Students with autism display sensory sensitivities to environmental stimuli that affect their attending and engagement in classroom learning activities. The purpose of the study was to determine whether attending of 4 male students, ages 13-20, increased after the installation of sound-absorbing walls and halogen lighting. The multiple single-subject, mixed-method design, AB(B+C), included a 2-...

OBJECTIVES Occupational therapists assess and adapt an environment to enhance clients' abilities to function. Therapists working in schools may assess several classroom environments in a week. Identifying relevant information in an efficient manner is essential yet presents a challenge for school therapists. METHOD In this study, ethnographic research methodology was used to analyze the pleth...

In this paper we present a specific phonics based approach to supporting early literacy. The application system is cooperative and embedded in a "computer-integrated classroom". It provides an interactive writing environment using a visual palette of letters associated with icons and synthetic speech feedback for the writing results. Ongoing developments enhance the intelligent support modules ...

This paper describes a platform that supports for one-on-one digital learning. The platform is named “DCE”, which stands for digital classroom environment. It consists of four major modules, curriculum (including activities) module, user data module, communication module, and external interface module. An application example of DCE was described and demonstrated.

The two greatest concerns of employers today are finding good workers and training them. The difference between the skills needed on the job and those possessed by applicants, sometimes called the skills-gap, is of real concern to human resource managers and business owners looking to hire competent employees. While employers would prefer to hire people who are trained and ready to go to work, ...

This article demonstrates that careful planning and management can help to ensure effective learning for pre-registration students during theory and practical skills teaching. It highlights two lesson plans with intended learning outcomes, one for a didactic teaching session and the other for a psychomotor clinical skills session. The article identifies a variety of teaching and learning strate...

INTRODUCTION Childhood obesity disproportionately affects rural populations; therefore, promoting healthy eating among rural children is essential. Teachers are important role models for children and can influence children's eating behaviors through their own behaviors and beliefs about food. This study examined the food-related practices and beliefs of rural elementary and middle school teache...

Design and Development of Blended Learning is a challenging task than it is anticipated when we consider features and facilities in a Learning Management System (LMS). In this paper, we present what those challenges and how we have solved both technical as well as social problems in implementing a blended learning environment for the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC). It is very ...

This chapter introduces the migration of a Web-based cognitive tool (CT) for the generation of procedural knowledge about mathematical fractions from a desktop version to a mobile version. It aims to provide insight into the potential of human-computer interaction in mobile learning environments to encourage reciprocal tutoring and foster collaborative learning. A collaborative mobile learning ...