Project-based robotics + AI curriculum structured by P3 Task Taxonomy with backward design¶
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Description¶
The curriculum comprised 10 lessons followed by a robotics engineering design challenge, aligned with K-12 CS standards and structured using Barak and Assal's P3 Task Taxonomy: Practice tasks with predefined solutions, Problem Solving tasks allowing multiple approaches, and Project tasks as complex student-driven endeavors. It was developed with backward design, starting from the design challenge and working backward to essential learning objectives.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- mBot robotics kits with the mBlock block-based coding platform including AI/ML extensions
- alignment with K-12 CS standards
Constraints¶
- Sensor-based programming relied on student-written rules rather than data-driven learning, serving as a conceptual foundation for AI
Target Learners¶
- high school students
- ninth and tenth graders
Learning Goals¶
- programming concepts
- sensor-based robotics
- machine learning via image recognition
- engineering design process
Claims¶
Related Designs¶
- Digital Technologies project framework: semester-spanning agile Scrum projects as an integral third of a robotics-relevant CS curriculum
- Four coordinated disciplinary tracks (ME, Build, EE, CS+AI) with dependency-gated progression
- ToddlerBot-based humanoid curriculum instantiation for grades 9-12 with eight CS+AI sessions
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- G. McLaughlin, E. Novak, S. Ahmadi, J. Li, Y. Guo, R. Liu, & L. Borgerding. (2026). Pathways to learning: exploring high school students' learning of AI-powered educational robotics. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10651-w
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Project-based robotics + AI curriculum structured by P3 Task Taxonomy with backward design |
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The curriculum comprised 10 lessons followed by a robotics engineering design challenge, aligned with K-12 CS standards and structured using Barak and Assal's P3 Task Taxonomy: Practice tasks with predefined solutions... |
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