Full-body Movement in Numerical Trainings: A Pilot Study with an Interactive Whiteboard
In this pilot study, we introduce an effective spatial-numerical training to improve children's arithmetic abilities. We designed this training based on previous successful trainings of spatial-numerical associations (such as number line estimation) and introduced a full-body response movement....
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Serious Games Society,
2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | In this pilot study, we introduce an effective spatial-numerical training to improve children's arithmetic abilities. We designed this training based on previous successful trainings of spatial-numerical associations (such as number line estimation) and introduced a full-body response movement. Children responded to a number line estimation task presented on an interactive whiteboard by moving their whole body to the left or right. In a pilot study with a small group of children (total sample size N = 27), this experimental training was compared to two control trainings, one training the same task without the full-body movement and one training a different task with full-body movement. The experimental training led to significant improvement in all dependent measures and was most effective in enhancing performance in a spatial-numerical task. Furthermore, full-body movement helped children maintain their performance level in multi-digit addition. We conclude that full-body movement can enhance the efficiency of numerical trainings, which could also be successfully utilized in serious games and incorporated into the classroom. |
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| Item Description: | 10.17083/ijsg.v2i4.93 2384-8766 |