International Journal of
Information and Education Technology

Abstract—To attempt to overcome the gap of performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics performance inUS, the Boosting Engineering Science Technology Robotics Inc. designed the BEST Robotics Competition events to promote engineering writing skills, critical thinking skills, and teamwork to promote robotics design and marketing competencies. This BEST Robotics practice has becoming a trend to be included in the curriculum of middle and high schools.

Index Terms—Curriculum design, robots, STEM.

Li-Jen Shannon is with the Computer Science Department, Sam Houston State University, USA (e-mail: lys001@shsu.edu).

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Cite: Li-Jen Shannon, "BEST Robotics Practices," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 179-183, 2015.