Students’ Competitive Preferences on Multiple Mice Classroom Interactive Environment

Abstract

In this study, a competitive multiple mice classroom learning environment is designed to afford the students’ classroom information technology accessibility and to provide a social interaction platform for the teachers and students. One hundred and one 8th grade students from three classes participated in the pilot study with the English vocabulary memorizing subject. All the students interacted with their peers on the large shared display moving their mouse simultaneously. Two competitive modes, individual task competition and group rush competition, were implemented. The results indicate the system usability is acceptable and the classroom atmosphere changed dramatically through competition.