Table 2 Training content and research instruments

Session 1

Week 1

(onsite)

• Introduction to Educational Robotics and presentation of ER resources for preschool education

• Introduction to Programming and Computational Thinking

Experimentation with a Blue-bot robotic toy

• Experimentation with Blue-bot classroom projects and teaching materials

1. Q1_pre (quantitative data)

2. Q2_pre (quantitative data)

3. Student Journal Session 1 (qualitative data)

Session 2

Week 2

(onsite)

• Recommendations on Blue-bot robotic toy activities implementation and creation of instructional materials

• Students brainstorming on a Blue-bot project for preschool pupils on the topic: “Vegetation and/or Wildlife in the region of Catalonia in Spain”

1. Student Journal Session 2 (qualitative data)

Session 3

Week 6

(online)

• Asynchronous presentation of the Blue-bot projects, asynchronous evaluation of the Blue-bot projects

1. Q1_post (quantitative data)

2. Q2_post (quantitative data)

3. Student Journal Session 3 (qualitative data)