Development and Evaluation of a Tangible Learning System for Astronomy Education: A Pilot Study

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Morita, Y., Setozaki, N. & Iwasaki, T. (2010). Development and Evaluation of a Tangible Learning System for Astronomy Education: A Pilot Study. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2010 (pp. 3666-3671). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2010
Toronto, Canada
June 29, 2010
ISBN 1-880094-81-9
AACE

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Authors

Yusuke Morita, Norio Setozaki, Waseda University, Japan; Tsutomu Iwasaki, KGT Inc., Japan

Abstract

In this study, a tangible learning system was developed using AR technology for grade school science classes, and we investigated how students collaborated with others for various tasks using the system. The participants were 19 high school students, whose science lectures already included VR solar system teaching equipment. Then, the tangible learning system was evaluated using comprehension tests, space recognition tests, and a questionnaire comprised of five categories: interest, motivation, understanding, collaboration, and the interface of the system. The results showed that there was a possibility to cultivate learners' spatial cognition with concrete operations using the tangible learning system for the solar system. The tangible learning system inspired a feeling of curiosity in most of the students. Also, all of the participants answered that the learning system made it easier to understand the solar system better than the VR teaching equipment.

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