In second-language teaching for pupils with special educational needs, Pepper was associated with higher participation than digital tablets¶
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q2 i? One included study compared Pepper with digital tablets in second-language teaching for pupils with special educational needs and observed higher levels of participation when the robot was used. → Martinez-Roig 2026
Evidence¶
Martinez-Roig 2026¶
Martinez-Roig, R., Aragonés-González, M., & Cazorla, M. (2026). Exploring the implementation of the Pepper social robot in formal education: a scoping review. Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 15, 22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44322-026-00072-1
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The review reports, citing Konijn et al. (2022), a comparison of Pepper against digital tablets in second-language teaching for pupils with special educational needs, with higher participation observed for the robot. No effect size is printed in the review.
"Konijn et al. ( 2022) compared the use of Pepper with digital tablets in second-language teaching for pupils with special educational needs, observing higher levels of participation when the robot was used."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Reported benefits of Pepper centre on motivation and engagement, with social-skill and academic-performance gains reported less frequently — a broader claim this one bears on
- Empirical research on the Pepper robot in formal education is recent, concentrated in primary education, and dominated by qualitative designs with small samples — related
- Pepper has been deployed in three predominant pedagogical roles: tutor/teaching assistant, learning partner or tutored agent, and social mediator in inclusive settings — related
- Inclusion of learners with special educational needs is typically implicit rather than explicitly designed even in advanced agentic AI systems — related
- Pedagogical agents as coaches and tutors are most useful with novice learners, while virtual role-players benefit learners across expertise levels — related
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In second-language teaching for pupils with special educational needs, Pepper was associated with higher participation than digital tablets |
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In second-language teaching for pupils with special educational needs, Pepper was associated with higher participation than digital tablets |
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2026 |
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