Browsing by Subject "Early years"
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"Bee-Bot only speaks Irish." A sociocultural investigation of the use of programmable floor robots for second language learning and developing computational thinking skills in the early years of primary school.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)This thesis presents a sociocultural theory (SCT) investigation of the use of robotics for second language learning (SLL) and computational thinking (CT) skills development in the early years of primary school. The research ... -
Children's perspectives on the use of robotics for second language learning in the early years of primary education: a pilot study
(Research-publishing.net, 2019)This paper explores how floor programmable robotics can be used during play to promote language development. This paper describes a two-day pilot in two early years classrooms and presents data collected on children’s ... -
Research with young children: exploring the methodological advantages and challenges of using hand puppets and draw and tell.
(2021)This paper explores the methodological advantages and challenges of participatory tools used in research with young children in Ireland. Taking a child‐centred approach, hand puppets and ‘draw and tell’ helped elicit ...