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                                                                                       ABSTRACT

The study was carried out to examine the effect of educational robots on enhanced learning experiences with emphasis on promotion of active engagement and problem solving among secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State. Correlational design was adopted to carry out the study. The study was conducted in Akwa Ibom State. The population of the study comprised of all secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a total of 180 respondents used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire tagged “Educational Robots and Enhanced Learning Experience Questionnaire (ERELEQ). Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in test, measurement, and evaluation in order to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness for the study under consideration. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.89, and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such descriptive analysis to answer research questions. The findings of the research revealed that the extent of secondary school students’ utilization of educational robots for active educational engagement in Akwa Ibom State is high and that Ozobot educational robots was mostly used in schools in Akwa Ibom State. The study concluded that educational robots offer significant advancements, enriching learning by bridging theory with practice. One of the recommendations was that schools should emphasize project-based learning approaches that allow students to apply their knowledge and skills in real-world scenarios through collaborative robotics projects.

KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, ROBOT, LEARNING AND EXPERIENCES