2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Practical Research on Mobile and Sensing Technology-Enhanced Learning Support System for Environmental Problems in Collaboration with Local Communities

Research Project

Project/Area Number	16300248
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Science education
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	SUGIMOTO Masanori The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Associate Professor (90280560)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	KUSUNOKI Fusako Tama Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Associate Professor (40192025) INAGAKI Shigenori Kobe University, Faculty of Human Development, Professor (70176387) YAMAGUCHI Etsuji Miyazaki University, Faculty of Education and Culture, Associate Professor (00324898)
Project Period (FY)	2004 – 2006
Keywords	CSCL / Integration of physical / virtual worlds / Sensing board / Mobile device / Integration of personal / shared spaces
Research Abstract	In this research, we developed CarettaKids, a system that integrates the shared space and personal spaces that allow children to work individually without being interfered with by others. CarettaKids was introduced into the social context of actual classroom environment to evaluate whether integration of personal and shared spaces can help promote children's participation in synchronous/co-location interaction in the classroom and deepen their understanding. As a result of analysis of interactive actions using videotaped records of classroom lessons and preand post-tests, the effects of CarettaKids in a pedagogical setting was proved.

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