Interface familiarity restores active advantage in a virtual exploration and reconstruction task in children.

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Sandamas, G., Foreman, N. and Coulson, M. 2009. Interface familiarity restores active advantage in a virtual exploration and reconstruction task in children. Spatial Cognition & Computation. 9 (2), pp. 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/13875860802589202
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TitleInterface familiarity restores active advantage in a virtual exploration and reconstruction task in children.
AuthorsSandamas, G., Foreman, N. and Coulson, M.
Abstract

Active exploration is reportedly better than passive observation of spatial displacements in real environments, for the acquisition of relational spatial information, especially by children. However, a previous study using a virtual environment (VE) showed that children in a passive observation condition performed better than actives when asked to reconstruct in reality the environment explored virtually. Active children were unpractised in using the input device, which may have detracted from any active advantage, since input device operation may be regarded as a concurrent task, increasing cognitive load and spatial working memory demands. To examine this possibility, 7-8-year-old children in the present study were given 5 minutes of training with the joystick input device. When compared with passive participants for spatial learning, active participants gave a better performance than passives, placing objects significantly more accurately. The importance of interface training when using VEs for assessment and training was discussed.

Research GroupApplied Health Psychology group
Forensic Psychology Research group
Language, Learning and Cognition group
PublisherTaylor and Francis
JournalSpatial Cognition & Computation
ISSN1387-5868
Electronic1542-7633
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Online19 May 2009
Print20 May 2009
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Submitted28 Oct 2008
Accepted28 Oct 2008
Deposited29 Oct 2009
Output statusPublished
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This is an original manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Spatial Cognition & Computation on 19 May 2009, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13875860802589202

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