Programming a robot or an avatar: A study on learning outcomes, motivation, and cooperation

Rianne van den Berghe; H. Petersen; A. Hellendoorn; Hanno van Keulen

doi:10.1145/3371382.3378239

Programming a robot or an avatar: A study on learning outcomes, motivation, and cooperation

Rianne van den Berghe
, H. Petersen
, A. Hellendoorn
, Hanno van Keulen

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	496-498
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-7057-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3378239
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	HRI '20: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - Cambridge United Kingdom Duration: 1 Mar 2021 → 31 Mar 2021

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Conference	HRI '20: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Period	1/03/21 → 31/03/21

Keywords

Robot
Avatar
Children
Programming training
Learningoutcomes
Motivation
Cooperation

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van den Berghe, R, Petersen, H, Hellendoorn, A & van Keulen, H 2020, Programming a robot or an avatar: A study on learning outcomes, motivation, and cooperation. in HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 496-498, HRI '20: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 1/03/21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3378239

Programming a robot or an avatar: A study on learning outcomes, motivation, and cooperation. / van den Berghe, Rianne; Petersen, H.; Hellendoorn, A. et al.
HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery, 2020. p. 496-498.

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