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Product: The project team will fully develop Kasi, an augmented reality product that provides audio generated information on scientific images and diagrams used for teaching and learning chemistry. The product will include digital interactives with tactile pieces and computer vision algorithms to produce a multisensory augmented reality method for students who are blind or visually impaired to use as they learn chemistry diagrams and content. A suite of five digital interactives and their corresponding tactile pieces will be developed and combined with a pedagogical system of audio-based augmented reality learning prompts to teach concepts throughout the secondary chemistry curriculum.
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Video Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-3A9VP5CRw
To fully develop Kasi in Phase II, the team will add chemistry content, optimize the calibration system to accommodate differing camera angles and lighting conditions, and finalize the digital interactive pedagogy, tactile pieces, and algorithms that generate audio feedback. After development concludes, researchers will conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility and usability, fidelity of implementation, and promise of the product to support high school students who are blind or visual impaired in learning chemistry. The project team will collect data from a new group of 10 high school students who are blind or visually impaired to examine whether they can use the product independently and their chemistry content knowledge is improved. Chemistry knowledge will be measured by items from the American Chemical Society (ACS) High School exam and state assessments. Researchers will also conduct a cost analysis using the CostOut tool to determine the cost per student needed to implement and use Kasi.
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