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Menacho, Antonio; Plaza, Pedro; Sancristobal, Elio; Perez-Molina, Clara; Blazquez, Manuel; Castro, Manuel – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
Today's society is facing new challenges and opportunities that demand professional profiles specialized in problem solving, with the ability to innovate and exploit the possibilities offered by information and communication technologies (ICTs). Far from being a novelty, the term STEM was coined in the mid-1990s. From then until now, there are a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Robotics, STEM Education, Workshops
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Epley, Nicholas; Waytz, Adam; Cacioppo, John T. – Psychological Review, 2007
Anthropomorphism describes the tendency to imbue the real or imagined behavior of nonhuman agents with humanlike characteristics, motivations, intentions, or emotions. Although surprisingly common, anthropomorphism is not invariant. This article describes a theory to explain when people are likely to anthropomorphize and when they are not, focused…
Descriptors: Motivation, Cultural Influences, Social Influences, Behavior Theories