Year
2019
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
School of Education
Abstract
The role of technology in educational contexts is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, with very few students and teachers able to engage in classroom learning activities without using some sort of Information Communication Technology (ICT). Touch-based computing devices in particular, such as tablets and smartphones, provide an intuitive interface where control and manipulation of content is possible using hand and finger gestures such as taps, swipes and pinches. Whilst these touch-based technologies are being increasingly adopted for classroom use, little is known about how the use of such gestures can support learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate how finger gestures used on a touch-based device could support learning.
Recommended Citation
Sepp, Stoo, Meaningful Hand Gestures for Learning with Touch-based I.C.T., Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Wollongong, 2019. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/903
FoR codes (2008)
1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS, 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY, 1701 PSYCHOLOGY, 1702 COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.
Comments
Chapter Seven, Chapter Nine and Appendix L (including all tables and figures therein) are under embargo. These have been redacted from the thesis.