Where is the "I" in iPad?: The Role of Interest in Older Adults' Learning of Mobile Touch Screen Technologies

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Australian Special Interest Group for Computer Human Interaction Pub Date : 2015-12-07 DOI:10.1145/2838739.2838776

Jeanie Beh, S. Pedell, W. Doubé

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This research explores the role of individual interest in the adoption of mobile touch screen technologies by older adults (above 60 years of age), based on the Four-Phase Model of Interest Development by Hidi and Renninger (2006) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT) by Deci and Ryan (1985). A twelve-week study consisting of observations and interviews with teachers and participants in short course classes was conducted, during which we investigated the specific interests of older adults. Specifically, we explored the influence of individuals' level of interest on their learning and use of technologies. The engagement of 35 participants across four short course classes was compared both with and without the use of mobile touch screen technologies. Results show that there is a close relationship between individual interest and uptake of mobile touch screen technologies. This research aims to investigate how individual interest in a domain can engender and maintain engagement with technology learning and use by older adults.

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iPad里的“我”在哪里?兴趣在老年人学习移动触摸屏技术中的作用

本研究基于Hidi和Renninger(2006)的兴趣发展四阶段模型和Deci和Ryan(1985)的自决理论(SDT)，探讨了个人兴趣在老年人(60岁以上)采用移动触摸屏技术中的作用。我们进行了一项为期12周的研究，包括对教师和短期课程参与者的观察和访谈，在此期间，我们调查了老年人的特定兴趣。具体来说，我们探讨了个人的兴趣水平对他们学习和使用技术的影响。研究人员对35名参与者在4个短期课程中使用和不使用移动触摸屏技术的情况进行了比较。结果表明，个人兴趣与移动触摸屏技术的采用之间存在密切的关系。本研究旨在探讨个人对一个领域的兴趣如何能够产生并保持老年人对技术学习和使用的参与。

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