Developing Skills and Techniques for Teaching Arduino & Robot with Tinkercad for Mathayomsuksa 5 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to study the needs and requirements for developing teaching skills and techniques; 2) to develop and improve teaching skills and techniques on Arduino & Robot subject with the Tinkercad program; and 3) to study satisfaction with the use of Tinkercad in learning from hand-on practice. The sample group consisted of Mathayomsuksa 5/1 students at Narirat School, Phrae Province, special science, mathematics, technology and environment classrooms, totaling 29 students obtained from a purposive sampling of 1 classroom. Statistics used in data analysis included mean, standard deviations and calculation of the index of consistency between the questions and objectives. The results of the research found that 1) a study of the need to develop skills and techniques for teaching Arduino & Robot with the Tinkercad program for Mathayomsuksa 5 students were hands-on practice, case studies together and limitations on the number of Arduino devices; 2) development of teaching techniques for the Arduino & Robot course with the Tinkercad program, comparing and contrasting the results, teaching and learning management, experimental teaching techniques in teaching were learning that emphasized allowing students to experiment on their own, experimenting with problems from real situations. Experimental teaching techniques had excellent results for students who were interested in learning or students who already had basic knowledge and can practice using real experiments in the classroom. It was different from the group work technique that focused on activities that were more appropriate for the students to help every student have access to the media; 3) studying the survey and satisfaction form with using Tinkercad in the Arduino & Robot subject in learning from the hands-on experience of Tinkercad students. It was designed to be realistic, easy to understand and can display results accurately, able to actually practice without needing real equipment, reducing the shortage of boards and various equipment that were important for student learning.