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Table 3 The moderator variables of the included studies

From: The effects of educational robotics in STEM education: a multilevel meta-analysis

Study

Moderator variables

Discipline

Educational level

Instructor support

Instructional strategy

Interactive type

Intervention duration

Robotic type

CG condition

Berland and Wilensky (2015) [1]

S

MS

S

PbBL

One-to-one

> 1 day and ≤ 1 month

PR

OT

Berland and Wilensky (2015) [2]

S

MS

S

PbBL

One-to-one

> 1 day and ≤ 1 month

PR

OT

Brown and Howard, (2014) [1]

M

HE

NS

L

One-to-one

≤ 1 day

SR

TI

Brown and Howard (2014) [2]

M

HS

NS

L

One-to-one

≤ 1 day

SR

TI

Brown and Howard (2014) [3]

M

HE

NS

L

One-to-one

≤ 1 day

SR

TI

Brown and Howard (2014) [4]

M

HS

NS

L

One-to-one

≤ 1 day

SR

TI

Constantinou and Ioannou (2018)

T

MS

S

PbBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

TI

Ferrarelli and Iocchi (2021)

S

HS

S

PjBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

TI

Ioannou and Angeli (2016)

T

MS

S

PbBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

OT

JuliĂ  and AntolĂ­ (2016)

M

PS

S

PjBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

TI

Kim and Lee (2016)

T

HE

S

PbBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

TI

Kurniawan et al., (2018) [1]

T

HE

S

PbBL

One-to-one

> 1 day and ≤ 1 month

PR

OT

Kurniawan et al., (2018) [2]

T

HE

S

PbBL

One-to-one

> 1 day and ≤ 1 month

PR

OT

La Paglia et al., (2017)

M

PS

NS

PjBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

TI

Leonard et al., (2016)

DC

MS

S

GBL

One-to-one

> 1 month

PR

OT

Merino-Armero et al., (2018)

DC

PS

S

PbBL

In groups

> 1 day and ≤ 1 month

PR

TI

Mohamed et al., (2021) [1]

T

PS

NS

GBL

One-to-one

≤ 1 day

PR

TI

Mohamed et al., (2021) [2]

T

PS

NS

GBL

One-to-one

≤ 1 day

PR

TI

Nugent et al., (2014) [1]

DC

MS

NS

PjBL

In groups

> 1 day and ≤ 1 month

PR

TI

Nugent et al., (2014) [2]

DC

MS

NS

PjBL

In groups

> 1 day and ≤ 1 month

PR

TI

Ortiz et al., (2017)

E

HE

S

PjBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

TI

Ponce et al., (2022)

CD

PS

S

L

In groups

NA

SR

TI

RodrĂ­guez Corral et al., (2016) [1]

T

HE

S

PbBL

One-to-one

> 1 month

PR

TI

RodrĂ­guez Corral et al., (2016) [2]

T

HE

S

PbBL

One-to-one

> 1 month

PR

TI

Sáez-López et al., (2019) [1]

CD

PS

S

PbBL

NA

> 1 month

PR

TI

Sáez-López et al., (2019) [2]

CD

PS

S

PbBL

NA

> 1 month

PR

TI

Shih et al., (2013)

CD

PS

S

PjBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

TI

Verner et al., (2016)

S

MS

NS

L

In groups

≤ 1 day

SR

TI

Welch and Huffman (2011)

S

HS

NS

PjBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

TI

Yang et al., (2022)

T

K

S

PbBL

In groups

> 1 month

PR

OT

  1. Discipline: S: science, T: technology, E: engineering, M: mathematics, CD: cross-disciplinary; educational level: K: kindergarten, PS: primary school, MS: middle school, HS: high school; HE: higher education; instructor support: S: support, NS: no support; instructional strategy: PbBL: problem-based learning, PjBL: project-based learning, GBL: game-based learning, L: lecturing; robotic type: PR: programming robot, SR: social robot; control group condition: TI: traditional instruction, OT: other technology; NA: not reported in the study