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A total of 59 high school (cycle 2) teachers in the UAE participated, with data collected via quantitative and qualitative approaches. 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Santos 1  \n 0000-0003-3917-1926  \nRehab AlHakmani 1  \n 0000-0002-4347-6282  \nOthman Abu Khurma 1*  \n 0000-0002-6401-911X  \nMyint Swe Khine 2  \n 0000-0003-2582-7306  \nUsama Kassem 3  \n 0009-0009-0504-4276  \n1 Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  \n2 Curtin University, Bentley, WA, AUSTRALIA  \n3 Emirates School Establishment, Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  \n* Corresponding author: [othman.abukhurma@ecae.ac.ae](othman.abukhurma@ecae.ac.ae)  \nCitation: Ali, N., Santos, I. M., AlHakmani, R., Abu Khurma, O., Swe Khine, M., & Kassem, U. (2023) . Exploring technology acceptance: Teachers' perspectives on robotics in teaching and learning in the UAE. Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(4), ep469. [https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/13646](https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/13646)  \nARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT  \nReceived: 5 Jun 2023  \nAccepted: 22 Aug 2023  \nIt is becoming increasingly vital for the next generation of students to acquire problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaborative skills for them to be successful in the 21st century. The use of technology greatly bolsters the integration of these skills. Robotics, one of the many emerging arrays of technologies, presents learners with challenges and opportunities for developing innovative ideas, critical thinking, and higher-order thinking skills. As a result, the Ministry of Education in Dubai realized these potentials and took an essential step in the form of the distribution of Lego Mindstorms Education kits to schools with the goal of encouraging teachers to use these kits in their classrooms. This research study aimed to investigate teachers’perceptions of a training on Lego Mindstorms in terms of content, methodology, activities, and recommendations. In addition, the study investigated how teachers perceived Lego Mindstorms based on TAM model. A total of 59 high school (cycle 2) teachers participated in the current study. The data from the teachers were collected using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data analysis consists of descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Teachers showed positive perceptions of robotics integration, emphasizing its potential to enhance teaching and learning. Their willingness to learn and adapt, combined with their recommendations for enhanced training methods, highlights the importance of continuous professional development for effective robotics integration. Teachers expressed the need for more practical training, hands-on activities, and a balance between theoretical and practical aspects. A positive correlation between perceived learning usefulness, perceived teaching usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitudes, and teachers’ intention to use Lego Mindstorms in their future teaching was found.  \nKeywords: robotics, TAM model, teaching usefulness, learning usefulness, behavioral intentions  \nINTRODUCTION  \nStudies in the field of robotics have shown that using robotics in the classroom provides students with areal-world project-based framework that supports not only the interdisciplinary study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), but also the interdisciplinary study of other disciplines such as computer coding and computational thinking (CT) skills (Ching et al., 2019; Hussin et al., 2019; Janke et al., 2022; Plaza et al., 2019) . CT idea was first put forth by Wing (2006), who described it as a set of skills that“involves solving problems, building systems, and understanding human behavior, by relying on the core notions of computer science.”(p. 33) . Similar to the 3Rs in reading, writing, and arithmetic, Wing (2006) refers to CT skills as mental abilities related to computing and computers (Aho, 2","cbCaid60VkxbDGC9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid60VkxbDGC9","pdf",399106,"English","# Introduction\n## Robotics in classroom learning\n## Constructionism, constructivism, and 21st-century skills\n## Project-based learning and interdisciplinary benefits\n# Article methods and participants\n## Teachers’ training perceptions and TAM evaluation\n# Findings and implications\n## Positive perceptions and intention to use\n## Training needs and recommendations","[{\"question\":\"What training did the study focus on for teachers?\",\"answer\":\"The study investigated teachers’ perceptions of a training on Lego Mindstorms, covering content, methodology, activities, and recommendations.\"},{\"question\":\"How was teachers’ technology acceptance assessed?\",\"answer\":\"Teachers’ perceptions of Lego Mindstorms were analyzed using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) across constructs such as usefulness, ease of use, attitudes, and behavioral intention.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the research find about teachers’ intention to use Lego Mindstorms?\",\"answer\":\"A positive correlation was found between perceived learning usefulness, teaching usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitudes, and teachers’ intention to use Lego Mindstorms in future teaching.\"}]","Exploring technology acceptance: Teachers' perspectives on robotics in teaching and learning in the UAE | PDF",48]