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http://dx.doi.org/10.9717/kmms.2022.25.4.649

A Study on the Cognitive Potential of Pre-school Children with AR Collaborative TUI  

Deng, Qianrong (Dept. of Design & Manufacturing Engineering, Jeonbuk National University)
Cho, Dong-min (Dept. of Industrial Design, Jeonbuk National University)
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Journal of Korea Multimedia Society / v.25, no.4, 2022 , pp. 649-659 More about this Journal
Abstract
The most important factor in pre-school children's psychological perception is ease of learning, and the closest measure is "natural" interaction. This study aims to explore the potential of tangible user interfaces (TUI) for AR collaboration for children's cognitive development. The conceptual model is constructed by analyzing physical interaction, spatial perception and social collaboration on the usability of TUI, to explore the role of TUI in pre-school children's cognition. In the empirical study, children aged 3-6 were taken as research objects. The experimental tool is "Plugo" education application. Parents answered questionnaires after observing their children's use. Research shows that physical interaction are the most critical factor in TUI. TUI is beneficial to the cultivation of spatial ability. The results are as follows: 1. Cronbach's Alpha and KMO were 0.921 and 0.965, which were significant and passed the reliability and validity test. 2. Through confirmatory factor analysis (model fit index, combinatorial validity), we found that physical interaction were closely related to usability. 3. The path analysis of the relationship proves that usability has a significant impact on the cultivation of pre-school children's spatial ability.
Keywords
Tangible user interface; Augmented reality; Pre-school children's cognition; Physical Interaction;
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