This study aims to examine the effects of a
touchscreen device (iPad in this study) on students’
learning compared to a desktop PC in terms of tactile
vision. The participants were 56 undergraduate students: 24
studied using a desktop PC (mouse-based interaction) and
the others studied using a touchscreen device (touch-based
interaction) about the human heart through interactive
images. MANOVA results revealed a significant main
effect for the device type. Three follow-up ANOVAs
revealed that the students in the touch-based interaction
condition significantly outperformed those in the mousebased
condition in terms of the identification test, but there
were no statistical differences in terms of factual and
conceptual knowledge acquisition. This study reveals that
the touchscreen users engage with the screen, which
improves their understanding of the objects.

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