Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Τεχνολογίες της Πληροφορίας και της Επικοινωνίας για την ΕκπαίδευσηLibrary of the School of Education
Supervisors info:
Ραγκούση Μαρία, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Ηλεκτρολόγων και Ηλεκτρονικών Μηχανικών του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής
Πατρικάκης Χαράλαμπος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ηλεκτρολόγων και Ηλεκτρονικών Μηχανικών του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής
Σπύρος Παπαδόπουλος, Πρόεδρος ΣΕ, Καθηγητής του Τμήματος Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας
Original Title:
H ΧΡΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΤΡΙΣΔΙΑΣΤΑΤΗΣ ΜΟΝΤΕΛΟΠΟΙΗΣΗΣ ΣΤΟ ΜΑΘΗΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΦΥΣΙΚΗΣ ΣΤ' ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟΥ ΓΙΑ ΤΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΟΥ ΜΟΝΤΕΛΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΙΝΟΥ ΜΑΤΙΟΥ.
Translated title:
THE USE OF 3D MODELING IN THE LESSON OF PHYSICS OF 6TH GRADE FOR THE STUDY OF THE HUMAN EYE MODEL.
Summary:
This paper presents the findings of a survey, the main purpose of which was to
examine the effectiveness of three-dimensional modeling for the teaching of Physics in
the sixth grade. Specifically, the chosen book chapter from the aforementioned course is
the 10th which is related to the anatomy and the functioning of the human eye. The
survey was conducted at the Primary School of Apalos, suburb of the city of
Alexandroupolis in Greece. This case study examines whether three-dimensional
modeling, and in particular the use of Autodesk Maya software, is able to help the
students of one class of sixth graders to better understand the human eye from the
students of another class of sixth graders who were taught this chapter only through
traditional teaching. Secondary goals of the research are to study whether students aged
11 to 13 are able to effectively use a professional 3D modeling software and if they are
able to understand the possible uses of such software in education. The results of the
evaluation test showed that three-dimensional modeling did not significantly affect the
performance of students who used this technology compared to their respective
students who did not use 3D modeling. However, the students of the control group, who
were high school children, had much better results than the 2 classes of the 6th grade.
Finally, it was shown that elementary students are able to effectively use a professional
3D modeling software, but they have been unable to understand and explain, in their
majority, the correct educational uses of such a software.
Main subject category:
Technology - Computer science
Keywords:
three-dimensional modeling, Physics , human eye, Autodesk Maya, primary school education, cooperative learning, exploratory-interactive software, discovery learning
