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Methodological aspects Implementation and Summative Evaluation
Mario Barajas and Anna Trifonova
Block Magic Concept
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Block Magic
Block Magic Concept
• The logic blocks
• The “intelligent” software
• Active and playful learning
• Block Magic Training KIT
– RFID tags on each block
– The magic wand/board
– Teaching manual
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Block Magic Concept
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Block Magic Target Users
• Children of age 2.5-7
• Children with special needs
• Teachers
Direct target
• Parents
Indirect target
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The overarching goal is to help young learners to learn autonomously
creative skills
mathematical skills
logical skills
language skills
strategic skills
social skills
Reference Scenario 1 – Individual Game
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Reference Scenario 2 – Group Game
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The focus is on the social interaction
creative skills
mathematical skills
logical skills
language skills
strategic skills
social skills
Block Magic design overview
Concepts definition
Scenarios design
Exercises design
Formative evaluation: focus group with
teachers
Software Development
Formative evaluation: classroom based and teachers’ interviews
Exercises design, v2
Teachers’ Manual
Hardware & Software Development
Summative evaluation: classroom
implementation and teachers’ interviews
Exercises review & improvement
Software update and improvement
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Block Magic Implementation in Spain
• 9 children (in 2 schools)
– Group 1 (Age 4-5), 3 children
– Group 2 (Age 6), 3 children
– Group 3 (Age 7), 3 children
• Interviews with 3 teachers
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Formative evaluation: classroom based and teachers’ interviews
Summative evaluation: classroom implementation and teachers’ interviews
• 45 children (1 school) – Group 2 (Age 6), 29 children – Group 3 (Age 7), 16 children
• Another school by the end of June
• Interviews with 4 teachers
• planned during June
Quasi-experimental design
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Pre-test
Classroom implementation
Post-test
Teachers interviews
BM individual play
(9 children)
BM group play
(9 groups of 4 children = 36
children)
* 20 minutes sessions in different days
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Preliminary results: pre-post tests
Almost all children stated they want to continue playing with BLOCK MAGIC
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Preliminary results: pre-post tests
• Based on 43 pre and post tests
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Which competences
• mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology
• learning to learn
• digital competence
• communication in the mother tongue
• communication in foreign languages
• social and civic competences
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Preliminary results: observations
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Thank you!
• Contacts:
– Mario Barajas Frutos mbarajas@ub.edu
– Anna Trifonova
– trifonova@ub.edu http://www.futurelearning.org
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