Seeing objects (with or without touch) improves immediate knowledge acquisition about the objects compared with touch alone¶
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q3 i2 Directly after the exhibition, participants in the vision-and-haptics and only-vision conditions answered more knowledge test questions about the first showroom correctly than participants in the only-haptics condition. → Magdalena Novak & Stephan Schwan 2021
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Magdalena Novak & Stephan Schwan 2021¶
Magdalena Novak & Stephan Schwan. (2021). Does Touching Real Objects Affect Learning? Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09551-z
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ANCOVA on the 12-item knowledge test about showroom 1 (M = 7.36, SD = 1.70 of 12), controlling for prior knowledge, interest, and objects inspected, revealed a "significant main effect"; post hoc tests showed better retention in vision-and-haptics (M = 7.82) and only-vision (M = 7.70) than only-haptics (M = 6.62).
"a one-way ANCOV A with the condition (only-haptics, only-vision, vision-and-haptics) as a between-subjects factor revealed a significant main effect, F(1,115) = 6.89, p =. 0 0 1 ,ηp2 = 0.11."
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Related Claims¶
- Haptic exploration of real objects improves long-term recall of those objects three weeks later, with vision-and-haptics outperforming only-vision — related
- Touching or seeing real objects improves immediate free recall of those objects compared with no objects — related
- The immediate knowledge advantage for vision over touch-only does not persist at three-week follow-up — related
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Seeing objects (with or without touch) improves immediate knowledge acquisition about the objects compared with touch alone |
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Seeing objects (with or without touch) improves immediate knowledge acquisition about the objects compared with touch alone |
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