Increasing interest in the utilization of robotics in K-12 STEM education has drawn significant research interest and curricula development activities. Prior studies have illustrated that the robotics framework offers a multitude of benefits for learners, e.g., transforming abstract content into concrete representations that are readily visualized; offering hands-on activities to support kinesthetic learning; promoting active learning; improving engagement in and excitement for learning; engendering intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; and enhancing the overall learning environment and achievement. Moreover, applications of robotics in K-12 STEM learning offer productive opportunities to examine, refine, and validate varied educational research paradigms, such as: cognitive apprenticeship, situated cognition, and collaborative and inquiry-based learning, among others. Considering these benefits of robotics-based K-12 STEM education, robotics-based lessons are being implemented in many K-12 schools on pilot basis. Nonetheless, despite its tremendous potential, robotics remains to be widely incorporated in K-12 STEM curricula.
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