Are 21st Century Skills Evaluated in Robotics Competitions? The Case of First LEGO League Competition

摘要

Citizens of the 21st century need to acquire skills related to collaboration and project design in order to be able to meet the current demands for the workplace. Challenge-based learning contexts such as FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Competition connect students with professionals and enable them to solve real-world problems and develop 21 st century skills. Main aim of this study is to examine whether 21 st century skills are evaluated in the context of FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Competition within Core Values, Project and Robot Design competition categories. Our study is based on an expert analysis of the 21st century skills as presented in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) evaluation rubrics. Results show that the main 21st century skills are displayed at the FLL evaluation rubric, in particular communication and problem solving. This study could be helpful to FLL experts and coaches and could enable them to better target 21 st century skills in the teams' training and evaluation.