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Xiaotian Zhang; Mingming Zhou – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Despite the rising awareness that mobile technologies can be used as viable options for additional support for intercultural learning, few studies have been conducted to explore the feasibility of using mobile apps to develop intercultural competence (IC) from the perspectives of learners' acceptance and user experiences. This study applied a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Pluralism, Interpersonal Competence
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Sng, Cheong Ying; Carter, Mark; Stephenson, Jennifer – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Difficulties with social conversation can be a direct result of the social skills deficit in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The popularity of hand-held devices and the development of commercial apps has expanded the scope of teaching social skills via this modality. This study extends an earlier pilot study in which a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development
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Polychronis, Shamby C.; Johnson, Andrea; Thelin, Russell J.; Eggett, Dennis L.; Christensen, Jaime – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The use of mobile applications (apps) is popular among parents and teachers due to their cost-effectiveness and ease of implementation, and the number of apps with the specific aim to increase eye contact for children with autism is growing rapidly. However, research is limited to assess the efficiency of the majority of the apps available for…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Taylor, Shanon; Urquhart, Amanda – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2018
Anecdotal evidence shared by teachers appears to support the iPad as a useful tool for working with children with autism. However, there are thousands of possible applications, known as "apps", available in the Apple iTunes store for download and trying to decide what would be most useful for students can be daunting. This article will…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications