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| The development of technology has influenced the educational contents in digital media, particularly of the child education. This paper, with the objectives of identifying effective interaction and communication methods of child education in digital media, conducts literature review and case study. The research process takes four stages. First, interaction factors and methods from literatures were identified. Second, contents and structures of portal sites targeting children were investigated. Third, interaction and communication methods for sites focusing on child education were analyzed. Fourth, effective interactions for child education sites were proposed. For the sites focusing on child education, `Junior Naver` and `Daum Kids Zzang`, provided by two leading domestic portal sites, Naver and Daum, were analyzed.
With digital media emphasizing child education, learning effect can be enhanced by interaction factors such as play, game, fun, storytelling and edutainment. The communication methods for child education portal sites are linear, interactive and off-line communication. Proposed interaction methods for child education sites include selecting appropriate methods for themes, integrating effectively with educational contents, granting clear goal and motive, providing feedback and hints for incorrect answers, and lastly, extending to off-line studies and activities.
For the future research, the proposed methods can be systemized with the application of other design elements such as graphic and temporal attributes, motion, and sound for effective child education. |
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| 아동교육, 인터랙션, 에듀테인먼트, child education, interaction, edutainment |
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