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August 30, 2026Technology Knowledge and LearningOpen Access

Fostering Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity via Educational Robotics

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SRSophia Rapti TSTheodosios Sapounidis STSokratis Tselegkaridis

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Experimental study reveals that educational robotics promote 4Cs skills in preschoolers, suggesting that interactive technology strengthens early social and cognitive development.

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To examine whether tangibly programmable robots promote communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity (the 4Cs) more effectively than traditional methods in early childhood.
Experimental study conducted with 50 preschool children across 10 structured curricular activities comparing an educational robotics intervention to traditional instructional approaches.
Evaluated the moderating effects of age, gender, and activity type, and modeled directional relationships among the 4Cs using path analysis.
Children in the educational robotics group achieved significantly higher scores across all 4Cs compared to the control group.
Participant gender did not significantly affect skill outcomes, though age and the nature of curricular activities influenced skill gains.
Path analysis demonstrated that effective communication during robotics tasks drove successful collaboration, which subsequently promoted critical thinking and creativity.

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Rapti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f1176c1a8fb52e79dcdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-026-10023-6

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August 30, 2026Technology Knowledge and LearningOpen Access

Fostering Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity via Educational Robotics

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Authors

SRSophia Rapti TSTheodosios Sapounidis STSokratis Tselegkaridis

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Overview

Experimental study reveals that educational robotics promote 4Cs skills in preschoolers, suggesting that interactive technology strengthens early social and cognitive development.

Key Points

To examine whether tangibly programmable robots promote communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity (the 4Cs) more effectively than traditional methods in early childhood.
Experimental study conducted with 50 preschool children across 10 structured curricular activities comparing an educational robotics intervention to traditional instructional approaches.
Evaluated the moderating effects of age, gender, and activity type, and modeled directional relationships among the 4Cs using path analysis.
Children in the educational robotics group achieved significantly higher scores across all 4Cs compared to the control group.
Participant gender did not significantly affect skill outcomes, though age and the nature of curricular activities influenced skill gains.
Path analysis demonstrated that effective communication during robotics tasks drove successful collaboration, which subsequently promoted critical thinking and creativity.

Cite This Study

Rapti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f1176c1a8fb52e79dcdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-026-10023-6

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