Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Τεχνολογίες της Πληροφορίας και της Επικοινωνίας για την ΕκπαίδευσηLibrary of the School of Education
Supervisors info:
Καθηγήτρια Ραγκούση Μαρία
Τμήμα Ηλεκτρολόγων και Ηλεκτρονικών Μηχανικών
Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Original Title:
Η χρήση των Κωδίκων Γρήγορης Απόκρισης για την μουσική εκπαίδευση στην προσχολική ηλικία
Translated title:
QR Code technology for early childhood music education
Summary:
The aim of this dissertation is to propose an integrating educational activity for early childhood music education which is based on the educational use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and follows the guidelines of the curriculum for teaching Music in Greece. More specifically, this research exploits the Quick Response (QR) codes of the Augmented Reality (AR) technology in order to create an alternative form of the popular game ‘Scavenger Hunt’. The study attempts to investigate whether the QR code-based game and the use of mobile devices facilitate the development of children’s cognitive skills and to what extent they encourage collaborative learning and promote the interaction among children. An educational intervention is designed and carried out to this end, using the aforementioned technologies as a basis. The findings obtained from reports and observation of the children’s actions during the intervention and the collected data from interviews after it, indicated that the QR-AR technology is a powerful tool that triggers and maintains children’s interest during the learning process and that can potentially enhance their cognitive skills. Furthermore, the collaborative nature of the game seems to enhance the cooperation and the positive interaction among the children.
Although it has not been possible to verify the persistence of these results over the children’s school life, due to the limited time scope of the present research, the findings appear to be encouraging: they indicate that the new types of ICT offer interesting applications suitable for the pre-school age and assistive both to the cognitive and the socio-emotional development of children.
Main subject category:
Technology - Computer science
Keywords:
QR codes, Augmented Reality, Music curriculum, Smart / mobile devices, Mobile learning, Pre-school age, Scavenger hunt game
