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

IF 5.1 2区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Pub Date : 2025-07-06 DOI:10.1111/jcal.70092

Wenhao Yu, Yiyang You, Feng-Kuang Chiang

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Abstract

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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家长参与教育机器人竞赛的影响：一项混合方法研究

教育机器人被认为是科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教育的有效学习工具，教育机器人竞赛非常受欢迎。目的：本研究从家长的角度调查参与教育机器人竞赛——世界机器人奥林匹克竞赛的影响。方法对来自不同国家的家长进行问卷调查128份，访谈30次，并进行分析。定量研究采用描述性和相关性分析。对于定性研究，扎根理论被用于生成代码和类别。然后将定量和定性分析相结合，对研究结果进行综合评价。结果与结论定量研究结果显示，家长认为参与WRO可以在七个维度上对孩子的能力产生积极影响，其中情绪参与的影响最大。定性结果表明，父母不仅感知到孩子在特定主题上的STEM知识的进步，而且注意到他们在学校的学习表现和职业选择方面的影响。本研究从家长的角度提出期望-努力-影响模型。孩子努力表现良好和父母对成长的期望之间的良性循环对孩子的发展产生了持久的影响。

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Journal of Computer Assisted Learning EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

9.70

自引率

6.00%

发文量

116

期刊介绍： The Journal of Computer Assisted Learning is an international peer-reviewed journal which covers the whole range of uses of information and communication technology to support learning and knowledge exchange. It aims to provide a medium for communication among researchers as well as a channel linking researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. JCAL is also a rich source of material for master and PhD students in areas such as educational psychology, the learning sciences, instructional technology, instructional design, collaborative learning, intelligent learning systems, learning analytics, open, distance and networked learning, and educational evaluation and assessment. This is the case for formal (e.g., schools), non-formal (e.g., workplace learning) and informal learning (e.g., museums and libraries) situations and environments. Volumes often include one Special Issue which these provides readers with a broad and in-depth perspective on a specific topic. First published in 1985, JCAL continues to have the aim of making the outcomes of contemporary research and experience accessible. During this period there have been major technological advances offering new opportunities and approaches in the use of a wide range of technologies to support learning and knowledge transfer more generally. There is currently much emphasis on the use of network functionality and the challenges its appropriate uses pose to teachers/tutors working with students locally and at a distance. JCAL welcomes: -Empirical reports, single studies or programmatic series of studies on the use of computers and information technologies in learning and assessment -Critical and original meta-reviews of literature on the use of computers for learning -Empirical studies on the design and development of innovative technology-based systems for learning -Conceptual articles on issues relating to the Aims and Scope