The Impact of Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot in Science on Sixth Grade Students in Bahrain

摘要

This research was conducted to gather information about the impact of usingLEGOMINDSTORMS NXT ROBOT in science on sixth grade students in primary schools, the needofit in education, its advantages, disadvantages, hardware and software used to develop it andwhether it fits with the physiological and cognitive developments characteristics of the students.The participants attended a LEGO robotic training programin three science experiments tostudy the motion, distance and speed principles. The researchers applied a science test, astudent's questionnaire, a teacher's interview and a teacher's interview scale to gather theneeded information. The results show that the LEGO robot is an efficient technology in teachingscience, increases the students' academic achievement as the science test results show and thefindings emphasize that this robot is a valuable technology in education and in primary schoolsas it develops the 21st century skills of the students.