Educational robotics has a moderate positive overall effect on K-16 students' STEM learning compared to non-robotics instruction¶
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q3 i2 Across 30 effect sizes from 21 studies (N = 2433), robot-assisted STEM education yielded a mean effect size of g = 0.488 versus non-robotics conditions. → Fan Ouyang and Weiqi Xu 2024
Evidence¶
Fan Ouyang and Weiqi Xu 2024¶
Fan Ouyang and Weiqi Xu. (2024). The effects of educational robotics in STEM education: a multilevel meta-analysis. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00469-4
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Multilevel (three-level) meta-analysis of 21 robot-assisted STEM education studies with 30 effect sizes and 2433 participants, using Hedges' g and REML estimation. The pooled effect was "a mean effect size of 0.488", significant at p < 0.05 with a 95% CI of 0.094–0.882.
"The results of multilevel meta-analysis showed a mean effect size of 0.488 (SE = 0.19; p < 0.05; 95% CI was 0.094–0.882)."
Discussion¶
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Educational robotics has a moderate positive overall effect on K-16 students' STEM learning compared to non-robotics instruction |
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Educational robotics has a moderate positive overall effect on K-16 students' STEM learning compared to non-robotics instruction |
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