TY - GEN
T1 - Create-to-learn Paradigm: A Proxy Visual Storytelling Tool (PVST) for Stimulating Children's Story Sense and Structure
AU - Fung, Ka Yan
AU - Lee, Lik Hang
AU - Qu, Huamin
AU - Li, Yuelu
AU - Song, Shenghui
AU - Yip, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/12/11
Y1 - 2024/12/11
N2 - Storytelling is vital to children’s development by nurturing creative thinking, effective communication, and self-expression. Many tools have been created to support children’s creativity. Unfortunately, the existing tools do not adequately integrate visual elements with storytelling, limiting children’s imaginative potential. This study addresses the gap by introducing a proxy visual storytelling tool (PVST) that employs a character-based approach (i.e., proxy character assembling) to enhance children’s creativity and storytelling skills. Through a comparative study using Kurt Vonnegut’s “The Shape of Stories" theory, the PVST was evaluated. The results from a pilot test show that the PVST can increase children’s sense of agency and engagement in the storytelling learning process. Additionally, it can stimulate children’s creative imagination, improve their storytelling abilities, and enable them to construct more fluent and articulate narratives. The findings highlight the importance of incorporating visual storytelling elements in enhancing children’s creativity and storytelling skills, ultimately fostering a more engaging and enriching learning experience.
AB - Storytelling is vital to children’s development by nurturing creative thinking, effective communication, and self-expression. Many tools have been created to support children’s creativity. Unfortunately, the existing tools do not adequately integrate visual elements with storytelling, limiting children’s imaginative potential. This study addresses the gap by introducing a proxy visual storytelling tool (PVST) that employs a character-based approach (i.e., proxy character assembling) to enhance children’s creativity and storytelling skills. Through a comparative study using Kurt Vonnegut’s “The Shape of Stories" theory, the PVST was evaluated. The results from a pilot test show that the PVST can increase children’s sense of agency and engagement in the storytelling learning process. Additionally, it can stimulate children’s creative imagination, improve their storytelling abilities, and enable them to construct more fluent and articulate narratives. The findings highlight the importance of incorporating visual storytelling elements in enhancing children’s creativity and storytelling skills, ultimately fostering a more engaging and enriching learning experience.
KW - Active Learning
KW - Creativity
KW - Shapes of Story
KW - Visual Storytelling Innovative Process
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85212811736&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3678698.3678699
DO - 10.1145/3678698.3678699
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:85212811736
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 1
EP - 8
BT - 17th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2024
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 17th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2024
Y2 - 11 December 2024 through 13 December 2024
ER -