Social Robots in Education for Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction : Socially Supportive Behaviour of Robotic Tutor for Creating Robo-Tangible Learning Environment in a Guided Discovery Learning Interaction
Ashraf Alam · ECS Transactions · 2022
The article discusses the possible applications of social robots in education, the technological and pedagogical challenges they possess, and the ways in which they may affect learning outcomes, concentrating only on robots intended to assist students in learning via social interaction. Author has highlighted three significant research problems : 1) Does robot tutors help improve students’ learning outcomes? 2) Does appearance and behaviour of robots have a significant role to play on academic engagement of learners? 3) What could be the potential roles of a robot in an educational setting? A statistical meta-analysis of previously published research articles is used to substantiate author’s claims. The larger aim of this article is to provide effective groundwork for future research by describing the expected outcomes of using social robots to offer education and identifying potential research areas for further inquiry. Expression of Concern The Electrochemical Society (ECS) has been made aware of a publication ethics concern regarding this article. The matter is currently under review and has been referred to the author's institution for further assessment. ECS is publishing this Expression of Concern to notify readers that the matter remains unresolved while that review is pending. No determination regarding the concern has been made at this time. ECS will review any additional information received through the institutional process and will take further action regarding the published record if warranted.