Multimedia applications in special education: new opportunities for the developing of cognitive processes of children with intellectual disabilities
Derbissalova G. Shayakhmetova A. Avagimyan A. Pyanova E.
May 2024Springer
Multimedia Tools and Applications
2024#83Issue 1649707 - 49721 pp.
The purpose of the research was to examine the effectiveness of multimedia tools in special education curriculum. A focus group of 21 children with intellectual disabilities aged 9–10 years was invited to participate in a randomized study. 21 students were selected for the control group, in which the training was carried out without changes. The experiment lasted six months. Prior to the integration of multimedia technologies into the pedagogical process, the learners took the Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) test. In addition, the students were also tested in the middle and at the end of the study to assess the dynamics. The applications are multifunctional systems, which included cards for communication, various developmental tasks, an organizer and a messenger. After the first month of the experiment, the childrens Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) and Working Memory Index (WMI) indicators have increased by 10% and the Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI) has improved by 5%. The results of the second month showed an increase in all the three areas by another 5%. Thus, it follows that the VCI and WMI test components have grown by 15% in total, and the PRI score has increased by 10% since the beginning of the experiment. Based on the data obtained in the experiment, it can be concluded that the multimedia resources have been successfully integrated into the education system. The findings can be used as a supplement to basic training of children with intellectual disabilities.
Autism , Cognitive behavioral therapy , Full scale intelligence quotient test , Intellectual disability , Multimedia tools , Randomized study
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Department of Professional Training in “Special Pedagogy”, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Department of Social and Pedagogy, Sh. Uvalikhanov Kokshetau University, Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Department of Nursing Management and Social Work, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Department of Psychology, Elabuga Institute of the Kazan Federal University, Elabuga, Russian Federation
Department of Professional Training in “Special Pedagogy”
Department of Social and Pedagogy
Department of Nursing Management and Social Work
Department of Psychology
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