The effects of writing media and backgroud color on handwriting performance of children

• Main Authors: Ting Yi Chiu Huang, 邱黃亭貽
• Other Authors: C. Y. Yang
• Format: Others
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/58265114463530827544

碩士 === 長庚大學 === 工業設計學系 === 101 === Handwriting is a complex process. In Taiwan, Chinese character writing is one of the many major aspects of an elementary school student’s school life. And technologies have been gradually applied to teaching and learning as assistive tools over the years. Tablet PCs are the most preferred as they are light-weighed, generate immediate feedback, and provide intuitive handwriting functions, allowing students to practice and learn on one electronic gadget. Color is another factor to used in learning for help children improve work efficiency. So we want to know the affection between color and handwriting by different media. Participants (31 school-age children) wrote on white, yellow, red, blue and green on paper and Tablet PC. In addition to analyze their handwriting, we also want to figure out children’s emotion about these colors. The results show that the media affects the writing performance. For children, red represents a positive emotion. And when participants write on red background, they will have better performance and bigger handwriting. Therefore, the design of children's products and services, educational strategies for children can be used red as a writing background. Because use the color which mean positive for children, may improve their learning effect.