The Swiss Robotic Camp: an innovative nationwide teacher training format in educational robotics ... : Das Robotic Camp: ein innovatives Format zur Ausbildung von Lehrpersonen im Bereich der Bildungsrobotik in der Schweiz ...

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Bildungswissenschaften 47 (2025) 1, S. 16-30 ... : The Robotic Camp is a teacher training on educational robotics (ER). The aim, besides instructing teachers on ER, was to create a community allowing the exchange of ideas between colleagues from all over Switzerland. In this work, the effectiveness of the camp was evaluated using the "Robotics Interest Questionnaire", an instrument for assessing ER knowledge and self-efficacy, interest, collaborative work and problem-solving. In addition to the questionnaire, interviews were conducted to explore the teachers’ ideas, perceptions and evaluations of the camp experience. The results show a positive trend between pre- and post-test in all dimensions involved, and a statistically significant difference in the factors of self-efficacy and ER knowledge (p<.001) as well as teamwork (p=0.050). (DIPF/Orig.) ...