Map Learning with a 3D Printed Interactive Small-Scale Model: Improvement of Space and Text Memorization in Visually Impaired Students.
Map Learning with a 3D Printed Interactive Small-Scale Model: Improvement of Space and Text Memorization in Visually Impaired Students.
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00930
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Jouffrais C
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作者：
Giraud S;Brock AM;Macé MJ;Jouffrais C
视障学生的特殊教育教师依靠诸如凸起线地图（RLM）等工具来教授空间知识。这些工具不能充分满足教师的需要，因为它们制作时间长，价格昂贵，而且功能不够多，无法快速更新内容。例如，同一个RLM几乎不能在不同的课程中使用。此外，这些地图不提供任何互动性，这降低了学生的自主性。随着3D打印和低成本微控制器的出现，现在很容易设计出适合特殊教育教师需求的可负担得起的交互式小规模模型（SSM）。然而，以前没有研究进行评估非视觉学习使用交互式SSM。我们与一位专业教师合作，设计了一个SSM和一个RLM，代表了一个虚构王国的地理和历史的演变。本研究以24名视障学生为被试，比较了两种条件下视障学生对空间布局和历史内容的记忆。研究表明，与盲文图例的RLM相比，交互式SSM提高了空间和文本记忆。总之，我们认为，负担得起的自制互动小规模的模型可以提高视障学生的学习。有趣的是，它们可以适应任何教学情况，包括有特殊需要的学生。
Special education teachers for visually impaired students rely on tools such as raised-line maps (RLMs) to teach spatial knowledge. These tools do not fully and adequately meet the needs of the teachers because they are long to produce, expensive, and not versatile enough to provide rapid updating of the content. For instance, the same RLM can barely be used during different lessons. In addition, those maps do not provide any interactivity, which reduces students’ autonomy. With the emergence of 3D printing and low-cost microcontrollers, it is now easy to design affordable interactive small-scale models (SSMs) which are adapted to the needs of special education teachers. However, no study has previously been conducted to evaluate non-visual learning using interactive SSMs. In collaboration with a specialized teacher, we designed a SSM and a RLM representing the evolution of the geography and history of a fictitious kingdom. The two conditions were compared in a study with 24 visually impaired students regarding the memorization of the spatial layout and historical contents. The study showed that the interactive SSM improved both space and text memorization as compared to the RLM with braille legend. In conclusion, we argue that affordable home-made interactive small scale models can improve learning for visually impaired students. Interestingly, they are adaptable to any teaching situation including students with specific needs.