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Using augmentations as bridges from concrete to abstract representations

Authors:

Guillaume Zufferey,

Patrick Jermann,

Pierre DillenbourgAuthors Info & Claims

BCS-HCI '09: Proceedings of the 23rd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Celebrating People and Technology

Pages 130 - 139

Published: 01 September 2009 Publication History

Abstract

We describe a pedagogical approach supporting the acquisition of abstraction skills by apprentices in logistics. Apprentices start with a concrete representation in the form of a small-scale model which aims at engaging them in learning activities. Multiple External Representations are used to progressively introduce more abstract representations displayed on paper-based forms called TinkerSheets. We present the implementation of this approach on the TinkerTable, a tabletop learning environment which is used in two professional schools by four different teachers. We report observations of the use of the environment at different stages of the curriculum with first- and second-year apprentices.

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Letondal CHurter CLesbordes RVinot JConversy SMackay WBrewster SBødker S(2013)Flights in my handsProceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/2470654.2481300(2175-2184)Online publication date: 27-Apr-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2470654.2481300
Do-Lenh SJermann PLegge AZufferey GDillenbourg P(2012)TinkerLamp 2.0Proceedings of the 7th European conference on Technology Enhanced Learning10.1007/978-3-642-33263-0_6(65-78)Online publication date: 18-Sep-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-642-33263-0_6
Peng EPeursum PLi LVenkatesh SMcEwan TMcKinnon L(2010)Portable form filling assistant for the visually impairedProceedings of the 24th BCS Interaction Specialist Group Conference10.5555/2146303.2146343(269-277)Online publication date: 6-Sep-2010
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Using augmentations as bridges from concrete to abstract representations
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Collaborative learning
2. Human-centered computing

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BCS-HCI '09: Proceedings of the 23rd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Celebrating People and Technology

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Letondal CHurter CLesbordes RVinot JConversy SMackay WBrewster SBødker S(2013)Flights in my handsProceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/2470654.2481300(2175-2184)Online publication date: 27-Apr-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2470654.2481300
Do-Lenh SJermann PLegge AZufferey GDillenbourg P(2012)TinkerLamp 2.0Proceedings of the 7th European conference on Technology Enhanced Learning10.1007/978-3-642-33263-0_6(65-78)Online publication date: 18-Sep-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-642-33263-0_6
Peng EPeursum PLi LVenkatesh SMcEwan TMcKinnon L(2010)Portable form filling assistant for the visually impairedProceedings of the 24th BCS Interaction Specialist Group Conference10.5555/2146303.2146343(269-277)Online publication date: 6-Sep-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2146303.2146343
Do-Lenh SJermann PCuendet SZufferey GDillenbourg P(2010)Task performance vs. learning outcomesProceedings of the 5th European conference on Technology enhanced learning conference on Sustaining TEL: from innovation to learning and practice10.5555/1889250.1889258(78-92)Online publication date: 28-Sep-2010
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