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Title: | Moving bodies to moving minds: a study of the use of motion-based games in special education | Authors: | Kosma, Panagiotis Ioannou, Andri Retalis, Symeon |
Major Field of Science: | Social Sciences | Field Category: | Educational Sciences | Keywords: | Educational games;Embodied cognition;Embodied learning;Inclusive education;Kinect-based games;Kinesthetic learning;Motion-based technology;Students with special educational needs | Issue Date: | Nov-2018 | Source: | TechTrends, 2018, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 594-601 | Volume: | 62 | Issue: | 6 | Start page: | 594 | End page: | 601 | Journal: | TechTrends | Abstract: | From an embodied learning perspective, the active human body can alter the function of the brain and therefore, the cognitive process. In this work, children’s activity using motion-based technology is framed as an example of embodied learning. The present investigation focuses on the use of a series of Kinect-based educational games by 31 elementary students with special educational needs in mainstream schools, during a five-month intervention study. Results based on psychometric pre-post testing in conjunction with games-usage analytics, a student attitudinal scale, teachers’ reflection notes and teacher interviews, demonstrated the positive impact of the games on children’s short-term memory skills and emotional stage. Overall, the study improves our understanding of embodied learning via motion-based technology in teaching and learning with children with special educational needs. | ISSN: | 87563894 | DOI: | 10.1007/s11528-018-0294-5 | Rights: | © Association for Educational Communications & Technology | Type: | Article | Affiliation : | University of the Piraeus Cyprus University of Technology |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
Appears in Collections: | Άρθρα/Articles |
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