{"id":5363,"date":"2022-07-18T22:42:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=5363"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:08","slug":"perseverance-kibo-examples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/perseverance\/perseverance-kibo-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Perseverance in Practice &#8211; KIBO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/03\/KIBO.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Example #1:<\/strong> A child tries to scan her blocks but keeps missing the barcode. Despite feeling frustrated, she keeps trying and eventually scans the barcode on her 5th try. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Example #2: <\/strong>A child tries to program KIBO to move to the edge of the classroom rug using a repeat loop. He has tried out all of the number parameters and none make KIBO travel the right amount. Instead of giving up, he starts exploring other repeat loop parameters that he has never seen before. After trial and error, he finds that he can use \u201crepeat until near\u201d. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Example #3: <\/strong>Two children discuss ways to improve the program they built together.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Examples of Children Practicing Perseverance<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border:5px;border-style:solid;border-radius:10px;border-color:#40608F;padding:0.5em;font-size:40px;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;background-color:#40608F\"><b>Teacher Insights on Practicing Perseverance<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The following excerpts were taken from interviews with teachers who were asked to describe instances in which their&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">preschoolers practiced perseverance<\/span>,&nbsp;as well as times in which&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">the teacher personally practiced perseverance<\/span>&nbsp;while implementing the Coding as Another Language-KIBO curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-black-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f37575\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">I really had to persevere to keep going and make sure the kids had [an] opportunity weekly to be a part of this program. Perseverance was hard because when you don&#8217;t know how to make something work\u2014some my friends in my class shut down because they can&#8217;t, but once they seen others trying, they all begin to persevere, to try to get it.<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Theresa, Pre-K Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border:5px;border-style:solid;border-radius:10px;border-color:#40608F;padding:0.5em;font-size:40px;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;background-color:#40608F\"><b>Watch Perseverance in Practice<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Trying to Attach a Doll to KIBO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A child is determined to attach a paper doll to KIBO, despite KIBO being a moving target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trying to Attach a Doll to KIBO - Perseverance (KIBO Example)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0arazTEXN1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Trying to Put KIBO Together<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A child has difficulty putting two parts together, but persists and keeps trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trying to Put KIBO Together - Perseverance (KIBO Example)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BuiyWsMyLl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Troubleshooting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children discuss why their program is not working and how they might improve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Troubleshooting - Perseverance (KIBO Example)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-na44FkLmzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Testing a Broken Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A child runs his program several times to determine why it is not working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing a Broken Program - Perseverance (KIBO Example)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJ3tjTE3pjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Keep on Clapping<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two children keep clapping until KIBO registers the sound, even though it takes multiple tries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keep on Clapping - Perseverance (KIBO Example)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/srAd-xtcCWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Perseverance in School Work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A girl and her classmates continue to work hard on their drawing assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Perseverance in School Work\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YwjvQAPAR-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Perseverance in Coding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite failing many times, the student perseveres until she gets the robot to go to the right location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Perseverance in Coding\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YlC0N5r0wi8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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