Abstract Kindergarten Social Assistive Robotics (KindSAR) is a novel technology that offers
kindergarten staff an innovative tool for achieving educational aims through social …

The aim of the study was to examine the effects of augmented reality technology on stories
in terms of narrative skill, story length and creativity and also to examine correlations …

The advent of wireless and pervasive technologies offers many opportunities for designing
learning experiences that encourage children to explore, initiate and reflect. Novel forms of …

Ubiquitous and mobile technologies provide opportunities for designing novel learning
experiences that move out of the classroom. Information can be presented and interacted …

Literacy learning—learning how to read and write—begins long before children enter
school. One of the key skills to reading and writing is the ability to represent thoughts …

External representations have been shown to play a key role in mediating cognition.
Tangible environments offer the opportunity for novel representational formats and …

This article lays out a program of research designed to address one specific need of young
children—to learn how to write—based on one specific ability of young children—the ability …

The cost to society of mental illness is substantial. A large scale international study has
identified mental illnesses as the second leading cause of disability and premature mortality …

This thesis develops new approaches for people to physically represent and interact with
aggregates of digital information. These support the concept of Tangible User Interfaces …

Research has identified a need for design of interactive products for children, as well as long-
term studies that investigate the effects of its use in the classroom environment. Following …