Paper Info
Title
Feeling the elastic force with a haptic device: A learning experience with K12 and first year engineering students
Abstract
This work analyzes how K12 students and engineering freshmen have been using a haptic device to feel the elastic force on a spring. In particular, results on the motivating potential of such a learning tool are shown and the answers to conceptual questions about the spring elastic constant and Hooke's law are analyzed. It is clear from the results that both groups of students found the activity to clarify the involved concepts and to serve as a motivating factor. This learning experience was useful to test the built prototype and the underlying methodology based on the use of technology to access students' knowledge. Centred on the results and on how students used the device and on how they answered conceptual questions, it is possible to propose improvements to the developed application in order to enhance and deeper explore its potential as a learning tool.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/EXPAT.2015.7463285
2015 3rd Experiment International Conference (exp.at'15)
Keywords
Field
DocType
haptic device,teaching and learning,elastic force and elastic constant,motivation,conceptual knowledge
First year engineering,Human–computer interaction,Learning experience,Engineering,Haptic technology,Feeling
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2376-631X
2
0.65
References 
Authors
11
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Diana Urbano174.60
FÁtima Chouzal2448.32
Maria Teresa Restivo37933.58