A Classroom Deployment of a Haptic System for Learning Cell Biology

TY - JOUR

T1 - A Classroom Deployment of a Haptic System for Learning Cell Biology

AU - Tokatli, Ozan

AU - Tracey, Megan

AU - Hwang, Faustina

AU - Barrett, Natasha

AU - Jones, Chris

AU - Johnson, Ros

AU - Webb, Mary

AU - Harwin, William

PY - 2018/6/1

Y1 - 2018/6/1

N2 - The use of haptic systems in the classroom for enhancing science education is an underexplored area. In the education literature, it has been reported that certain concepts in science education are difficult for students to grasp and, as a result, misconceptions can be formed in the students’ knowledge. We conducted a study with 62 Year 8 (typically 12–13 years old) students who used a haptic application to study cell biology, specifically the concept of diffusion across a cell membrane. The preliminary analysis of the feedback from the students suggests opportunities for haptic applications to enhance their learning, and also highlights a number of points to consider in the design of the application, including the choice of haptic interface and the design of the virtual environment.

AB - The use of haptic systems in the classroom for enhancing science education is an underexplored area. In the education literature, it has been reported that certain concepts in science education are difficult for students to grasp and, as a result, misconceptions can be formed in the students’ knowledge. We conducted a study with 62 Year 8 (typically 12–13 years old) students who used a haptic application to study cell biology, specifically the concept of diffusion across a cell membrane. The preliminary analysis of the feedback from the students suggests opportunities for haptic applications to enhance their learning, and also highlights a number of points to consider in the design of the application, including the choice of haptic interface and the design of the virtual environment.

KW - Haptic and education

KW - Haptic diffusion simulation

KW - Haptic rendering

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048689659&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-93399-3_33

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-93399-3_33

M3 - Conference paper

AN - SCOPUS:85048689659

SN - 0302-9743

VL - 10894 LNCS

SP - 379

EP - 389

JO - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

JF - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

T2 - 11th International Conference on Haptics: Science, Technology, and Applications, EuroHaptics 2018

Y2 - 13 June 2018 through 16 June 2018

ER -