The Effect of the Visual Stimulus on During Rest About Online Learning

Abstract

Online learning is spreading rapidly in the field of education with the development of ICT. Online methods are no need to spend time moving and is expected to improve learning effectiveness, but it is more tiring on the physical exhaustion and difficult to maintain concentration for a long time than in-person classes. For those reasons, it is crucial to take appropriate rest in the Physical and mental aspects and recommence learning smoothly. According to Matsui et al.'s research, the faster the visual stimulus is presented, the more humans tend to overestimate the time, which indicates that there is a correlation between visual stimulus and cognitive sense. Thus, we thought it would be possible to provide rest with a high relaxation effect by giving the learner a visual stimulus during the rest time of online learning. In this research, we investigate human’s Kansei to visual stimuli during breaks in online learning. Based on the results, the aim is to propose a resting method with a high relaxation effect. Firstly, we conducted a short-term experiment on how to display the remaining time during the rest time of online learning over a period of 4 days. The results showed that the abstract display of the remaining time was more relaxing than the concrete display. Secondly, we evaluated learners' impressions of visual stimuli during the rest time in online learning, focusing on animation. The results showed that constant, easing, steps, and coming and going animation have different impressions. We found that constant animation tended to have an impression of calmness and stability. We also found that easing animation was average in various senses and that ease-in animation was more likely to have an impression of a distraction than ease-out animation. The steps animation tended to cause psychological anxiety due to its coarseness and roughness. Furthermore, We discovered that coming and going animation was more likely to cause dynamic or flashy impressions. Based on these survey results, we proposed a resting method with a high relaxation effect. Specifically, we proposed a method to abstract the display of the break time and present the animation according to the purpose of the rest. For cooling down, it is better to use constant animation that gives a sense of calmness and stability. For raising the learners' feelings, it is better to use coming and going animation, which tends to be dynamic and stimulating. Other than that, easing animation, which has less emotional change, is considered to be effective. Thus, providing abstract visual stimuli and changing the animation depending on the type of the rest may be effective in helping learners to relax.