Developing Curriculum for Elective Class "Robotics" in Elementary School Technolgy Education

Robotika je u posljednjih nekoliko godina postala predmet koji budi interes djece različite dobi. Pristupačniji osnovni setovi, razni natječaji, ljetne škole, radionice županijskih centara Tehničke kulture, donacije opreme školama omogućile su djeci upoznavanje i stjecanje znanja o osnovama automatike i robotike. Sve je više učitelja Tehničke kulture koji uvode robotiku u svoju nastavu, a upravo je ovaj diplomski rad dobro polazište za organizaciju takve nastave. Teorijski dio rada govori o značaju i nepovoljnom položaju tehnike u osnovnoškolskom obrazovanju te se iznose koncepti i pristupi razvoju nastave tehnike općenito, a konkretno i nastave automatike i robotike. Drugi dio rada obuhvaća razradu kurikuluma ,,Robotike“ u osnovnoškolskom obrazovanju u kojem autor iznosi vlastiti prijedlog kurikuluma navodeći ciljeve učenja i poučavanja, ishode učenja, organizaciju, korelaciju s ostalim predmetima te vrednovanje ishoda učenja. Nadalje, predstavljen je i operativni nastavni plan i program, kao i detaljne pripreme za nastavu u vidu metodičkoga dijela rada.In recent couple of years robotics has become a subject of interest for children of different age. Children have an opportunity to encounter with and acquire knowledge about automatics and robotics basics through affordable basic sets, various competitions, summer schools, technology education workshops, and equipment donations for schools. The number of technology education teachers who have decided to include robotics in their teaching is growing, and this thesis offers a solid starting point for organizing such classes. The theoretical part focuses on the importance and unfavorable position of elementary school technology education. The author presents various concepts and approaches for improving the position of technology education in general and automatics and robotics education in particular. The second part of the thesis deals with the elaboration of "Robotics" curriculum for elementary education in which the author offers his curriculum suggestion along with teaching goals and objectives, class organization, correlation with other subjects and assessment procedures. Furthermore, operational curriculum is presented as well as detailed lesson plans