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ERIC Number: EJ1477548
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-6434
EISSN: EISSN-2381-3121
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Exploring the Effects of Augmented Reality on the Emotion Recognition Skills of Autistic Children
Xiumei Hu1; Yitong Jiang2; Yunxuan Sun3; Ziwei Xu4; Fang Zheng5; Xiaoyi Hu1
Journal of Special Education Technology, v40 n3 p384-399 2025
Autistic children have significant difficulties in recognizing and labeling emotions, difficulties which may hinder the natural development of their ability to express and regulate further emotions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an augmented reality emotion recognition program (ARERP) delivered in a group format on the emotion recognition of young autistic children. This study employed a concurrent multiple probe design across behaviors to evaluate the effects of the training on children's emotion recognition. The target behavior was recognizing three emotion sets: positive, negative, and complex. The sequence of conditions included pre-test, baseline, training, post-test, and follow-up sessions. Positive results were found across all four children who all achieved 100% accuracy in identifying emotions during the training. Further, the emotion recognition skills were successfully maintained for 4-7 weeks post-training, with observed generalization to untrained still pictures and GIFs. This study provides preliminary evidence supporting the effectiveness of AR-based group training for young autistic children.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Special Education, Education Research Center for Children with Autism, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; 2College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA; 3Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA; 4Institute for Accessibility Development, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; 5Qingdao ChenXing Experimental School, Qingdao, China