本研究探討應用Lego Mindstorms於高中程式設計教學的成效。研究採準實驗研究法，以台北市某高中一年級二班學生作為研究對象，其中一班40名學生為控制組；另一班38名學生為實驗組。實驗組學生使用一般程式編譯工具加上Lego Mindstorms進行程式設計的學習，控制組則採用一般程式設計編譯環境上機學習。研究結果發現：（1）Lego Mindstorms並未能顯著提高學生的學習成就，但郤可以幫助學生對程式內部運作機制有初步的了解。（2） 學生對運用Lego Mindstorms在程式設計教學顯示濃厚興趣，認為Lego Mindstorms有助於程式設計學習。（3）4人共用一套Lego Mindstorms設備是合適的人機比。（4）可使用Lego Mindstorms作為程式設計課程前導課程。

In this study, we investigated the use of Lego Mindstorms as a lab tool teaching Programming. Seventy-eight 10th grade students of a northern Taiwan high school participated in the study. Thirty-eight students as the experiment group used Lego Mindstorms as lab exercise, while the other students as control group used traditional programming course. We compared results from these students on tests, questionnaires, and interview. The findings are as follow (1) Test scores of experiment group is not higher than the control group, but experiment group have some preliminary concept for the mechanism behind the running program. (2) Students of experiment group are excited for using Lego Mindstorms as a tool for illustrating programming concept.
(3) Four students share one set of Lego Mindstorms is an appropriate man-machine ratio. (4) Lego Mindstorms can be used as an advance organizer in programming course.

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