Evaluation of robotic artifacts, Constructionism, Evaluation criteria, Educational robotics, Evaluation rubric.

This research developed and validated a rubric for the evaluation of the pedagogical potential of educational robotics artifacts from a constructionist perspective of learning. The evaluation rubric aims to assist educational institutions in choosing the robotic resources best suited to their needs and specificities. The rubric considers the following evaluation criteria "level of difficulty for appropriation of the artifact by the teacher", "resource dependence", "creative potential", "interaction with the environment", "accessibility for different ages" and "economic viability". These criteria were developed from a comprehensive literature review on constructionism and pedagogical approaches, constructionist theory of Seymour Papert and seminal and contemporary authors who identify with this concept of learning, such as Gary Stager, Mitchel Resnick, Paulo Blikstein, José Armando Valente, Léa Fagundes, among others, in addition to related research. The evaluation rubric is a valuable tool for educational institutions to acquire robotic artifacts appropriate to their realities, avoiding waste of resources and promoting innovative and significant pedagogical practices, such as educational robotics.