Parents reported large increases in children's robot programming knowledge and access to programming resources during the ARC trial¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Parent proxy ratings of basic robot programming knowledge increased from 2.00±1.41 to 4.00±1.41 and access to needed programming resources from 2.00±0.82 to 4.25±0.50. → Jacobson 2026 q2 i? Changes in plans to continue robotics and interest in further STEM education were smaller. → Jacobson 2026

Evidence¶

Jacobson 2026¶

Jacobson, M. J.; Rodriguez-Rivera, G.; Drineas, P.; and Xue, Y. (2026). Teaching AI, Robotics, & Community: A Hubs-Based K–12 Education Framework for Reaching Rural Schools. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.18072 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2609.18072

q2 · i? · design · r2

Parent proxy survey (n=4) of three new rural FLL teams in the ARC trial, reported in the Trial Deployment section; K–12 outcomes were assessed through parent reports rather than direct surveys of children. Only descriptive means are printed, so no effect size is coded.

"Ratings of basic robot programmingknowledgeincreasedfrom2.00±1.41to4.00±1.41, while access to needed programming resources increased from2.00±0.82to4.25±0.50."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In an ARC trial deployment, undergraduate mentors' retrospective pre-then-post ratings of teaching confidence and community connection increased substantially — related
• Playful and creative engagement with robots supported students' learning of robotics and AI, including recognizing that robot behavior is driven by sensor data rather than human-like perception — related