Jennifer L Stanley, Carrie L Hanson, Christopher J Van Ness, Lorie Holt
Assessing Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge, Attitudes, Access and Confidence Among Dental Hygiene Educators
Journal of dental hygiene : JDH
emerging field robotics education new rapidly growing subject area worldwide may provide playful novel learning environment children engage aspects science technology engineering mathematics stem learning purpose research examine robotics learning activities may affect cognitive abilities cognitive processes 68 years old children study adopted mixed methods approach repeated measures design three waves data collection 6 months including quantitative data obtained cognitive assessments eyetracking qualitative data interviews total 31 children recruited afterschool robotics program best knowledge study first research used combination eyetracking cognitive assessments interviews examining effect children using linear growth models results cognitive assessments showed childrens visuospatial working memory well logical abstract reasoning skills improved time interview data analyzed thematic analysis results revealed children perceived activities game play made children engaged study parents found children focused activities comparing six months ago additionally visualization eyetracking data suggested children became focused activities got faster process information across six months general echoed findings assessments interviews findings may help educators policymakers better understand benefits young children