How does the tangible object affect motor skill learning?

  • Authors:

  • Milena S. Markova

  • Affiliations:

  • City University London, London, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
  • Year:
  • 2014

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Abstract

Although tangible user interfaces have gained recent popularity in research, their impact on certain types of learning has not been studied extensively; therefore the effects of their use are not fully understood yet. This paper discusses a classification of tangible user interfaces for learning and the design of a study which looked at how two different tangible objects in a tangible user interface affect motor skill learning. The study compared motor skill learning in two conditions, one of which featured a tangible object whose shape was manipulated in order to resemble a real life object. The hypothesis was that the participants using a tangible object more similar to a real life object would achieve higher competence in a motor skill than the participants using a tangible object less similar to a real life object. This paper summarizes the current state of the data analysis stage of the study, as well as plans for future work.