Case Study of High School Technology Curriculum “Robot Hardware Development” - Based on the case of inter-school common curriculum in S area

This study analyzes the case of a high school “robot” class to evaluate the impact of “robot” and “engineering” education within the 2022 revised high school technology and curriculum and to derive implications and class management strategies. To achieve the study’s objectives, the concept and educational use of robots, along with the subject of “robot and engineering world” in the 2022 revised high school technology and curriculum were considered. The primary background and participants are the teacher who conducted the “robot hardware development” class, which was opened as an inter-school common in the S area in Seoul, and 23 students who participated in the class. The “robot hardware development” class was held every Saturday morning for 4 hours from April to July 2024, totaling 34 sessions. The researcher collected videos, student robot projects, and robot production portfolios created during class and interviewed two students to gather and analyze data. The results of this study are as follows: First, the “robot hardware development” class was conducted in 34 sessions, divided into two main stages: cultivating essential knowledge for robot development and executing robot hardware development projects. During the first stage, students developed an understanding of the robot development process through team building, instructional guidance, digital authoring tools, and class discussions. In the second stage, students engaged in hands-on activities were conducted to directly produce robots in the order of tinkering, making, sharing, and improvement. Second, an analysis of the “robot hardware development” class revealed three key characteristics: “hands-on activities,” “repetitive processes of failure and challenge,” and “cooperation with colleagues.” This study was conducted to offer insights on how to incorporate the “robot” emphasized in the 2022 revised high school technology curriculum within a semester or a single grade class. The findings suggest directions for future research on robot classes and can serve as foundational data for the next curriculum revision.