated into Physics topics to give the teaching and learning of this subject a new approach. The integrated robot activities were then introduced to Form 2 students in workshops carried out during weekends which included 3-day activities for the students. In this study 200, form 2 students were selected randomly from 20 schools in Kangema sub-county, Murang’a county in Kenya. The students were issued with questionnaires before and after exposure to the activities through the workshops for purposes of data collection. The quantitative data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that the robotic activities had a significant impact on students’ interest in Physics. The study recommends that the government should facilitate the integration of educational robotic activities in the current secondary school Science curriculum in order to improve interest towards these subjects.
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Title = "The Impact of Robotic Activities on Secondary School Students’ Interest in Physics in Kenya",
Journal ="International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research(IJCATR)",
Volume = "12",
Issue ="1",
Pages ="53 - 59",
Year = "2023",
Authors ="Mwangi Peter Ngugi, Muriithi Christopher Maina, Agufana Peace Byrne"}
  • The paper proposes integration of Robotic activities in Physics topics to promote learning.
  • The robotic activities are developed from low cost robotic car and arm.
  • The activities promote active learning and learner participation in the lessons.
  • The use of the robotic activities improves interest in Physics