Curiosity-Inspired Learning: Insitu versus Post-Event Approaches to Recall and Reflection

Abstract

We often get questions about the processes and things that we observe in our surroundings, but there exists no practical support for exploring these questions. Exploring curiosity can lead to learning new science concepts. We propose using a post-event recall and reflection approach to support curiosity-inspired learning in everyday life. This approach involves capturing contextual cues during the curiosity moment with wearables that can capture these contextual cues in daily life, and later using them for recall and focused reflection. Firstly, we conducted a preliminary study to explore different cues and their effectiveness in recalling these curiosity moments. Further, we conducted a virtual study to evaluate the amount of exploration through post-event recall and reflection and compared it with insitu recall and reflection. Results show a significant increase in questions and reflections made with the post-event recall and reflection approach, providing evidence for better learning outcomes from everyday curiosity.