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AuthorZakraoui, Jezia
AuthorAl Maadeed, Sumaya
AuthorAbou El-Seoud, Samir
AuthorSaleh, Moutaz
AuthorAl Ja'am, Jihad
Available date2023-02-23T09:13:03Z
Publication Date2023
Publication NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
ResourceScopus
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17091-1_54
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/40325
AbstractHandwriting can help children to improve their learning of a language and fine-tune their motor skills. Every child needs to develop her/his handwriting skill to grasp new concepts appropriately and learn the language vocabulary. Therefore, in-hand manipulation of the traditional pen is highly important to develop pre-writing and transform the scribbled writings to legible ones at a later stage. In this paper, we evaluate the effectiveness of a customized haptic device in improving the children motor skills and their handwriting quality of Arabic letters. We use the Touch device from the 3D-Systems company with a controllable stylus that can be adapted to children needs. Fifteen pupils from the Deutsch International School in Doha, have participated in this experience after obtaining all necessary ethical approvals from concerned stakeholders. We conducted the experiments for a period of two weeks with the assistance of the school instructors and staff. Results show that there is an important increase of children motivation, and a good improvement of their motor skills and handwriting experience. The device can be used at home to learn independently during COVID-19 pandemic that continues to hit severely the whole world and enforces schools to adapt online teaching approach.
SponsorAcknowledgement. This work was made possible by NPRP grant #10-0205-170346 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.
Languageen
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
SubjectArabic letters
Handwriting
Haptic
Learning skills
Motor skills
TitleAn Experience of Using a Handwriting Haptic Device to Fine-Tune the Children Motor Skills
TypeConference Paper
Pagination547-558
Volume Number524 LNNS
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