ERIC Number: EJ1445753
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3400
Effects of Educational Robotics on the Creativity and Problem-Solving Skills of K-12 Students: A Meta-Analysis
Educational Studies, v50 n6 p1539-1557 2024
With the increasing use of robotics in education, this study examined the influence of educational robotics on K-12 students' creativity and problem-solving skills by using Meta-analysis on 20 typical studies published from 2011 to 2021. Subsequent results exhibited five major points: 1) The overall effect of educational robotics was at 0.821; 2) Educational robotics had significantly improved students' creativity more than their problem-solving skills; 3) Educational robotics had the best effect on kindergarten children, but only had less effect on middle school students; 4) Educational robotics had a more significant learning effect on girls than boys; and 5) Different course periods of educational robotic teaching all had a positive effect on learning, but would notably decrease as the course period extends. Hence, educational practitioners and researchers should completely utilise its advantages to effectively improve students' creativity and problem-solving skills, and provide guidance for the development and application of educational robotics.
Descriptors: Robotics, Educational Technology, Creativity, Problem Solving, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Young Children, Case Studies, Gender Differences, Learning Experience, Class Organization, Student Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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