Table 2 Examples of High-Mechanistic and Low-Mechanistic answers on the Mechanistic Assessment
Example 1 | Example 2 | |
|---|---|---|
High-Mechanistic | “First, you create the path on the computer that the robot will go, then, plugging in the USB, I downloaded the software to the box on the robot. From there, once I press run, the wires connected to the box take that info from the box to the motor of the robot, which then moves the wheels.” | “Instructions given from the computer travel to the body which sends them to the motor. The motor turns which then turns the wheels.” |
Low-Mechanistic | “When going forward and backward, the robot doesn’t move straight. When going left and right, it spins in the desired direction.” | “The motor gets its instructors from the computer which tells what direction to go and for how long to go in that direction.” |