Educational Product Design Research For Children’s Interests And Habits

Families and the society have attached great importance to the problem of children’s education.In regard to children’s education,the cultivation of interest and habit is a very important means,as well as a goal.Educational products for children’s interest and habit formation,as a medium to assist children’s growth,greatly affect the effect of children’s education.Because of the influence of the idea of “not letting children lose at the starting line”,the existing products for children’s education are eager for quick success and instant benefit,ignoring their nature,and even bringing negative effects on their physical and psychological well-being.Based on this understanding,this issue is proposed.Based on the theory of “Psychology of Child Development”,the research was conducted on the educational products for children’s interest and habit formation with the target group of preschool children.In the study,through literature research,we sorted the development characteristics of kids from cognition,psychology and physiology,analyzed the characteristics of children’s interests and habits and its influencing factors,and summarized the educational methods of children’s interests and habits cultivation,respecting students and teaching them in accordance with their aptitude.By these research and analysis,we summarized the macro characteristics of these products,such as the distribution of content and form,as well as the basic components of content,form and other elements.Through questionnaire survey,observation and interview of the preschool children and their parents,the user needs of educational products for children’s interest and habit development were collected.On the basis of aforesaid study,referencing to design experience of similar excellent products,and combining with the development trend and the design principle,we put forward design principles of these educational products for kids,that is principles of safety,interesting,maneuverability,education,flexibility and sentiment.Meanwhile,we presented the design method for the content and mode of these products,verified through the design practice,and provided reference to relevant researches and practices of design.