Teachers’ preparedness for implementing the Educational Coding and Robotics curriculum in South Africa
It is a significant step that the Department of Basic Education has taken to integrate educational coding and robotics into the mainstream school curricula in a world where technology is a normal element of everyday life. A deeper examination of the schools' and teachers' readiness to ado...
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2025-06-01
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It is a significant step that the Department of Basic Education has taken to integrate educational coding and robotics into the mainstream school curricula in a world where technology is a normal element of everyday life. A deeper examination of the schools' and teachers' readiness to adopt this new curriculum is significant to improve learning and boost active teaching techniques. The article aimed to examine the teachers’ preparedness, interests, knowledge, and self-confidence in implementing the newly introduced learning area – Educational coding and robotics in the mainstream school curriculum. This study was framed in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Using a systematic review approach, articles obtained from PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, Scielo, Scopus, and ERIC were critically analyzed to identify descriptive themes and analytical themes. The review showed that the attitudes of South African teachers on ECR hinge on the availability of resources, pedagogical computer skills, teachers’ technological beliefs, and the management team's influences on technology. DBE needs to work closely with the teachers’ training institutions and pedagogical experts to meet the needs of teachers and learners regarding educational coding and robotics curriculum. Engagement with teachers may increase their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values for them to have a meaningful contribution to the educational coding and robotics curriculum.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf1dd8ce2b4445b29897ba58de9f14402025-08-20T02:24:25ZengSustainable Programs to Reduce Educational and Avocational Disadvantages (SPREAD)African Journal of Teacher Education1916-78222025-06-0114110.21083/ajote.v14i1.8013 Teachers’ preparedness for implementing the Educational Coding and Robotics curriculum in South AfricaWilliam Zivanayi0Serah Ntombikayise Malinga1Nelson Mandela UniversityNelson Mandela University It is a significant step that the Department of Basic Education has taken to integrate educational coding and robotics into the mainstream school curricula in a world where technology is a normal element of everyday life. A deeper examination of the schools' and teachers' readiness to adopt this new curriculum is significant to improve learning and boost active teaching techniques. The article aimed to examine the teachers’ preparedness, interests, knowledge, and self-confidence in implementing the newly introduced learning area – Educational coding and robotics in the mainstream school curriculum. This study was framed in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Using a systematic review approach, articles obtained from PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, Scielo, Scopus, and ERIC were critically analyzed to identify descriptive themes and analytical themes. The review showed that the attitudes of South African teachers on ECR hinge on the availability of resources, pedagogical computer skills, teachers’ technological beliefs, and the management team's influences on technology. DBE needs to work closely with the teachers’ training institutions and pedagogical experts to meet the needs of teachers and learners regarding educational coding and robotics curriculum. Engagement with teachers may increase their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values for them to have a meaningful contribution to the educational coding and robotics curriculum. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ajote/article/view/8013Educational coding and roboticspreparednessteaching and learning resourcesEducational stakeholdersEducational Technology |
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| title | Teachers’ preparedness for implementing the Educational Coding and Robotics curriculum in South Africa |
| title_full | Teachers’ preparedness for implementing the Educational Coding and Robotics curriculum in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Teachers’ preparedness for implementing the Educational Coding and Robotics curriculum in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teachers’ preparedness for implementing the Educational Coding and Robotics curriculum in South Africa |
| title_short | Teachers’ preparedness for implementing the Educational Coding and Robotics curriculum in South Africa |
| title_sort | teachers preparedness for implementing the educational coding and robotics curriculum in south africa |
| topic | Educational coding and robotics preparedness teaching and learning resources Educational stakeholders Educational Technology |
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