Figure 1: Test participant using the system.
Hands-On Math: A Training System
for Children with Dyscalculia
Georg Erfurt
Eva Hornecker
Jan Ehlers
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
99423 Weimar, Germany
georgerfurt@gmail.com
eva.hornecker@uni-weimar.de
jan.ehlers@uni-weimar.de
Silke Plaschkies
IPF Institut für pädagogische Förderung
99867 Gotha, Germany
IPF-Gotha@live.de
ABSTRACT
Dyscalculia afects comprehension of numerical mathematical problems, working with numbers and
arithmetics. We describe our work on a training system for an exercise that trains connections between
verbal and numerical representations of numbers and finger counting. Fingers support embodied
cognition and constitute a natural numerical representation. We describe the design rationale and
iterative development process, and first evaluation results for our system that enables children to
train without guidance and feedback by a trainer.
KEYWORDS
Embodiment; Learning; Counting; Neurodiversity; Gesture Input; Marker-based tracking.
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