Exploration of kinesthetic gaming for enhancing elementary math education using culturally responsive teaching methodologies
| Autor: | Wanda Eugene, Marko Suvajdzic, Angelos Barmpoutis, Lisa Anthony, Qianwen Ding |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Computer science Teaching method 05 social sciences 050301 education Kinesthetic learning 02 engineering and technology Virtual reality computer.software_genre Elementary mathematics Embodied cognition Culturally responsive ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Mathematics education 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing 0503 education Curriculum computer Gesture |
| Zdroj: | KELVAR@VR |
| Popis: | In this paper a novel computer-assisted culturally responsive teaching (CRT) framework is presented for teaching mathematics to 5th grade students. The curricular basis for this framework is Gloria Jean Merriex's award winning curriculum program, which uses music and body gestures to help students build associations between mathematical concepts and culturally inspired metaphors. The proposed framework uses low-cost kinesthetic sensors along with a embodied virtual reality gamimg environment that extends such proven CRT methodologies from a traditional classroom into a digital form. A pilot study was performed to investigate the efficacy of this framework in 5th grade students. A group of 35 students participated in this study and the results are discussed in detail. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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