Effects of Participation in Educational Robotics Competitions From the Parent's Perspective: A Mixed‐Methods Study.

Background: Educational robots are regarded as effective learning tools in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and educational robotics competitions have become highly popular. Objectives: This study investigated the effects of participation in an educational robotics...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 1 - 17
Autores principales: Yu, Wenhao, You, Yiyang, Chiang, Feng‐Kuang
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2025
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          Yu, Wenhao
          You, Yiyang
          Chiang, Feng‐Kuang
        affil: Faculty of Education, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang Jiangxi Province,, China
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          Parental Attitudes Evaluation
          Robotics Education
          Competitive Behavior
          Outcomes of Education
          Academic Performance
          Human
          Funding Source
          Male
          Female
          Child
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Young Adult
          Multimethod Studies
          Descriptive Research
          Correlational Studies
          Grounded Theory
          Emotions
          Science Education
          Technology Education
          Mathematics Education
          Engineering Education
          Models, Educational
          Child Development
          Career Planning and Development
          Problem Solving
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          Descriptive Statistics
          Academic Achievement
          T-Tests
          One-Way Analysis of Variance
          Sex Factors
          Questionnaires
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Background: Educational robots are regarded as effective learning tools in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and educational robotics competitions have become highly popular. Objectives: This study investigated the effects of participation in an educational robotics competition, the World Robot Olympiad, from the parent's perspective. Methods: This study collected and analysed 128 questionnaires and 30 interviews of parents from different countries. For quantitative studies, descriptive and correlation analyses were employed. For qualitative studies, grounded theory was used to generate codes and categories. The quantitative and qualitative analyses were then combined to comprehensively evaluate the findings. Results and Conclusions: According to the quantitative research results, parents agreed that participation in the WRO can positively influence their child's abilities in seven dimensions, with emotional engagement receiving the most influence. The qualitative results indicated that parents perceived advancements in not only their child's STEM knowledge on specific topics but also noted effects on their learning performance in school and choice of career. This study proposed the use of the Expectation–Effort–Impact model from the parent's perspective. The virtuous cycle between the child's efforts to perform well and the parent's expectations of growth exerts a lasting effect on the child's development.
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