<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>How do children describe and explain the behaviour of robotic systems? In this paper, some distinctions between different types of explanations, drawing from the philosophy of science literature, are proposed and exemplified by reference to an activity in which primary school children are asked to describe and explain the behaviour of a pre-programmed Braitenberg-like vehicle. The proposed distinctions are also discussed against other studies drawn from the related scientific literature. A qualitative study has provided insights to further refine the analysis described here, through the introduction of other sub-categories of explanation of robotic behaviours.</p></abstract>

How do children describe and explain the behaviour of robotic systems? In this paper, some distinctions between different types of explanations, drawing from the philosophy of science literature, are proposed and exemplified by reference to an activity in which primary school children are asked to describe and explain the behaviour of a pre-programmed Braitenberg-like vehicle. The proposed distinctions are also discussed against other studies drawn from the related scientific literature. A qualitative study has provided insights to further refine the analysis described here, through the introduction of other sub-categories of explanation of robotic behaviours.

Theoretical vocabularies and styles of explanation of robot behaviours in children

Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

Research on Education and Media

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How do children describe and explain the behaviour of robotic systems? In this paper, some distinctions between different types of explanations, drawing from...

Theoretical vocabularies and styles of explanation of robot behaviours in children

Published Online: Oct 10, 2017

Page range: 3 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rem-2017-0002

Keywords
educational activities, computer literacy, natural science

© 2017 Edoardo Datteri et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Theoretical vocabularies and styles of explanation of robot behaviours in children

Published Online: Oct 10, 2017

Page range: 3 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rem-2017-0002

Keywordseducational activities, computer literacy, natural science

© 2017 Edoardo Datteri et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
educational activities, computer literacy, natural science