Smart Toy Based Learning
Date
2014-05-04
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Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology
Abstract
This chapter examines the general characteristics of and related recent research on smart
toys. Smart toys can be defined as new forms of toys featuring both tangible objects and
electronic components that facilitate two-way child–smart toy interactions to carry out pur poseful tasks. In this chapter, smart toy based learning projects are discussed and the char acteristics of smart toys as cognitive tools to facilitate learning are analyzed. This chapter
also covers the relationship between smart toys and children’s developmental stages—with
a particular focus on motivation—in order to understand smart toys’ potential effects on
children.
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electrical & electronics engineering