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Tony Belpaeme - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Heart vs hard drive: Children learn more from a human tutor than a social robot
    2016 11th ACM IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2016
    Co-Authors: James Kennedy, Paul Baxter, Emmanuel Senft, Tony Belpaeme
    Abstract:

    The field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is increasingly exploring the use of social robots for educating Children. Commonly, non-academic audiences will ask how robots compare to humans in terms of learning outcomes. This question is also interesting for social roboticists as humans are often assumed to be an upper benchmark for social behaviour, which influences learning. This paper presents a study in which learning gains of Children are compared when taught the same mathematics material by a robot tutor and a non-expert human tutor. Significant learning occurs in both conditions, but the Children improve more with the human tutor. This difference is not statistically significant, but the effect sizes fall in line with findings from other literature showing that humans outperform technology for tutoring. We discuss these findings in the context of applying social robots in Child Education.

Tiffany Ellis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Lowell John Gretebeck - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Interrelationship Between Solar Lighting and Poverty Alleviation in Rural Cambodia—A Case Study of Panasonic Corporation’s Solar Lighting CSR Initiative
    The Goals of Sustainable Development, 2018
    Co-Authors: Lowell John Gretebeck
    Abstract:

    In response to the exigency of adequate lighting, international NGOs have introduced LED solar lighting that is now becoming financially affordable. The purpose of this empirical research is to assess key socio-economic changes after Panasonic solar lighting was provided to approximately 300 families living in the rural Cambodian provinces of Kampong Speu and Kampong Chhnangin 2015. The working hypothesis of this research is that solar lighting will have a direct, positive impact on the socio-economic variables of Education, health, income, and safety. The results of this academic inquiry show that one of the primary benefits of solar lighting is improved Child Education. Another positive impact as a result of solar lighting is a reduction in monthly home energy costs by more than 50% for a majority of households. More specifically, solar lighting reduced household dependency on kerosene and battery recharging, thus enabling families to increase spending on Child Education, nutrition, and medical care.

James Kennedy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Heart vs hard drive: Children learn more from a human tutor than a social robot
    2016 11th ACM IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2016
    Co-Authors: James Kennedy, Paul Baxter, Emmanuel Senft, Tony Belpaeme
    Abstract:

    The field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is increasingly exploring the use of social robots for educating Children. Commonly, non-academic audiences will ask how robots compare to humans in terms of learning outcomes. This question is also interesting for social roboticists as humans are often assumed to be an upper benchmark for social behaviour, which influences learning. This paper presents a study in which learning gains of Children are compared when taught the same mathematics material by a robot tutor and a non-expert human tutor. Significant learning occurs in both conditions, but the Children improve more with the human tutor. This difference is not statistically significant, but the effect sizes fall in line with findings from other literature showing that humans outperform technology for tutoring. We discuss these findings in the context of applying social robots in Child Education.

Kate Orgah - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.