Integrating a Social Robot in Higher Education – A Field Study

Donnermann, Melissa; Schäper, Philipp; Lugrin, Birgit

doi:10.1109/ro-man47096.2020.9223602

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“…Social robots are a special kind of pedagogical agents that have the potential to support students in their learning process and to bring social aspects into the learning situation through their ability to show social behavior ( Saerbeck et al, 2010 ; Belpaeme and Tanaka, 2021 ). Therefore, a social robot can combine the advantages of technology-supported education and some aspects of a physically present teacher as well as supplying its own specific advantages, such as causing learners to feel less ashamed when making mistakes ( Donnermann et al, 2020 ). As such, social robots have the potential to enhance aspects of learning such as motivation, attention, and even fun ( Van Minkelen et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…In our previous research, we conducted two field studies on the use of robotic tutors in university teaching as a voluntary offer accompanying a course ( Donnermann et al, 2020 ; Donnermann et al, 2021b ). In a first experiment, the social robot acted as a tutor to help students with exam preparation to an ongoing course.…”

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“…This benefit was supported by quantitative data, as participants who took part in the robotic tutoring performed significantly better in the exam compared to students who did not participate. However, participants wished for more individualization ( Donnermann et al, 2020 ).…”

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Social Robots in Applied Settings: A Long-Term Study on Adaptive Robotic Tutors in Higher Education

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Learning in higher education scenarios requires self-directed learning and the challenging task of self-motivation while individual support is rare. The integration of social robots to support learners has already shown promise to benefit the learning process in this area. In this paper, we focus on the applicability of an adaptive robotic tutor in a university setting. To this end, we conducted a long-term field study implementing an adaptive robotic tutor to support students with exam preparation over three sessions during one semester. In a mixed design, we compared the effect of an adaptive tutor to a control condition across all learning sessions. With the aim to benefit not only motivation but also academic success and the learning experience in general, we draw from research in adaptive tutoring, social robots in education, as well as our own prior work in this field. Our results show that opting in for the robotic tutoring is beneficial for students. We found significant subjective knowledge gain and increases in intrinsic motivation regarding the content of the course in general. Finally, participation resulted in a significantly better exam grade compared to students not participating. However, the extended adaptivity of the robotic tutor in the experimental condition did not seem to enhance learning, as we found no significant differences compared to a non-adaptive version of the robot.

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“…After removing the duplicates, 2065 articles were selected for analysis based on their titles and abstracts. Among these articles, 158 were retrieved for full-text screening, of which 28 articles (Abe et al, 2018 ; Aroca et al, 2013 ; Banaeian & Gilanlioglu, 2021 ; Corsby & Bryant, 2020 ; Cruz-Martín et al, 2012 ; Donnermann et al, 2020 , 2021 ; Gleason & Greenhow, 2017 ; Gomez-de-Gabriel et al, 2011 ; Guo et al, 2014 ; Gyebi et al, 2017 ; Ibrahim et al, 2020 ; Kurniawan et al, 2018 ; Li et al, 2016 ; Lister et al, 2018 ; Molloy et al, 2016 ; Rosenberg-Kima et al, 2020 ; Sampsel et al, 2011 ; Scott et al, 2020 ; Shaw et al, 2018 ; Shimaya et al, 2021 ; Suárez-Gómez & Pérez-Holguín, 2020 ; Sun et al, 2017 ; Uzun, 2020 ; Ververi et al, 2020 ; Wang et al, 2021 ; Winkelmann & Eberman, 2020 ; Wong et al, 2021 ) matched the inclusion criteria and were eventually retained for this study. Figure 1 illustrates the PRISMA flow diagram.…”

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Barriers and Facilitators of Robot-Assisted Education in Higher Education: A Systematic Mixed-Studies Review

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Lack of motivation and enjoyment is a challenge that many students face. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, many lessons are not being conducted face-to-face. However, the use of robots has been proven able to alleviate this challenge. This review explores the barriers and facilitators of robot-assisted education among higher education students. Ten databases were comprehensively searched for studies in English. Both published and unpublished studies were considered without a time limit. A systematic mixed-studies review was adopted and the mixed method appraisal tool was used to assess the methodological quality of the selected articles. The qualitative and quantitative findings were then synthesized via thematic and narrative syntheses, respectively. To integrate these two sets of findings, a result-based convergent synthesis was performed. A total of 28 studies covering 1689 higher education students across 14 countries were eventually used for the analysis. Most of these studies had average to high methodological quality. Two barrier themes were identified from these studies, namely, poor audio verbatim from the robots, and disruption and restrictions from software and hardware of the robot. Meanwhile, three themes related to facilitators were identified, namely, greater engagement in learning, facilitation in remote learning, and knowledge enhancement. The use of robot-assisted education has been proven to improve student learning in higher education. Robot-assisted education is an alternate educational technique that can be utilized to supplement and augment ongoing teaching arrangements. Future studies should examine a specific type of robot in a comparable learning environment. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10758-022-09637-3.

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“…The impact of social robots has been investigated in different educational contexts, demonstrating its great potential in supporting learners and teachers (Donnermann et al, 2020). One of the main benefits of robotics in education is that it can be adapted into multiple environments and situations as learning or teaching companions for children in classrooms or at home, for the elderly to maintain cognitive and physical abilities and for learners with deficiencies to adapt content to their capabilities (Johal, 2020).…”

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Physical therapy using robotics: A project-based learning experience for undergraduate students

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The dynamic society we live in requires constant adaptation and innovation on every aspect of our daily lives, allowing us to improve the necessities of different people by doing it. For this study, we used a new approach with project-based learning to go beyond the typical environment in higher education and bring solutions to real-life scenarios. The project was developed with undergraduate engineering students in collaboration with a rehabilitation institute in Mexico City to design a physical therapy routine using the NAO robot. It allowed interaction between young patients in real time and fostered empathy while developing a final usable product. The study measured the usability of the robotic platform during the rehabilitation sessions and the reproducibility of the project through Cronbach's alpha evaluation. The usability results show a higher interest in the project from both the patients and the medical staff involved while constructing the material needed to develop a product that matches the standards given by the rehabilitation institute. Implications for practice or policy: Therapists could change traditional approaches to caregiving while adopting new technological methodologies using robots. Higher education students could supplement their school curricula with real-case scenarios such as creating innovative therapy sessions for people with physical disabilities. Schools might need to collaborate with a wide range of institutions to provide technological solutions to real problems.

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Integrating a Social Robot in Higher Education – A Field Study

Cited by 31 publications

References 22 publications

Social Robots in Applied Settings: A Long-Term Study on Adaptive Robotic Tutors in Higher Education

Social Robots in Applied Settings: A Long-Term Study on Adaptive Robotic Tutors in Higher Education

Barriers and Facilitators of Robot-Assisted Education in Higher Education: A Systematic Mixed-Studies Review

Physical therapy using robotics: A project-based learning experience for undergraduate students

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