Authors - HSIU-FENG WANG, PEI-LUN LEE, MAO-JEN CHEN Abstract - With the advent of new developments, social robots are increasingly adopted in educational settings. The impact of social robot gestures on children’s learning outcomes, emotional responses, and affect was explored. One hundred and five elementary students participated in the experiment. Findings revealed a significant effect of robot gestures on children’s learning emotions. The impact of social robot gestures on learning outcomes and affect in children was explored. Results indicated that robot gestures significantly influenced learning emotions and knowledge retention. Children preferred interacting with the gesturing social robot, suggesting enhanced emotional engagement during learning. However, the effect on knowledge transfer was not significant. These findings underscore the potential of social robot gestures in enhancing children’s engagement and learning effectiveness.
