Ozis, F., & Newley, A. D., & Kaya, E. (2016, June), First Round Evaluation of First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics Club: Does it Really Prepare Students for beyond College?  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26905

\bibitem{asee_peer_26905}
  Ozis, F., \& Newley, A. D., \& Kaya, E. (2016, June), \emph{First Round Evaluation of First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics Club: Does it Really Prepare Students for beyond College?}
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.26905

Fethiye Ozis, Anna Danielle Newley, and Erdogan Kaya.  "First Round Evaluation of First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics Club: Does it Really Prepare Students for beyond College?".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://peer.asee.org/26905 Internet.  16 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_26905}
  Fethiye Ozis, Anna Danielle Newley, and Erdogan Kaya.
  "First Round Evaluation of First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics Club: Does it Really Prepare Students for beyond College?".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://peer.asee.org/26905 Internet.  16 Apr, 2024

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In this paper, a detailed account of the methods and practices used to motivate and inspire high school students to participate in competitive and exploratory robotics was provided.  As they compete against and collaborate with other schools in FIRST Robotics’ FIRST TECH Challenge (FTC), the students are expected to gain experience in programming, engineering, fundraising, documentation, and community outreach. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the premise that Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through robotics has a positive effect on student behavior and academic standing, college and career expectations, and the participants’ acquisition of new technological skills.  This research observed students within a culturally diverse Title 1 School, that these positive correlations previously stated can take place despite gender, socio-economic class, or ethnic differences. In addition, data will be analyzed to see if  the participation in robotics can strengthen pre-existing desires to pursue a career in technological fields, increase confidence in learning concepts, and motivate students to take a closer look at careers with foundations in STEM.  The study will also measure participant’s future expectations, perceptions, and knowledge of robotics through two questionnaires.  One, the survey of student demographics and opinions concerning STEM and robotics, will be completed at the start of the club and several months later by the participating students.  The second, a survey specifically for students working on the programming and engineering aspects of the team, will test knowledge in Java and the mechanical construction of the robot to draw comparisons and note changes in perception and skills learned.

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