TY - GEN
T1 - Programming a Robot or an Avatar
T2 - A Study on Learning Outcomes, Motivation, and Cooperation
AU - Van den Berghe, Rianne
AU - Petersen, Hans
AU - Hellendoorn, Annika
AU - van Keulen, J.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Robots have been found to be effective tools for programming instruction, although it is not yet clear why students learn more using robots as compared to receiving ‘traditional’ programming instruction. In this study, 121 nine- to twelve-year-old children received a programming training in pairs, in one of two conditions: using either a robot or a virtual avatar. The training was videotaped to study differences in children’s cooperation. Furthermore, children’s learning outcomes and motivation were assessed through questionnaires. Children were found to learn more from programming the robot than the avatar, although no differences in their cooperation during the training or self- reported motivation were found between the two conditions. Thus, future research is required to further understand how exactly robots lead to higher learning outcomes than ‘traditional’ tools.
AB - Robots have been found to be effective tools for programming instruction, although it is not yet clear why students learn more using robots as compared to receiving ‘traditional’ programming instruction. In this study, 121 nine- to twelve-year-old children received a programming training in pairs, in one of two conditions: using either a robot or a virtual avatar. The training was videotaped to study differences in children’s cooperation. Furthermore, children’s learning outcomes and motivation were assessed through questionnaires. Children were found to learn more from programming the robot than the avatar, although no differences in their cooperation during the training or self- reported motivation were found between the two conditions. Thus, future research is required to further understand how exactly robots lead to higher learning outcomes than ‘traditional’ tools.
KW - Robot; Avatar; Children; Programming training; Learning outcomes; Motivation; Cooperation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85083232628
U2 - 10.1145/3371382.3378239
DO - 10.1145/3371382.3378239
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
SP - 496
EP - 498
BT - Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’20 Companion)
ER -