Educational robotics shows no significant effect on students' computational thinking in STEM education¶
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q3 i0 Across 4 effect sizes from 4 studies (N = 451), the mean effect of educational robotics on computational thinking was g = 0.079 and not statistically significant. → 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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Random-effects meta-analysis of the computational-thinking outcome from only 4 effect sizes in 4 studies (no hierarchical structure, so no multilevel model). The mean effect was g = 0.079, p = 0.434, CI crossing zero — "a minor and insignificant effect".
"The random effect model analysis found a mean effect size of 0.079 (SE = 0.101; p = 0.434; 95% CI was − 0.119–0.277), which indicated that educational robotics had a minor and insignificant effect on students' CT in STEM education"
Discussion¶
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Educational robotics shows no significant effect on students' computational thinking in STEM education |
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Educational robotics shows no significant effect on students' computational thinking in STEM education |
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