Irûmi increased second-graders' positive attitudes toward technology by 0.228 SD¶
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q3 i1 Treatment students scored 0.228 SD higher on the Attitudes Towards Technology Index than control students. → Emma Näslund-Hadley 2026
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Emma Näslund-Hadley 2026¶
Emma Näslund-Hadley, Juan Manuel Hernández-Agramonte, Humberto Santos, Pablo Zoido. (2026). Impact of an educational robot-based intervention on second-graders computational thinking skills: experimental evaluation of the Irûmi program in Paraguay. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10675-2
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ITT estimate (Table 7) from the cluster RCT, using an index adapted from the CAQ and PATT-USA instruments. The article reports "an increase of 0.228 SD in the Attitudes Towards Technology Index relative to the control group", a printed effect size of 0.228 SD.
"Students in the treatment group had a statistically significant increase in positive attitudes, with an increase of 0.228 SD in the Attitudes Towards Technology Index relative to the control group."
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Irûmi increased second-graders' positive attitudes toward technology by 0.228 SD |
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Irûmi increased second-graders' positive attitudes toward technology by 0.228 SD |
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2026 |
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