PROJECT METHOD IN STEM EDUCATION USING ARDUINO SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE PLATFORM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31110/2413-1571-2023-038-4-003Keywords:
project method, STEM education, Arduino platform, programming, engineering artAbstract
Formulation of the problem. One of the promising methods of training in STEM education is the method of projects. The projected method in STEM education determines the relevance and research nature of the topic of the project, ensuring the interconnection of theoretical knowledge with practice, practical implementation of the results of the project. The project, as a means of implementing STEM education, allows you to integrate knowledge from different subject industries when solving real tasks, the creation of existing layouts, which causes their practical use.
Materials and methods. Methods of analysis and systematization of scientific and pedagogical literature were used; generalization of the results of domestic and foreign experience in the use of a prose method in the STEM education using the ARDUino software and hardware platform. The experimental method of creating an active physiotherapy laser device for treatment of the runny nose is presented. A software modeling is used to simulate a device with the design of the Arduino Uno board.
Results. The example of the implementation of the STEM project "Development of a physiotherapeutic laser device for the treatment of runny nose" demonstrates how it is possible to integrate many different-level, didactic, and research tasks. A generalized description of the main structural elements of the Arduino Uno board is given. A typical algorithm for familiarizing yourself with the operation of the Arduino board is formulated. The main sections of the physics course are indicated, the knowledge of which is fundamental for implementing the project. It is shown how using a bit matrix of laser states allows the creation of cyclic irradiation modes that periodically change each other. An example of a code processing a bit matrix of laser states is provided. The sketch controls the modes of the semiconductor laser, displays the exposure time on the liquid crystal display, and emits a sound signal at the end of the exposure time set by the potentiometer. A fragment of the simulation modeling of a physiotherapy device in the Tinkercad Circuits environment is presented.
Conclusions. The practical experience of using the project method in STEM education has shown that it allows students to investigate a real problem actively, apply the acquired knowledge in practice, and develop cooperation, communication, and critical thinking skills. Implementation of the project contributes to the combination of various activities, such as cognitive, creative, practical, and research, as well as the development of thinking skills, motivation, and responsibility for one's actions. Implementing the project method makes it possible to provide high-quality training for specialists in natural sciences who can effectively apply their knowledge and skills in practical situations and contribute to the further development of STEM fields in Ukraine.
Downloads
References
Baran, V. S., Vlasiuk, H. H., Onykiienko, Yu.O., & Smolenska, O.I. (2019) Osnovy mikroprotsesornoi tekhniky: laboratornyi praktykum [Fundamentals of microprocessor technology: laboratory practice]. Natsionalnyi tekhnichnyi universytet Ukrainy «Kyivskyi politekhnichnyi instytut imeni Ihoria Sikorskoho» – National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute». https://ela.kpi.ua/bitstream/123456789/27992/1/OMPT_laboratorni.pdf. (in Ukrainian).
Barron, B. (2003). When smart groups fail. The Journal of the learning sciences, 12(3), 307–359.
Baxter, G. D. (1994). Therapeutic Lasers: Theory and Practice. Churchill Livingstone.
Herliand, T. M. (2017) Stratehiia vykorystannia proektnykh tekhnolohii u profesiinii pidhotovtsi maibutnikh kvalifikovanykh robitnykiv [The strategy of using design technologies in the professional training of future skilled workers]. Proektni tekhnolohii navchannia u profesiinii pidhotovtsi maibutnikh kvalifikovanykh robitnykiv – Project learning technologies in professional training of future skilled workers. (Kyiv, 25 zhovt. 2017). 23–25. IPTO NAPN Ukrainy. (in Ukrainian).
Honcharova, N. О. (2015). Hlosarii terminiv, shcho vyznachaiut sutnist poniattia STEM [Glossary of terms that define the essence of the concept of STEM]. Informatsiinyi zbirnyk dlia dyrektora shkoly ta zaviduiuchoho dytiachym sadochkom – An information collection for school principals and kindergarten managers, 17–18 (41), 90–92. (in Ukrainian).
Honda, A. R., Nikolenko, Ya. V., & Lyashenko, Yu. O. (2021). Metodychni rekomendatsii do praktykumu z fizychnykh osnov vymiriuvan ta tekhnichnykh zasobiv avtomatyzatsii na bazi ARDUINO ta RASPBERRY [Methodic Guidelines of Physical Measurement and Technical Tools Automation Based on ARDUINO and RASPBERRY PI]. Visnyk Cherkaskoho universytetu. Seriia «Fizyko-matematychni nauky» – Bulletin of the Cherkasy Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University. Seriia «Fizyko-matematychni nauky», 1, 126–141. http://eprints.cdu.edu.ua/5203. (in Ukrainian).
Iakovenko, N. P., & Samoilenko, V. B. (2018). Fizioterapiia [Physiotherapy]. VSV «Medytsyna». (in Ukrainian).
