5. Conclusion
Children reacted positively to this type of workshop and were quite active and interested throughout all three
phases of the experiment. It could be noted that great number of children already possess not only basic knowledge
about computer science and robotics but they are also familiar with more complex concepts (taking their age in
account). This coincides with our claim that children could be exposed to formal education regarding computer
science earlier than it is currently the case (5 th grade in elementary school). Given the results obtained from
experimental study described in this paper, we believe that these kind of workshops are encouraging active
involvement of children during classes. That would make them more appropriate for learning this type of matter
then current teaching methods, especially when taking into consideration the age of the children.
After examining the results of second phase of experimental study (the one related to programming robot’s
behavior) it was noticed that not all of the children were successful in completing their task, even with the help of
the teacher. Contrary to that, results from the first phase (regarding robot parts and construction) were significantly
better. That also leads to the conclusion that children are already familiar with basic concepts but some of them lack
the deeper understanding of those concepts. In order to expand that knowledge it would be advisable to incorporate
workshops like this in the official school curriculum, at least in the form of optional (elective) class.