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POMA: A Tangible User Interface to Improve Social and Cognitive Skills of Sri Lankan Children with ASD
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 144
Date: Dec 2020
Pages: Article 102486
Asia, Autism in children, Information and communications technology (ICT), South Asia, Sri Lanka, Technology and children
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Abstract/Notes: A Tangible User Interface (TUI) can bridge real-world physical objects with the digital world, which has much potential for children with ASD. However, at present, most TUIs have been developed for children in affluent countries. Such solutions may not be applicable for children with ASD in low resource countries like Sri Lanka. Therefore, we have designed a tablet-based, and cost-effective TUI called POMA (Picture to Object Mapping Activities) for supporting social and cognitive skills of Sri Lankan children with ASD. This paper presents the evaluation of POMA with 20 children with ASD (moderate: 6; mild: 14) and five special education teachers. Results show that both groups of children were able to play POMA accurately. However, children with moderate ASD required more time and help from the special education teachers to play POMA compared to children with mild ASD. This study identified several lessons for designing TUI, such as the importance of including audio prompts when the system is in idle state, using appropriate helper cues, using multiple types of reinforcements, easy-to-handle nature of the tangibles and the properties of them. Finally, we provide guidelines to overcome the issues for designing low-cost TUIs for children with ASD.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2020.102486
ISSN: 1071-5819
Article
Past and Present: The Picture for Every Montessori Children's House
Publication: Montessori Today (London), vol. 1, no. 1
Date: Jan/Feb 1988
Pages: 5
Children's House (Casa dei Bambini), Maria Montessori - Writings, Montessori method of education - History
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Language: English
ISSN: 0952-8652
Article
Study Finds Low-Income Latino Children Show Great Benefits from Montessori Pre-Kindergarten Programs
Available from: ISSUU
Publication: Montessori Leadership, vol. 16, no. 2
Date: 2014
Pages: 19
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Language: English
Article
NCLB [No Child Left Behind] Begins to Touch Montessori Programs
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 16, no. 1
Date: Fall 2003
Pages: 23
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Reflections... On Observing Children
Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 6, no. 5
Date: May 1985
Pages: 4
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Language: English
ISSN: 0889-5643
Article
Exposing the Elementary Child to the World of Chemistry
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 14, no. 2
Date: Winter/Spring 1989
Pages: 69–79
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Policy for Supporting Children in the Classroom
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 2
Date: 2009
Pages: 237–240
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Teacher-student relationships
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Doctoral Dissertation
Follow-up Study of Montessori and Traditional Day Care Preschool Programs for Disadvantaged Children
Comparative education, Inclusive education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Poor children
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Language: English
Published: Kent, Ohio, 1976
Article
Writing in Early Childhood: Montessori-Spalding-D'Nealian
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 8, no. 4
Date: Dec 1984
Pages: 18–19
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Language: English
Book
The Child
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Abstract/Notes: Reprinted from "The Theosophist," Dec 1941.
Language: English
Published: Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1941
Edition: [1st edition]