Students preferred robot-assisted storytelling and some students treated the robot as a more equal communication partner than the instructor¶
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q1 i? Interview and observation data suggest students preferred robot-assisted storytelling over traditional methods and that a student reluctant to speak to the instructor readily answered the robot's questions. → Ka Yan Fung 2025
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Ka Yan Fung 2025¶
Ka Yan Fung, Tze Leung Rick Lui, Yuxing Tao and Kuen Fung SIN. (2025). MotiBo: The Impact of Interactive Digital Storytelling Robots on Student Motivation through Self-Determination Theory. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.01218 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2601.01218
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Qualitative interview evidence from the discussion section: a student's stated preference for the robot, and a separate observation that Student C was reluctant to speak to the instructor but readily answered the robot's questions. This is anecdotal, not a tested comparison.
"When the instructor asked if they preferred robot-assisted storytelling over traditional methods, Student A replied, "Of course, I prefer this little robot. It can dance. How can the teacher dance like that for me?""
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Related Claims¶
- Robot-assisted storytelling produces statistically significant pre-post improvement in cognitive engagement, while paper and PPT groups' gains are not statistically significant — related
- Robot-assisted storytelling produces statistically significant pre-post improvement in behavioural engagement, while paper and PPT groups' gains are not statistically significant — related
- The article reports course completion and robot walking as implementation context, with student performance and learning data reserved for a separate study — related
- Students exposed to robot storytelling report significantly higher enjoyment than students exposed to robot explanation in a 1-week classroom study — related
- Children's drawings suggested they noticed the robot's embedded integration elements and shifted attention from the robot to peer communication — related
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Students preferred robot-assisted storytelling and some students treated the robot as a more equal communication partner than the instructor |
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Students preferred robot-assisted storytelling and some students treated the robot as a more equal communication partner than the instructor |
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