TY - GEN
T1 - Design and evaluation of mobile learning applications for autistic children in Pakistan
AU - Ahmad, Muneeb Imtiaz
AU - Shahid, Suleman
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - ![CDATA[In this paper, we present the design and evaluation of culturally specific mobile learning applications, designed as a tool to encourage social interaction in autistic children. These applications were designed for Pakistani children keep their cultural context in mind. We performed longitudinal evaluation (around eight weeks) of these applications at an autistic school in Pakistan. Our initial results, based on pre and post evaluation questionnaires and video analysis of social interactions, showed that the applications had a positive effect on the development of socio-emotional skills of children and were appreciated not only by children but also by the teachers.]]
AB - ![CDATA[In this paper, we present the design and evaluation of culturally specific mobile learning applications, designed as a tool to encourage social interaction in autistic children. These applications were designed for Pakistani children keep their cultural context in mind. We performed longitudinal evaluation (around eight weeks) of these applications at an autistic school in Pakistan. Our initial results, based on pre and post evaluation questionnaires and video analysis of social interactions, showed that the applications had a positive effect on the development of socio-emotional skills of children and were appreciated not only by children but also by the teachers.]]
KW - autism
KW - human-computer interaction
KW - mobile computing
KW - social skills
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:33229
UR - http://ifip-tc13.org/interact/
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-22701-6_32
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-22701-6_32
M3 - Conference Paper
SN - 9783319227009
SP - 436
EP - 444
BT - Human-Computer Interaction: INTERACT 2015: 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part I
PB - Springer
T2 - International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Y2 - 14 September 2015
ER -