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Title: | VLEs, social stories and children with autism: A prototype implementation and evaluation | Contributor(s): | Volioti, Christina (author); Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos (author); Mavropoulou, Sofia (author); Karagiannnidis, Charalampos (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10639-015-9409-1 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19467 | Abstract: | Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) have been successfully used in educational interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) for overcoming their persistent differences related to social communication and imagination. This paper investigates the potential of VLEs presenting Social Stories, as an advantageous pathway for the development of social problem skills in children with ASC. To this end, it presents the design and development of VLSS (Virtual Learning Environment with Social Stories), a prototype three-dimensional VLE for children with ASC. Overall, the evaluation of VLSS by 40 experts (special education teachers) was very positive, indicating that VLSS has the potential to be a beneficial and easy-to-use educational tool for enhancing social problem solving in children with ASC. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Education and Information Technologies, 21(6), p. 1679-1697 | Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1573-7608 1360-2357 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 109999 Technology not elsewhere classified 130306 Educational Technology and Computing 130312 Special Education and Disability |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 390411 Special education and disability 390405 Educational technology and computing 390407 Inclusive education |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 939907 Special Needs Education 930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 160203 Inclusive education 160304 Teaching and instruction technologies |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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