5. Conclusion:
Different approaches of using robotics in education, and their specific objectives, as well as certain models, should be kept in mind to evaluate learning activities developed in a robotics educational environment. Such evaluation can concern the products (programs, robots), the process (teacher and students interactions), and the students knowledge, and the learning context. Great responsibility lies on administration in higher education to adopt certain methods including the change of the work culture, and successfully implement the standards using statistics and probability to perform better, understand students needs, and reduce defects throughout all educational processes by auditing the process using certain performance indicators, taking into consideration regional and international education integration. Using robotics in education forms an efficient tool for conveying scientific concepts in a realistic way and encourages creativity and forms good means for international integration through conferences and competitions.
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