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http://dx.doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2015.10.2.070

The Influence of Educational Robot Experience on Children's Robot Image and Relationship Recognition  

Lee, KyungOk (Early Childhood Education, Duksung Women's University)
Lee, Byungho (Early Childhood Education, Duksung Women's University)
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The Journal of Korea Robotics Society / v.10, no.2, 2015 , pp. 70-78 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate how young children recognize the image of robots, and how they understand the relationship between themselves and robots based on school experience. 20 children from kindergarten A had no direct experience with educational robots, whereas 20 children from kindergarten B had experience in using educational robots in their classroom. Total 40 children from age group 5 class participated in this study. We collected data using interview and drawing test. The findings of the study are as follows: First, participating children recognized robots as having both the character of a machine and a human. But children with previous robot experience provided description of robots as a machine-tool. Both groups were not able to explain the structure of robots in details. Second, participating children understood that they can develop a range of social relationships with robots, including simple help to family replacement. There were mixed views on robots among the children with previous experience, but children with no experience described robots as taking the role of peers or family members. These findings could contribute to the development of robots and related programs in the field of early childhood education.
Keywords
Educational Robot; Early Childhood Classroom; Child-Robot Interaction; Robot Learning;
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