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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb
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Effects of New Coopetition Designs on Learning Performance in Robotics Education
Zhong, Baichang; Xia, Liying
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v38 n1 p223-236 Feb 2022
Background: Although some researchers have applied both cooperation and competition in the practice of robotics education, most of these practices were not systematic, and there was no integration design for intra-group cooperation and inter-group competition. Objectives: The study aims to examine the effects of different coopetition designs on students' intragroup cooperation and intergroup competition. Methods: A two-stage study was conducted in two elementary schools. In the pilot study, two coopetition designs were developed by combining rewarded and unrewarded competition. In the follow-up study, three coopetition designs (i.e., zero-sum with real-time reward, zero-sum with delayed reward, and social-comparison) were examined. Results and Conclusions: The study showed that both social-comparison coopetition and zero-sum real-time reward coopetition can be more effective than zero-sum delayed reward coopetition in teaching knowledge and skills in robotics education. Social comparison coopetition turned out to have a larger effect on affective outcome than the zero-sum delayed reward coopetition. Implications: Social comparison coopetition seems to be a more advantages method for both cognitive and affective learning. However, more research is needed to confirm the difference in effectiveness between the three models of coopetition.
Descriptors: Robotics, Cooperation, Competition, Elementary School Students, Rewards, Social Influences, Delay of Gratification, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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