Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students?
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Resumo: | This paper presents a pilot study that focuses on the exploratory and rapid prototyping within the human-in-the-loop control of a self-constructed and developed educational robot in assisting communicative English learning in primary Education in Madrid, Spain. The study sample was composed of 37 3rd graders that attended four English learning program sessions in November 2021, in which robot integration plays a leading role as learning material. To achieve the above, an easy-to-build, programmed and economical LEGO Education Mindstorms EV3 package was optioned. Pre-and-post questionnaires, classroom observations, and an evaluation sheet that measures self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and teacher evaluation were applied. The result reveals students’ perception of the pioneering robot and although preliminary, presents validation of the technology for English class assistance. Another finding suggests that students’ stress generated from communication in English among peers was reduced with the companion of the robot. Due to the nature of a pilot study, both the number of sessions and the sample size are limited to determine if the robot is helpful in students’ vocabulary acquisition in the long run. Further study is to be conducted with the pioneer model to teach vocabularies of different categories for a longer period. The findings of this pilot study will serve as a reference in the attempt to develop and reproduce promising robots to assist English teaching and learning that are accessible to public schools. |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students?Os robôs educacionais são bons para o aprendizado comunicativo de inglês para alunos do ensino fundamental?Aprendizagem de inglês assistida por robôAprendizagem comunicativa de inglêsPrototipagem exploratóriaPrototipagem rápidaRobot-assisted English learningCommunicative English learningExploratory prototypingRapid prototypingThis paper presents a pilot study that focuses on the exploratory and rapid prototyping within the human-in-the-loop control of a self-constructed and developed educational robot in assisting communicative English learning in primary Education in Madrid, Spain. The study sample was composed of 37 3rd graders that attended four English learning program sessions in November 2021, in which robot integration plays a leading role as learning material. To achieve the above, an easy-to-build, programmed and economical LEGO Education Mindstorms EV3 package was optioned. Pre-and-post questionnaires, classroom observations, and an evaluation sheet that measures self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and teacher evaluation were applied. The result reveals students’ perception of the pioneering robot and although preliminary, presents validation of the technology for English class assistance. Another finding suggests that students’ stress generated from communication in English among peers was reduced with the companion of the robot. Due to the nature of a pilot study, both the number of sessions and the sample size are limited to determine if the robot is helpful in students’ vocabulary acquisition in the long run. Further study is to be conducted with the pioneer model to teach vocabularies of different categories for a longer period. The findings of this pilot study will serve as a reference in the attempt to develop and reproduce promising robots to assist English teaching and learning that are accessible to public schools.Este artigo apresenta um estudo piloto que se concentra na prototipagem exploratória e rápida dentro do controle humano no circuito de um robô educacional autoconstruído e desenvolvido para auxiliar o aprendizado comunicativo de inglês no ensino fundamental em Madri, Espanha. A amostra do estudo foi de 37 alunos da 3ª série que participaram de quatro sessões de um programa de aprendizado de inglês em novembro de 2021, no qual a integração de robôs desempenha um papel de destaque como material de aprendizagem. Para alcançar o acima, foi escolhido um pacote LEGO Education Mindstorms EV3 fácil de construir, programado e econômico. Foram aplicados questionários pré e pós-observações em sala de aula e uma ficha de avaliação que mede a autoavaliação, a avaliação dos pares e a avaliação do professor. O resultado revela a percepção dos alunos sobre o robô pioneiro e, embora preliminar, apresenta validação da tecnologia para auxílio às aulas de inglês. Outro achado sugere que o estresse dos alunos gerado pela comunicação em inglês entre os pares foi reduzido com o acompanhamento do robô. Devido à natureza de um estudo piloto, tanto o número de sessões quanto o tamanho da amostra são limitados para determinar se o robô é útil na aquisição de vocabulário dos alunos a longo prazo. Mais estudos devem ser realizados com o modelo pioneiro para ensinar vocabulários de diferentes categorias por um período mais longo. Os resultados deste estudo piloto servirão como referência na tentativa de desenvolver e reproduzir robôs promissores para auxiliar o ensino e aprendizagem de inglês que sejam acessíveis às escolas públicas.Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais2023-01-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigo avaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/textolivre/article/view/4146910.1590/1983-3652.2023.41469Texto Livre; Vol. 16 (2023): Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia; e41469Texto Livre; Vol. 16 (2023): Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia; e41469Texto Livre; Vol. 16 (2023): Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia; e41469Texto Livre; v. 16 (2023): Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia; e414691983-3652reponame:Texto livreinstname:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)instacron:UFMGenghttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/textolivre/article/view/41469/32244Copyright (c) 2023 Xiaotong Yu, Maria Angeles Gutierrez-Garcia, Roberto Soto-Varelahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessYu, XiaotongGutierrez-Garcia, Maria AngelesSoto-Varela, Roberto2024-01-08T13:17:25Zoai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/41469Revistahttp://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/textolivrePUBhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/textolivre/oairevistatextolivre@letras.ufmg.br1983-36521983-3652opendoar:2024-01-08T13:17:25Texto livre - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)false |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students? Os robôs educacionais são bons para o aprendizado comunicativo de inglês para alunos do ensino fundamental? |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students? |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students? Yu, Xiaotong Aprendizagem de inglês assistida por robô Aprendizagem comunicativa de inglês Prototipagem exploratória Prototipagem rápida Robot-assisted English learning Communicative English learning Exploratory prototyping Rapid prototyping |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students? |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students? |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students? |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students? |
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Are educational robots any good for communicative English learning for primary school students? |
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Yu, Xiaotong |
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Yu, Xiaotong Gutierrez-Garcia, Maria Angeles Soto-Varela, Roberto |
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Gutierrez-Garcia, Maria Angeles Soto-Varela, Roberto |
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Yu, Xiaotong Gutierrez-Garcia, Maria Angeles Soto-Varela, Roberto |
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Aprendizagem de inglês assistida por robô Aprendizagem comunicativa de inglês Prototipagem exploratória Prototipagem rápida Robot-assisted English learning Communicative English learning Exploratory prototyping Rapid prototyping |
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Aprendizagem de inglês assistida por robô Aprendizagem comunicativa de inglês Prototipagem exploratória Prototipagem rápida Robot-assisted English learning Communicative English learning Exploratory prototyping Rapid prototyping |
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This paper presents a pilot study that focuses on the exploratory and rapid prototyping within the human-in-the-loop control of a self-constructed and developed educational robot in assisting communicative English learning in primary Education in Madrid, Spain. The study sample was composed of 37 3rd graders that attended four English learning program sessions in November 2021, in which robot integration plays a leading role as learning material. To achieve the above, an easy-to-build, programmed and economical LEGO Education Mindstorms EV3 package was optioned. Pre-and-post questionnaires, classroom observations, and an evaluation sheet that measures self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and teacher evaluation were applied. The result reveals students’ perception of the pioneering robot and although preliminary, presents validation of the technology for English class assistance. Another finding suggests that students’ stress generated from communication in English among peers was reduced with the companion of the robot. Due to the nature of a pilot study, both the number of sessions and the sample size are limited to determine if the robot is helpful in students’ vocabulary acquisition in the long run. Further study is to be conducted with the pioneer model to teach vocabularies of different categories for a longer period. The findings of this pilot study will serve as a reference in the attempt to develop and reproduce promising robots to assist English teaching and learning that are accessible to public schools. |
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