Hao Yu
The neuroscience basis and educational interventions of mathematical cognitive impairment and anxiety: a systematic literature review
Frontiers in psychology
educational robotics er new learning approach known mainly effects scientific academic subjects science technology engineering mathematics recent studies indicate er also affect cognitive development improving critical reasoning planning skills study aimed quantify ability er empower executive functions ef including ability control update program information 5 6yearold children attending first grade crucial evolutionary window development abilities total 187 typically developing children enrolled randomly allocated two experimental conditions immediate er training b waitlist erlaboratories erlab small groups organized schools using childfriendly beeshaped robot called beebot campus store activities intensive enjoyable progressively challenging 20 twiceweekly sessions outcome measures based standardized tests used quantify effects er ef compared control group erlab group showed significantly better ability actively manipulate information shortterm memory suppress automatic responses favor goalappropriate actions rct study provides first quantitative evidence positive effects er activities improving working memory inhibition early school years