Educational robots and children’s imagery: a preliminary investigation in the first year of primary school
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Oct 10, 2017
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Published Online: Oct 10, 2017
Page range: 37 - 44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rem-2017-0007
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© 2017 Filippo Bruni et al., published by De Gruyter Open
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This study, within the dual context of media education and the use of educational robots, presents a preliminary investigation relating children’s imagery of robots achieved through the analysis of 44 drawings done by children in the first year of primary school. In addition to identifying a set of analytical criteria to be further investigated, the research shows (i) some sources of children’s imagery about robots, (ii) the difficulties of a specific age group to clearly distinguish between toys, robots and human beings and (iii) some possible indications for educational paths.