Children, Writing, Digital Ink
Janet C Read,
Child Computer Interaction Group,
UCLAN, UK
www.chici.org
About me and ChiCI
• ChiCI within University of Central Lancashire, North West of England, 1hr drive Manchester
• New (old polytechnic) university - 36,000 students (15,000 full time)
• Teacher – HCI - pedagogy
• HR with children, Tablets for children, tablets in UG teaching
Previously……….
• PhD study of HR – WACOM based
• Tablet studies with children
• Digital paper with teenagers and children
• Tablets in HE classrooms (Microsoft UK)
Current Study
Context: Mad Evaluation Session with School Children
Belief: Interventions need to be accessible, available to all
Desire: Use DI for the understanding of the writing process
………..Details
• Voluntary involvement
• 19 children aged 6/9, 20 children aged 5/6
• Logitech pens and A5 digital paper notebooks used
• Copied phrases, counterbalanced for learning effects
• Quit when they got fed up
Analysis……..
PT: Sam was in the park with his dog, He played on the swings and the slide
TT: Sam was in with his dog He payed on the swings and the slide
RT: Sam was in with his dog He fayed on the Swings and the slide
Children do funny things….
• Little word swaps (a / the)
• Tails and sticks (descenders / ascenders)
• Spaced out (poor segmentation)
• Spelling……………..
Comparing to other studies..
Children
Teens
No 8 11
Avg 0.181 0.072
SD 0.125 0.082
8 aged 7/8, 15 aged 13
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