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Many students must learn spatial skills to improve learning achievement in science, mathematics, and engineering. An abundance of literature on the geometric learning theory is available. However, specific guidance on how students can interact with teaching materials through their body is limited. We used a group of undergraduate students as an example and argue that the Kinect sensor-assisted learning interface can provide a “learning-by-doing” framework for learning spatial skills, motivating students, and enhancing students’ effectiveness. The responses to the System Usability Scale (SUS) indicated that our system demonstrated usability and learnability. We conclude that the Kinect sensor-assisted learning system promotes the development of students’ spatial visualization skills and encourages them to become active learners.
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Tsai, CH., Yen, JC. (2014). Teaching Spatial Visualization Skills Using OpenNI and the Microsoft Kinect Sensor. In: Park, J., Pan, Y., Kim, CS., Yang, Y. (eds) Future Information Technology. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 309. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55038-6_97
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