Exploring Children's Engagement in Monitoring Indoor Air Quality: Longitudinal Study
Sunyoung Kim1, Gregory Sohanchyk1
1School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
JMIR Formative Research
|January 21, 2022
Summary
Children quickly lose interest in monitoring indoor air quality with the inAirKids device. Sustained engagement requires interactive design and hands-on activities for experiential learning.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Child Development
Background:
- Indoor air pollution poses significant risks, especially to children.
- Mobile technology for indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring is underutilized for children.
- The inAirKids device was developed to engage children in IAQ monitoring.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the usability and impact of the inAirKids device in children's homes.
- To understand how the device affects children's engagement with IAQ.
Main Methods:
- A longitudinal field study involving 9 children (6-7 years old).
- Biweekly, semistructured interviews were conducted over 16 weeks.
- The inAirKids device was deployed in participants' homes.
Main Results:
- Children initially engaged with inAirKids but interest waned due to a lack of sustained engagement features.
- Key design considerations for sustained engagement include interactivity and hands-on, experiential learning activities.
- Lack of engaging factors led to a decline in user interest over time.
Conclusions:
- The study highlights the potential for child-friendly digital devices to promote IAQ engagement.
- Design interactivity and experiential learning are crucial for maintaining children's long-term interest in IAQ monitoring.
- This is the first longitudinal study to explore engaging children in IAQ monitoring.
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