RT Journal Article
T1 Improving the Working Memory During Early Childhood Education Through the Use of an Interactive Gesture Game-Based Learning Approach
A1 Alzubi, Tareq
A1 Fernández, Raquel
A1 Flores González, Julián Carlos
A1 Cotos Yáñez, José Manuel
K1 Education
K1 Task analysis
K1 Mathematics
K1 Human computer interaction
K1 Games
K1 Process control
K1 Industries
K1 Basic mathematical skills
K1 Early childhood education
K1 Gesture interactive game-based learning
K1 Human-computer interaction
K1 Working memory
AB One of the most socially and culturally advantageous uses of human–computer interaction is enhancing playing and learning for children. In this paper, gesture interactive game-based learning (GIGL) is tested to see if these kinds of applications are suitable to stimulate working memory (WM) and basic mathematical skills (BMS) in early childhood (5–6 years old) using a hand gesture recognition system. Hand gesture is being performed by the user and to control a computer system by that incoming information. The research was developed using a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test, using both an experimental and control group through three phases: the first one was the prior evaluation of the learner’s skills; a second phase in which the use of the technology was developed; and a final phase of evaluation. In the evaluation phases, working memory was measured using the Corsi task, and the basic mathematical skills using the test for the diagnosis of basic mathematical competencies (TEDI-MATH). The results provide clear evidence that the use of these technologies improved both working memory and basic mathematical skills. We can conclude that the children who used GIGL technology showed a significant increase in their learning performance in WM and BMS, surpassing those who did normal school activities
PB IEEE
YR 2018
FD 2018-09-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/17642
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/17642
LA eng
NO Alzubi, T., Fernandez, R., Flores, J., Duranb, M., & Cotos, M. (2018). Improving the working memory during early childhood education through the use of an interactive gesture game-based learning approach. IEEE Access, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/access.2018.2870575
DS Minerva
RD 22 abr 2026