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Using Tablet Applications for Children with Autism to Increase Their Cognitive and Social Skills
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Esposito, Marco; Sloan, Janette; Tancredi, Andrea; Gerardi, Giovanna; Postiglione, Paola; Fotia, Francesca; Napoli, Eleonora; Mazzone, Luigi; Valeri, Giovanni; Vicari, Stefano – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2017
Several researchers along with technicians have been developing software and hardware to support and/or replace the standard method of teaching for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and/or other developmental disabilities. Moreover, computer-based intervention and electronic tablets have shown benefits for people with special needs…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Thinking Skills, Interpersonal Competence
An Intervention Using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® on Fostering Narrative Identity among Economically Disadvantaged College Students in Taiwan
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Tseng, Wen-Chih – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
The effectiveness of an intervention using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP), a reflective tool using LEGO® building bricks, to speed the development of narrative identity in economically disadvantaged college students was studied. A longitudinal experimental study with non equivalent experimental/control groups (N = 45) was conducted to examine whether…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Toys
Improvement in Social Competence Using a Randomized Trial of a Theatre Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Corbett, Blythe A.; Key, Alexandra P.; Qualls, Lydia; Fecteau, Stephanie; Newsom, Cassandra; Coke, Catherine; Yoder, Paul – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
The efficacy of a peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention on social competence in participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was tested. Thirty 8-to-14 year-olds with ASD were randomly assigned to the treatment (n = 17) or a wait-list control (n = 13) group. Immediately after treatment, group effects were seen on social ability,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Interpersonal Competence
The Half Empty Question for Socio-Cognitive Interventions
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Schwartz, Daniel L.; Cheng, Katherine M.; Salehi, Shima; Wieman, Carl – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
The studies in this special section of the "Journal of Educational Psychology" present a variety of social-psychological interventions across large numbers of classrooms and populations. They show notable benefits for many students at risk for low performance. This is the glass half-full interpretation, and we consider the strengths of…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Intervention, At Risk Students, Educational Benefits
The Effect of Question-Generation Strategy on Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension Development
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Khansir, Ali Akbar; Dashti, Jamshid Gholami – English Language Teaching, 2014
The main aim of the study was to investigate the effect of question-generation strategy on Iranian EFL third grade high school students' ability in reading comprehension passages via multiple-choice question .In this research, the total number of one hundred and twenty male and female students participated. For homogeneity of the students, a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Effectiveness of a Computer-Based Program for Improving the Reading Performance of Deaf Students
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Moore, Kenneth L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of the reading component of Ticket to Read®, a computer-based educational program, developed to improve hearing students' fluency could improve deaf students' fluency in order to improve comprehension. Fluency, the ability to read text accurately and automatically, forms a bridge from…
Descriptors: Deafness, Assistive Technology, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement