Tangible interaction and learning: The case for a hybrid approach

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-389

  Horn, Michael S ^a   Crouser, R Jordan ^b   Bers, Marina U ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Computer programming; Education; Hybrid tangible interface; Robotics; Tangible interaction; TUIs

Indexed keywords

CHILDREN; HYBRID APPROACH; INTERACTION STYLES; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; RESEARCH STUDIES; TANGIBLE INTERACTION; TANGIBLE INTERFACES; TUIS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; EDUCATION; ROBOTICS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84860883413     PISSN: 16174909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00779-011-0404-2     Document Type: Article

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