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Motivation is a key ingredient for learning: Only if the learner is motivated, successful learning is possible. Educational robotics has proven to be an excellent tool for motivating students at all ages from 8 to 80. Robot competitions for kids, like RoboCupJunior, are instrumental to sustain motivation over a significant period of time. This increases the chances that the learner acquires more in-depth knowledge about the subject area and develops a genuine interest in the field.
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Kraetzschmar, G. (2009). Educational Robotics: On the Role of Robotics in Learning and Education. In: Zacharias, C., et al. Forschungsspitzen und Spitzenforschung. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2127-7_9
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