Editorial: Robot-Assisted Learning and Education

Augello, Agnese; Daniela, Linda; Gentile, Manuel; Pilato, Giovanni

doi:10.3389/frobt.2020.591319

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“…Many studies on robot-assisted learning have shown promising results on different affection outcomes (engagement, attention, social behaviors, etc. ), especially when the robot used had a humanoid appearance [ 36 ]. Although absolute scores for difficulties and problematic behaviors were lower for the NAO group, none of these differences were statistically significant, probably reflecting the need for bigger samples to identify subtle improvements associated with human–robot interventions in these important-for-daily-life-quality functions of children with SpLDs.…”

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Efficacy of a Robot-Assisted Intervention in Improving Learning Performance of Elementary School Children with Specific Learning Disorders

Papadopoulou

Karageorgiou²,

Kechayas

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(1) Background: There has been significant recent interest in the potential role of social robots (SRs) in special education. Specific Learning Disorders (SpLDs) have a high prevalence in the student population, and early intervention with personalized special educational programs is crucial for optimal academic achievement. (2) Methods: We designed an intense special education intervention for children in the third and fourth years of elementary school with a diagnosis of a SpLD. Following confirmation of eligibility and informed consent, the participants were prospectively and randomly allocated to two groups: (a) the SR group, for which the intervention was delivered by the humanoid robot NAO with the assistance of a special education teacher and (b) the control group, for which the intervention was delivered by the special educator. All participants underwent pre- and post-intervention evaluation for outcome measures. (3) Results: 40 children (NAO = 19, control = 21, similar baseline characteristics) were included. Pre- and post-intervention evaluation showed comparable improvements in both groups in cognition skills (decoding, phonological awareness and reading comprehension), while between-group changes favored the NAO group only for some phonological awareness exercises. In total, no significant changes were found in any of the groups regarding the emotional/behavioral secondary outcomes. (4) Conclusion: NAO was efficient as a tutor for a human-supported intervention when compared to the gold-standard intervention for elementary school students with SpLDs.

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Efficacy of a Robot-Assisted Intervention in Improving Learning Performance of Elementary School Children with Specific Learning Disorders

Papadopoulou

Karageorgiou²,

Kechayas

et al. 2022

Children

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“…where they actively create new knowledge by themselves, for example, by programming robotics, developing 3D printable objects or creating other technological solutions (Alimisis et al, 2019;Augello et al, 2020;Misseyanni et al, 2017). 3.…”

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Smart Pedagogy as a Driving Wheel for Technology-Enhanced Learning

Daniela

2021

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People have long talked about the use of technology in education and are looking for ways to incorporate different scientific advances into the learning environment, both to help students learn and make learning more interesting for them as well as to ensure that future generations can innovate based on previously accumulated knowledge. Today, when we talk about technology-enhanced learning, we mean the possibilities created by digital technology, which has become widely available to everyone thanks to both the creation of Intel's digital microprocessor in 1971 (

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Internet of Things IN and FOR Education

Daniela

2021

The Internet of Things for Education

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Editorial: Robot-Assisted Learning and Education

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Efficacy of a Robot-Assisted Intervention in Improving Learning Performance of Elementary School Children with Specific Learning Disorders

Efficacy of a Robot-Assisted Intervention in Improving Learning Performance of Elementary School Children with Specific Learning Disorders

Smart Pedagogy as a Driving Wheel for Technology-Enhanced Learning

Internet of Things IN and FOR Education

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