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Publication Date: 2014
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User Study of a New Smart Toy for Children's Storytelling
Kara, Nuri; Aydin, Cansu Cigdem; Cagiltay, Kursat
Interactive Learning Environments, v22 n5 p551-563 2014
This article introduces StoryTech, a smart storytelling toy that offers children a mixed reality environment in which to tell imaginative stories. During usability testing, an empirical study was carried out with 90 child participants. The findings indicated that StoryTech creates a rich storytelling experience, especially for ages five and six.
Descriptors: Story Telling, Toys, Educational Technology, Blended Learning, Young Children, Computer Uses in Education, Prompting, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Kindergarten, Play, Observation, Video Technology, Statistical Analysis, Age Differences, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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