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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Robot. AI
Sec. Human-Robot Interaction
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frobt.2024.1497511
This article is part of the Research Topic The Agency of Educational Artifacts: Reimagining the Role of Robots in Cognitive Development View all articles

Comparative Analysis of Creative Problem Solving Tasks Across Age Groups Using Modular Cube Robotics

Provisionally accepted
Mehedi Hasan Anik Mehedi Hasan Anik 1,2*Margarida Romero Margarida Romero 1*
  • 1 Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
  • 2 University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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    Creative Problem Solving (CPS) is an important competency when using digital artifacts for education purposes. This study identifies the divergent thinking scores (fluidity, flexibility, and originality) and problem-solving speed in CPS of different age groups.Using a dual-process approach, this study examines how creative participants of different age groups engage in CreaCube CPS tasks with educational robotics for two consecutive instances. Results indicate that different age groups showed comparable trends influenced by prior experience and creative intentions. In the first instance, the infants and children demonstrated greater originality than seniors and solved problems quickly with less originality. In the second instance, teens, young adults, and seniors showed enhanced originality. The implications point to customized instructions that use modular robotics to improve CPS across the lifespan.

    Keywords: Modular Robotic Cubes, Creative problem solving (CPS), Dual-process framework, divergent thinking, Ill-Defined Creative Problem, Educational Technology, stem education

    Received: 17 Sep 2024; Accepted: 13 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Anik and Romero. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Mehedi Hasan Anik, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
    Margarida Romero, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France

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