Towards Smart City Learning: Contextualizing Geometry Learning with a Van Hiele Inspired Location-Aware Game

Matthias Rehm; Catalin Stan; Niels Peter  Wøldike; Dimitra Vasilarou

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24589-8_32

Towards Smart City Learning: Contextualizing Geometry Learning with a Van Hiele Inspired Location-Aware Game

Matthias Rehm, Catalin Stan, Niels Peter Wøldike, Dimitra Vasilarou

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Abstract

We present an approach to geometry learning that is based on a didactic theory, which builds on play in order to discover and learn about geometry. Inspired by this theory, a mobile and location-aware game has been developed that aims at embodying geometric concepts in the real world. To this end, the concept of smart city learning is exploited to situate learning about geometric shapes in concrete buildings and thus make them more accessible for younger children. In close collaboration with a local school a game for 3rd graders was developed and tested on a field trip and in class. A mixed measures evaluation is presented, where the quantitative results show a significant positive effect on test scores in a standardized test and the qualitative analysis reveals increased
motivation and curiosity for geometric concepts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015 : 14th International Conference, ICEC 2015, Trondheim, Norway, September 29 - Ocotober 2, 2015, Proceedings
Editors	K. Chorianopoulos, M. Divitini, J. Baalsrud Hauge, L. Jaccheri, R. Malaka
Number of pages	8
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2015
Pages	399-406
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-24588-1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-24589-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24589-8_32
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	14th International Conference on Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015 - Trondheim, Norway Duration: 29 Sept 2015 → 2 Oct 2015

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Conference	14th International Conference on Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015
Country/Territory	Norway
City	Trondheim
Period	29/09/2015 → 02/10/2015

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	9353
ISSN	0302-9743

Keywords

Mobile Learning
Location-based games
Smart city learning

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Rehm, M., Stan, C., Wøldike, N. P., & Vasilarou, D. (2015). Towards Smart City Learning: Contextualizing Geometry Learning with a Van Hiele Inspired Location-Aware Game. In K. Chorianopoulos, M. Divitini, J. Baalsrud Hauge, L. Jaccheri, & R. Malaka (Eds.), Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015: 14th International Conference, ICEC 2015, Trondheim, Norway, September 29 - Ocotober 2, 2015, Proceedings (pp. 399-406). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24589-8_32

Rehm, Matthias ; Stan, Catalin ; Wøldike, Niels Peter et al. / Towards Smart City Learning : Contextualizing Geometry Learning with a Van Hiele Inspired Location-Aware Game. Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015: 14th International Conference, ICEC 2015, Trondheim, Norway, September 29 - Ocotober 2, 2015, Proceedings. editor / K. Chorianopoulos ; M. Divitini ; J. Baalsrud Hauge ; L. Jaccheri ; R. Malaka. Springer, 2015. pp. 399-406 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 9353).

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Rehm, M, Stan, C, Wøldike, NP & Vasilarou, D 2015, Towards Smart City Learning: Contextualizing Geometry Learning with a Van Hiele Inspired Location-Aware Game. in K Chorianopoulos, M Divitini, J Baalsrud Hauge, L Jaccheri & R Malaka (eds), Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015: 14th International Conference, ICEC 2015, Trondheim, Norway, September 29 - Ocotober 2, 2015, Proceedings. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9353, pp. 399-406, 14th International Conference on Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015, Trondheim, Norway, 29/09/2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24589-8_32

Towards Smart City Learning: Contextualizing Geometry Learning with a Van Hiele Inspired Location-Aware Game. / Rehm, Matthias; Stan, Catalin; Wøldike, Niels Peter et al.
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Rehm M, Stan C, Wøldike NP, Vasilarou D. Towards Smart City Learning: Contextualizing Geometry Learning with a Van Hiele Inspired Location-Aware Game. In Chorianopoulos K, Divitini M, Baalsrud Hauge J, Jaccheri L, Malaka R, editors, Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2015: 14th International Conference, ICEC 2015, Trondheim, Norway, September 29 - Ocotober 2, 2015, Proceedings. Springer. 2015. p. 399-406. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 9353). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-24589-8_32

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