Analysis and evaluation of applications focused on developing communication skills in students with autism spectrum disorder
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https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2021.75.1681Keywords:
autism spectrum disorder; apps; communication; quality evaluation; rubricAbstract
Technology is essential to help with the development of communication skills in people who have autism. Currently, there has been a significant increase in the number of applications which turn out to be very interesting for them, however its quality must be identified with proper tools. Therefore, the general purpose of this investigation is to determine the current state of educative technologies' role on the educative intervention in students with autism and analyse and evaluate which software are more adequate to develop their communicative skills.
In this descriptive investigation, 50 educative applications focused on developing communication skills in students with autism are analysed and evaluated. The information and analysis have been carried out by means of a rubric.
Results showed that 8 applications had excellent quality and 17 with a decent score, allowing me to recommend their use in educative interventions. Additionally, an application catalogue has been developed, which may be of use to teachers and families.
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