The robot's physical position structured the learning space: its front hosted on-task activity while its back provided a peripheral space for momentary off-task behavior, seemingly allowing children to regulate their own engagement¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The differentiation of learning space around the robot's front and back seemed to allow children to modulate engagement and regulate their own learning. → Yanghee Kim · Michael Tscholl 2021

Evidence¶

Yanghee Kim · Michael Tscholl 2021¶

Yanghee Kim · Michael Tscholl. (2021). Young children's embodied interactions with a social robot. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-09978-3

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Observation reported in the Issues and recommendations discussion: the robot's front acted as the center stage for on-task activity and its back as a peripheral space for momentary off-task behavior. The authors interpret this differentiation as supporting self-regulation of engagement.

"In our studies, the robot's front served as the center stage where on-task activity took place. The robot's back produced a peripheral space the children used for momentary off-task behavior."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Internally divergent momentary engagement profiles occur within a single task, with students attentive yet emotionally and cognitively disengaged — related