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"Teegi's so cute!": assessing the pedagogical potential of an interactive tangible interface for schoolchildren

Year: 2018

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Cerebral activity is an intangible physiological process that is difficult to apprehend, especially for children. To overcome this difficulty, Teegi was designed as a new type of educational support. This tangible interface enables children to discover the relationship between brain activity and the functions of the human body. We developed a multimethods research approach to estimate the pedagogical potential of Teegi used in a real-life educational context. Using this interdisciplinary methodology, we conducted a user study (N=29) that highlighted the strengths of this interface, both in terms of its usability and its impact on learning. Moreover, results revealed possible improvements to further increase pedagogical effectiveness. This type of interface, as well as the evaluation method that we propose, contribute to extending our knowledge concerning the pedagogical use of new interactive tools at school.

Source: ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC)

DOI: 10.1145/3202185.3202731

Authors: Stéphanie Fleck, Charlotte Baraudon, Jérémy Frey, Thibault Lainé, Martin Hachet

Institutions: Psychologie Ergonomique et Sociale pour l'Expérience Utilisateurs, Université de Lorraine, POTIOC: Nouvelles Interactions Multimodales pour une Expérience Utilisateur Stimulante, Centre Inria de l'université de Bordeaux

Language: English

Topic: Interactive and Immersive Displays

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: Université de Lorraine