• DocumentCode
    3199811
  • Title

    An assistive computerized system for children with moderate intellectual and learning disabilities

  • Author

    Alja´am, J.M. ; Jaoua, A.M. ; Alhazbi, Jaoua Saleh ; Hassan, Mohamad ; Elsaddik, Abdulmotaleb

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Qatar Univ., Doha, Qatar
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    4-6 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    226
  • Lastpage
    230
  • Abstract
    We aim in this project to develop a system for children with intellectual and learning disabilities that supports collaboration, data exploration, communication and creativity. The system offers specific tutorials on basic concepts. It can enhance the communications and learning capabilities of the children. The tutorial contents contains multimedia elements that help the children understand effectively the topics. An assessment component is being developed to evaluate the children understanding. Parents can also be involved in the learning process by adding some contents suitable to their children.
  • Keywords
    groupware; handicapped aids; intelligent tutoring systems; multimedia computing; assessment component; assistive computerized system; children; collaboration; communication; creativity; data exploration; learning capability; learning disability; learning process; moderate intellectual disability; multimedia elements; tutorial contents; Computers; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Materials; Multimedia communication; Software; Tutorials; Assistive learning Tools; Educational software; Learning Disability; Tutorials design;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Amman
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-642-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773141
  • Filename
    5773141