Sohel Anwar|Nicholas Alexander Bascou|Muhsin Menek?e|Asefeh Kardgar
A Systematic Review of Studies on Educational Robotics
Purdue University System|Rowan University|Purdue University System|Purdue University System
steady increase number studies investigating educational robotics impact academic social skills young learnerseducational robots used school environments enhance k12 students interest engagement academic achievement various fields stem educationsome prior studies show evidence general benefits educational robotics effective providing impactful learning experienceshowever appears need determine specific benefits achieved robotics implementation k12 formal informal learning settingsin study present systematic review literature k12 educational roboticsbased review process specific inclusion exclusion criteria repeatable method systematic review found 147 studies published years 2000 2018we classified studies five themes 1 general effectiveness educational robotics 2 students learning transfer skills 3 creativity motivation 4 diversity broadening participation 5 teachers professional developmentthe study outlines research questions presents synthesis literature discusses findings across themesit also provides guidelines educators practitioners researchers areas educational robotics stem education presents dimensions future research