Irûmi improved teachers' attitudes toward new technologies in education by 0.293 SD¶
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q3 i1 Treatment teachers scored 0.293 SD higher on the Index of Attitudes Towards New Technologies in Education. → 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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Teacher ITT estimate (Table 9, Eq. 1) from the cluster RCT (N = 160 teachers), using an index adapted from teacher attitude instruments. The article reports a printed effect size of 0.293 SD on the attitudes index.
"Irûmi had an estimated effect of 0.293 SD on the Index of Attitudes Towards New Technologies in Education. This result reflects a more positive attitude toward educational technology."
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Related Claims¶
- The Irûmi robot-based program improved second-graders' computational thinking scores by 0.089 standard deviations in Paraguay — related
- Irûmi increased second-graders' positive attitudes toward technology by 0.228 SD — related
- Teachers report strongly positive attitudes toward AI, low concern, high confidence in using AI tools, and strong but uneven institutional support — related
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Irûmi improved teachers' attitudes toward new technologies in education by 0.293 SD |
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Irûmi improved teachers' attitudes toward new technologies in education by 0.293 SD |
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2026 |
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