Strawctures: A Modular Electronic Construction Kit for Human-Scale Interactive Structures

Yu, Jin Hai; Sakhardande, Prabodh; Parmar, Ruchita; Oh, Hyunjoo

doi:10.1145/3490149.3501322

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“…Doing so would potentially provide empirical evidence of the expected benefits of a wider range of construction toys to mental folding and perspective taking skills, skills that are overlooked, in addition to the well-studied mental rotation skills. The benchmark provided in Table 2 attempts to give a glimpse of the full picture in the construction toy market based on their potential contribution to mental rotation, mental folding and et al, 2022) MagnaTiles (Ralph et al, 2020) Montessori Wooden Blocks (Baykal et al, 2018) Topobo (Raffle et al, 2004;Parkes et al, 2008) Habitadule GeoMag KÜP-TAK Posey (Weller et al, 2008) Strawctures (Yu et al, 2022) Lincoln Logs (Ginoulhiac, 2013) Kinematics (Oschuetz et al, 2010) Stocs (Vander Heyden et al, 2017) Jeujura Wooden Construction Toy ZoZoplay K'Nex Bristle block Vkoizzi Geemo (Ginoulhiac, 2013) Learning Resources City Engineering Plus-Plus DIY Model Doll House Fischertechnik Tinkertoy (Baykal et al, 2018) Marble Maze (Vander Heyden et al, 2017) Kunmark (drill toy) Toyi (Agirbas et al, 2022) The Toy (Ginoulhiac, 2013) Pontiki Clixo…”

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Malleability of spatial skills: bridging developmental psychology and toy design for joyful STEAM development

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Erşan,

Kalaça

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Previous research has established that advances in spatial cognition predict STEAM success, and construction toys provide ample opportunities to foster spatial cognition. Despite various construction toy designs in the market, mostly brick-shaped building blocks are used in spatial cognition research. This group of toys is known to enhance mental rotation; however, mental rotation is not the only way to comprehend the environment three-dimensionally. More specifically, mental folding and perspective taking training have not received enough attention as they can also be enhanced with the construction toys, which are framed based on the 2×2 classification of spatial skills (intrinsic-static, intrinsic-dynamic, extrinsic-static, extrinsic-dynamic). To address these gaps, we compile evidence from both developmental psychology and toy design fields to show the central role played by mental folding and perspective taking skills as well as the importance of the variety in toy designs. The review was conducted systematically by searching peer reviewed design and psychology journals and conference proceedings. We suggest that, over and above their physical properties, construction toys offer affordances to elicit spatial language, gesture, and narrative among child-caregiver dyads. These interactions are essential for the development of spatial skills in both children and their caregivers. As developmental psychology and toy design fields are two domains that can contribute to the purpose of developing construction toys to boost spatial skills, we put forward six recommendations to bridge the current gaps between these fields. Consequently, new toy designs and empirical evidence regarding malleability of different spatial skills can contribute to the informal STEAM development.

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“…Strawctures ( Yu et al, 2022 ) and Stocs may provide previously mentioned affordances to practice perspective taking (see Figure 6 ). Strawctures consist of pipes and wheel-like stabilizers for the corners.…”

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confidence: 99%