Evaluation of the effectiveness of a digital microscope system with tabletop interface in a science class

Kazuyuki Morita, Norio Setozaki, Yusuke Morita

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Abstract

This study examined the effects of utilizing a digital microscope system with tabletop interface in an elementary school science class. The findings show that the equipment was more effective than optical microscopes for microscopic observation tasks such as finding, focusing, and sketching.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014
EditorsHiroaki Ogata, Lara Lomicka-Anderson, Ching-Sing Chai, Regine Hampel, Yusuke Hayashi, Julita Vassileva, Chen-Chung Liu, Wenli Chen, Jack Hsu, Yu-Ju Lan, Jon Mason, Masanori Yamada, Hsin-Yih Shyu, Amali Weerasinghe, Ying-Tien Wu, Li Zhang, Kinshuk, Yukihiro Matsubara, Yongwu Miao, Hiroaki Ogata, Siu Cheung Kong, Maiga Chang, Morris S. Y. Jong, Rita Kuo, Robby Robson, Barbara Wasson, Akihiro Kashihara, Ulrike Cress, Marc Jansen, Jun Oshima, Chengjiu Yin, Jianwei Zhang, Clark Chinn
PublisherAsia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Pages248-250
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9784990801410
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Jan 1
Event22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014 - Nara, Japan
Duration: 2014 Nov 302014 Dec 4

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2014
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNara
Period14/11/3014/12/4

Keywords

  • Microscope observation
  • Multi-touch
  • Tabletop

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)
  • Education

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