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The Use of 3D Technologies to Support Computational Thinking in STEM Education

The Use of 3D Technologies to Support Computational Thinking in STEM Education

Panagiotis Angelopoulos, Alexandros Balatsoukas, Adina Nistor
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 36
ISBN13: 9781668424117|ISBN10: 1668424118|EISBN13: 9781668424124
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2411-7.ch027
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Angelopoulos, Panagiotis, et al. "The Use of 3D Technologies to Support Computational Thinking in STEM Education." Research Anthology on Computational Thinking, Programming, and Robotics in the Classroom, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 573-608. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2411-7.ch027

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Angelopoulos, P., Balatsoukas, A., & Nistor, A. (2022). The Use of 3D Technologies to Support Computational Thinking in STEM Education. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Computational Thinking, Programming, and Robotics in the Classroom (pp. 573-608). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2411-7.ch027

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Angelopoulos, Panagiotis, Alexandros Balatsoukas, and Adina Nistor. "The Use of 3D Technologies to Support Computational Thinking in STEM Education." In Research Anthology on Computational Thinking, Programming, and Robotics in the Classroom, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 573-608. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2411-7.ch027

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Abstract

Computational thinking (CT) is increasingly emerging as a thinking skill to support the development of 21st century skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, or technology literacy, essential for students to become successful in an increasingly complex society. Educators are always looking for new strategies for developing these skills in students. Three-dimensional (3D) printing and scanning technologies are sufficiently mature and economically accessible to be used at the school level. By using 3D technologies, students explore, invent, discover, and engage in real problems and situations. This study explores the use of 3D printing technologies in a secondary school in Athens over the course of two school years. The study investigates if 3D technologies can support the development of CT skills in students.

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