TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing female older adults’ spatial visualisation ability via a virtual pattern-making module
AU - Min, Seoha
AU - Chang, Hyo Jung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Textile Institute and Informa UK Ltd 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study examines how virtual pattern-making training enhances older adults’ spatial visualisation ability, depending on their ethnic background. Following receipt of IRB approval, a total of 600 female older adults were recruited to the study. To assess participants’ current spatial visualisation ability, a letter rotation test was employed both pre-test and post-test. A virtual pattern-making training video was developed using a virtual prototyping programme, Browzwear VStitcher. The training video explained the basic concept of virtual pattern-making with examples, and participants were then asked to watch the video between pre-test and post-test. The results of the two tests were compared using a paired sample t-test. The results found that, of the four ethnic groups, African American showed a significant improvement in letter rotation scores after the training. The findings of this study will contribute to the knowledge and understanding of virtual pattern-making in relation to older adults’ cognitive skills.
AB - This study examines how virtual pattern-making training enhances older adults’ spatial visualisation ability, depending on their ethnic background. Following receipt of IRB approval, a total of 600 female older adults were recruited to the study. To assess participants’ current spatial visualisation ability, a letter rotation test was employed both pre-test and post-test. A virtual pattern-making training video was developed using a virtual prototyping programme, Browzwear VStitcher. The training video explained the basic concept of virtual pattern-making with examples, and participants were then asked to watch the video between pre-test and post-test. The results of the two tests were compared using a paired sample t-test. The results found that, of the four ethnic groups, African American showed a significant improvement in letter rotation scores after the training. The findings of this study will contribute to the knowledge and understanding of virtual pattern-making in relation to older adults’ cognitive skills.
KW - Spatial visualisation ability
KW - aging
KW - cognitive training
KW - older adults
KW - pattern-making
KW - virtual technology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127175271&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17543266.2021.2006802
DO - 10.1080/17543266.2021.2006802
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127175271
SN - 1754-3266
VL - 15
SP - 130
EP - 138
JO - International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education
JF - International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education
IS - 1
ER -