Kryvonos, О. М. (2017). Robototekhnika v shkoli [Robotics in School]. Teoriia i praktyka vykorystannia informatsiinykh tekhnolohii v navchalnomu protsesi – Theory and practice of using information technologies in the educational process, (90–91). National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/85129061.pdf. (in Ukrainian).
Kushnir, N. O., Valko, N. V., Osipova, N. V., & Kuzmych, L. V. (2017). Vidkryti osvitni resursy dlia orhanizatsii navchannia u konteksti STEM-osvity [Open Educational Resources to Organize Training in the Context of STEM-Education]. Vidkryte osvitnie e-seredovyshche suchasnoho universytetu – Open Educational e-Environment of Modern University, 3, 247–255. http://nbuv.gov.ua/UJRN/oeeemu_2017_3_41. (in Ukrainian).
Morgan, A. (1983). Theoretical aspects of project-based learning in higher education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 14(1), 66–78.
Ognianyk, V., & Nichyshyna, V. (2018). Metodyka orhanizatsii proektnoi diialnosti maibutnikh uchyteliv matematyky u protsesi vyvchennia temy «Kratni intehraly ta yikh zastosuvannia» [The Methodology of Organizati on Project Work for Training Teachers In Mathematics in the Process of Learning the Topic «Multiple Integrals and the Use of It»]. Naukovi zapysky molodykh uchenykh – Scientific Notes of Young Scientists, (2). https://phm.cuspu.edu.ua/ojs/index.php/SNYS/article/view/1532/1551. (in Ukrainian).
Pantyo, V. V., Nikolaychuk, V. І., & Pantyo, V. І. (2009). Vplyv nyzkointensyvnoho lazernoho vyprominiuvannia na biolohichni obiekty (ohliad literatury) [Influence of Low-Intensive Laser Radiation on Biological Objects (Examination of Literature)]. Naukovyi visnyk Uzhhorodskoho universytetu. Seriia Biolohiia – Sci. Bull. Uzhgorod Univ. Series: Biology, (26), 99–106. (in Ukrainian).
Patrykeeva, О., Vasylashko, І., Lozova, О., & Gorbenko, S. (2017). Uprovadzhennia STEM-osvity u zahalnoosvitnikh ta pozashkilnykh navchalnykh zakladakh: metodychnyi aspekt [Implementation of STEM-education in general and extramural educational institutions: methodical aspect]. Ridna shkola – Native school, 9–10, 90–95. http://nbuv.gov.ua/UJRN/rsh_2017_9-10_18. (in Ukrainian).
Salnyk, І. V., Somenko, D. V., & Siryk, Е. P. (2023). Vykorystannia platformy Arduino u pidhotovtsi vchyteliv fizyky do STEM oriientovanoho navchannia [Using the Arduino Platform in the Preparation of Physics Teachers for STEM-oriented Education]. Informatsiini tekhnolohii i zasoby navchannia – Information Technologies and Learning Tools, 95(3), 124–142. (in Ukrainian).
Sokrut, V. M., & Kazakov, V. M. (Eds.). (2008). Fizychni chynnyky v medychnii reabilitatsii [Physical factors in medical rehabilitation]. Donetsk National Medical University. (in Ukrainian).
Stryzhak, О. Ye., Slipukhina, І. А., Polikhun, N. І., & Chernetckiy, І. S. (2017). STEM-osvita: osnovni definitsii [STEM-Education: Main Definitions]. Informatsiini tekhnolohii i zasoby navchannia – Information Technologies and Learning Tools, 62(6), 16–33. (in Ukrainian).
Tuner, J., & Hode, L. (2002). Laser Therapy Clinical Practice & Scientific Background. Prima Books.
Wieneke, S., & Gerhard, Ch. (2018) Lasers in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy: Basics, applications and future prospects. Institute of Physics Publishing. https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-1275-2.pdf.
Zavadska, T. S., Boiko, I. I., & Boiko, A. G. (2021). Fotodynamichna terapiia v onkolohii [Photodynamic Therapy in Oncology]. Onkolohiia – Oncology, 23(1–2), 53–56. (in Ukrainian).
Zorenko, I. S., & Shcherbyna, I. Yu. (2010). Vykorystannia proektnoho metodu pid chas vyvchennia uchniamy anhliiskoi movy [The use of the project method during students' learning of the English language]. Aktualni problemy navchannia ta vykhovannia liudei z osoblyvymy potrebamy – Actual problems of education and upbringing of people with special needs, 7(9), 289–299. (in Ukrainian).
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
Categories
How to Cite
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Олексій Воронкін, Сергій Лущин
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
- Authors grant the journal a right of the first publication of the work under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)that allows others freely to use (read, copy and print) submissions, search content and link to published articles, disseminate their full text and use them for any legitimate non-commercial purposes (i.e. educational or scientific) with the mandatory reference to the article’s authors and initial publication in this journal.
- Original published articles cannot be used by users (exept authors) for commercial purposes or distributed by third-party intermediary organizations for a fee.
