Namlısesli, DenizBaş, Hale NurBostancı, HilalCoşkun, BuketErol Barkana, DuygunTarakçı, Devrim2024-09-232024-09-232024Namlısesli, D., Baş, H. N., Bostancı, H., Coşkun, B., Erol Barkana, D. ve Tarakçı, D. (2024). The effect of use of social robot nao on children's motivation and emotional states in special education. 21st International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots, UR 2024 içinde (7-12. ss.). New York, June 24-27, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/UR61395.2024.1059748997983503610879798350361070http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/UR61395.2024.10597489https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/12826The utilization of social robots in therapeutic and educational settings offers promising advancements, especially for children with special needs. 21 children receiving special education at Dilbade Special Education and Rehabilitation Center were evaluated under two conditions: sessions led by special education teachers and those supported by the social robot NAO. The Pediatric Motivation Scale (PMS) results demonstrate that special education sessions involving the social robot NAO increased the children's motivation compared to traditional sessions. Moreover, statistical features from the physiological signals, including Blood Volume Pulse (BVP), Electrodermal Activity (EDA), and Skin Temperature (ST) were found. Notably, all significant features from BVP, EDA, and ST have increased, which indicated that children were excited and felt positive during the sessions involving the social robot NAO. Furthermore, the subjective evaluations from children, families, and special education teachers supported the quantitative findings, with a majority expressing enthusiasm for including the social robot NAO in special education.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNAOPhysiological SignalsSocial RobotSpecial EducationConference Object71210.1109/UR61395.2024.10597489N/A0012838311000512-s2.0-85200705896N/A