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http://dx.doi.org/10.9728/dcs.2017.18.1.35

A Review of Research on Augmented Reality Based Educational Contents for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders  

Son, Ji-Young (Department of Secondary Special Education, Daejeon University)
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Journal of Digital Contents Society / v.18, no.1, 2017 , pp. 35-46 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to review the recent literature on applying augmented reality based educational contents for students with autism spectrum disorders and to identify research trends and implications. The search procedures through the Web-database system were implemented to find the proper research and a total of 12 studies were included in this review. The results indicated that most of subjects were elementary school-age children, also single subject design was mostly implemented. Mobile devices were used mostly for augmented reality, and most of data collection methods was behavioral observation. Results founded several contents types: objects manipulation, manipulation for self-modeling, on-site problem solving program, and location-based learning guide. Additionally, the results indicated that the educational effectiveness was the improvements of social behaviors, play and imitation behaviors, and emotion recognition. Furthermore, considerations to develop and apply augmented reality based educational contents for students with autism spectrum disorders were suggested.
Keywords
Augmented reality; Autism spectrum disorders; Educational contents; Research review;
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