Kindergarten Social Assistive Robot (KindSAR) for children’s geometric thinking and metacognitive development in preschool education: A pilot study

Autor:	Guy Keren, Marina Fridin
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	business.industry Primary education Eye contact Computer-Assisted Instruction Metacognition Robotics Social relation Human-Computer Interaction Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Pedagogy Mathematics education Robot Artificial intelligence Psychology business Preschool education General Psychology
Zdroj:	Computers in Human Behavior. 35:400-412
ISSN:	0747-5632
DOI:	10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.009
Popis:	Kindergarten Social Assistive Robot (KindSAR) is an innovative tool promotes children’s development through social interaction. This pilot study demonstrates how KindSAR can assist educational staff in the teaching of geometric thinking and in promoting the metacognitive development by engaging children in interactive play activities. Children’s reactions and performances were video recorded for analysis. Most children exhibited positive interaction with the robot and a high level of enjoyment. Our results showed that their performances on geometric thinking and metacognitive tasks were improved while they “played” with the robot. To measure children’s learning we have developed a novel measure of cognitive learning, which we call “velocity of learning”. This study demonstrates the feasibility and expected benefits of incorporating KindSAR in preschool education.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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