Developing a gamified artificial intelligence educational robot to promote learning effectiveness and behavior in laboratory safety courses for undergraduate students

• Published in: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 18 - 31
• Main Authors: Yang, Qi-Fan, Lian, Li-Wen, Zhao, Jia-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2023; BioMed Central, Ltd; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; Artificial intelligence education robot; Classrooms; Cognitive Processes; Colleges & universities; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Control Groups; Course Content; Education; Educational Technology; Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; GAFCC model; Gamification; Higher Education; Humanities; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Instructional Design; Instructional Effectiveness; Laboratories; Laboratory Safety; Law; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning Motivation; Learning Processes; Motivation; Problem Solving; Research Article; Robot control; Robotics; Robots; Safety; Statistics for Social Sciences; Student Behavior; Student Motivation; Students; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate study; Workload; Workloads; China; Higher Education; Artificial intelligence education robot; Gamification; GAFCC model; Laboratory safety
• ISSN: 2365-9440; 2365-9440
• DOI: 10.1186/s41239-023-00391-9

According to previous studies, traditional laboratory safety courses are delivered in a classroom setting where the instructor teaches and the students listen and read the course materials passively. The course content is also uninspiring and dull. Additionally, the teaching period is spread out, wh...