In this work the authors investigate the effectiveness of robotics in education. Rather than creating excitement for children when playing with robots in games, they are examining the overall learning environment where a robot acts as a teaching assistant. They designed a suitable lesson plan when groups of teenagers participate in activities involving the use of the robot: the authors first performed experiments for the robot to solve the "Tower of Hanoi" problem; then, they designed a lesson plan to teach the "Tower of Hanoi" problem using a KUKA youBot as a teaching assistant. The experiment involved two groups of students: one group was taught with the robot and the other group without the robot. Finally, the authors present results of a comparative study based on questionnaires, in order to understand if the effectiveness of the teaching has been greater with the robot as teaching assistant.

Robotic teaching assistance for the "tower of Hanoi" problem / Thien, Nguyen Duc; Terracina, Annalisa; Iocchi, Luca; Mecella, Massimo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES. - ISSN 1539-3100. - 14:1(2016), pp. 64-76. [10.4018/IJDET.2016010104]

Robotic teaching assistance for the "tower of Hanoi" problem

TERRACINA, ANNALISA;IOCCHI, Luca;MECELLA, Massimo
2016

Abstract

In this work the authors investigate the effectiveness of robotics in education. Rather than creating excitement for children when playing with robots in games, they are examining the overall learning environment where a robot acts as a teaching assistant. They designed a suitable lesson plan when groups of teenagers participate in activities involving the use of the robot: the authors first performed experiments for the robot to solve the "Tower of Hanoi" problem; then, they designed a lesson plan to teach the "Tower of Hanoi" problem using a KUKA youBot as a teaching assistant. The experiment involved two groups of students: one group was taught with the robot and the other group without the robot. Finally, the authors present results of a comparative study based on questionnaires, in order to understand if the effectiveness of the teaching has been greater with the robot as teaching assistant.
2016
Educational robotic; KUKA youBot; Teaching assistance; Tower of Hanoi; Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Computer Networks and Communications; 3304
01 Pubblicazione su rivista::01a Articolo in rivista
Robotic teaching assistance for the "tower of Hanoi" problem / Thien, Nguyen Duc; Terracina, Annalisa; Iocchi, Luca; Mecella, Massimo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES. - ISSN 1539-3100. - 14:1(2016), pp. 64-76. [10.4018/IJDET.2016010104]
File allegati a questo prodotto
File Dimensione Formato  
Thien_Robotic-Teaching-Assistance_2016.pdf

solo gestori archivio

Tipologia: Versione editoriale (versione pubblicata con il layout dell'editore)
Licenza: Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)
Dimensione 1.04 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
1.04 MB Adobe PDF   Contatta l'autore

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11573/908570
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 8
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 3
social impact