A systematic literature review on the applications of robots and natural language processing in education

HA Younis, NIR Ruhaiyem, W Ghaban, NA Gazem… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural language processing (NLP) is the art of investigating others' positive and
cooperative communication and rapprochement with others as well as the art of …

An analysis of children'interaction with an AI chatbot and its impact on their interest in reading

CC Liu, MG Liao, CH Chang, HM Lin - Computers & Education, 2022 - Elsevier
Educators have indicated that social approaches to reading such as book talk activities are
helpful for promoting students' interest in reading. However, it is not possible for teachers to …

Robotic role theory: an integrative review of human–robot service interaction to advance role theory in the age of social robots

M Blaurock, M Čaić, M Okan, AP Henkel - Journal of Service …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Social robots increasingly adopt service roles in the marketplace. While service
research is beginning to unravel the implications for theory and practice, other scientific …

Self-directed learning in video games, affordances and pedagogical implications for teaching and learning

W Toh, D Kirschner - Computers & Education, 2020 - Elsevier
Self-directed learning is becoming increasingly important in the twenty-first century due to
the rapid changes caused by technological advancement and automation, which …

A model-free affective reinforcement learning approach to personalization of an autonomous social robot companion for early literacy education

HW Park, I Grover, S Spaulding, L Gomez… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - ojs.aaai.org
Personalized education technologies capable of delivering adaptive interventions could
play an important role in addressing the needs of diverse young learners at a critical time of …

High wet-strength, durable composite film with nacre-like structure for moisture-driven actuators

H Ma, Y Jiang, W Han, X Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
As an emerging two-dimensional nanomaterial, Ti 3 C 2 TX MXene exhibits promising
applications in the fields of energy, electromagnetic shielding, sensors and actuators …

" Off Script:" Design Opportunities Emerging from Long-Term Social Robot Interactions In-the-Wild

JE Michaelis, B Cagiltay, R Ibtasar… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Social robots are becoming increasingly prevalent in the real world. Unsupervised user
interactions in a natural and familiar setting, such as the home, can reveal novel design …

A toy or a friend? children's anthropomorphic beliefs about robots and how these relate to second‐language word learning

R Van den Berghe, M de Haas… - Journal of Computer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the degree to which children anthropomorphize a robot tutor and
whether this anthropomorphism relates to their vocabulary learning in a second‐language …

Dialogue with a conversational agent promotes children's story comprehension via enhancing engagement

Y Xu, J Aubele, V Vigil, AS Bustamante… - Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dialogic reading, when children are read a storybook and engaged in relevant conversation,
is a powerful strategy for fostering language development. With the development of artificial …

The effect of playing e-sports games on young people's desire to engage in physical activity: Mediating effects of social presence perception and virtual sports …

W Ningning, C Wenguang - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
E-sports game experiences can help enhance young peoples' willingness to participate in
sports and fitness. However, e-sports game studies have mostly focused on users' violent …