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Dynamic testing: Can a robot as tutor be of help in assessing children's potential for learning?

Resing, Wilma C.M.; Bakker, Merel; Elliott, Julian G.; Vogelaar, Bart

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Authors

Wilma C.M. Resing

Merel Bakker

Bart Vogelaar



Abstract

This study examined whether computerized dynamic testing by utilizing a robot would lead to different patterns in children's (aged 6–9 years) potential for learning and strategy use when solving series‐completion tasks. The robot, in a “Wizard of Oz” setting, provided instructions and prompts during dynamic testing. It was found that a dynamic training resulted in greater accuracy and more correctly placed pieces at the post‐test than repeated testing only. Moreover, children who were dynamically trained appeared to use more heuristic strategies at the post‐test than their peers who were not trained. In general, observations showed that children were excited to work with the robot. All in all, the study revealed that computerized dynamic testing by means of a robot has much potential in tapping into children's potential for learning and strategy use. The implications of using a robot in educational assessment were stressed further in the discussion.

Citation

Resing, W. C., Bakker, M., Elliott, J. G., & Vogelaar, B. (2019). Dynamic testing: Can a robot as tutor be of help in assessing children's potential for learning?. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 35(4), 540-554. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12358

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 30, 2019
Online Publication Date Apr 15, 2019
Publication Date Aug 31, 2019
Deposit Date May 1, 2019
Publicly Available Date May 1, 2019
Journal Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
Print ISSN 0266-4909
Electronic ISSN 1365-2729
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 35
Issue 4
Pages 540-554
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12358

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Advance online version © 2019 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.




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