Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children

The exploration of touch sensation as a learning aide for the visually impaired has gained the attention of many researchers worldwide which leads to more work to be associated with touch sensation. As a part of this effort, the use of touch sensation has been extended to facilitate the learning pro...

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Main Authors: Manoranjitham, M., Ooi, L.K., Savita, K.S.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
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spelling utp-eprints.192852018-05-03T02:09:58Z Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children Manoranjitham, M. Ooi, L.K. Savita, K.S. The exploration of touch sensation as a learning aide for the visually impaired has gained the attention of many researchers worldwide which leads to more work to be associated with touch sensation. As a part of this effort, the use of touch sensation has been extended to facilitate the learning process of another group of disability. In this study, dyslexic children aged 3 to 8 are studied and their difficulties in educational learning have been identified through an investigation with Dyslexic Awareness of Malaysia (DAM). A thorough research on the existing educational based computer applications shows that the current environment is not suitable and does not contribute in assisting the dyslexic children to perceive knowledge. Thus, in this study, a computer based application incorporating touch sensation as one of the design element has been suggested to improve the entire learning experience of dyslexic children. This application gives an illusion force when the students interact using the application to learn some alphabets. The initial empirical results a positive feedback encouraging the effort of introducing touch sensation to the dyslexic children to be a beneficial suggestion. © 2017 American Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved. American Scientific Publishers 2017 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040864818&doi=10.1166%2fasl.2017.10249&partnerID=40&md5=c4ca4b4e365bbb100188fcee9598ed62 Manoranjitham, M. and Ooi, L.K. and Savita, K.S. (2017) Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (11). pp. 11192-11196. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19285/
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description The exploration of touch sensation as a learning aide for the visually impaired has gained the attention of many researchers worldwide which leads to more work to be associated with touch sensation. As a part of this effort, the use of touch sensation has been extended to facilitate the learning process of another group of disability. In this study, dyslexic children aged 3 to 8 are studied and their difficulties in educational learning have been identified through an investigation with Dyslexic Awareness of Malaysia (DAM). A thorough research on the existing educational based computer applications shows that the current environment is not suitable and does not contribute in assisting the dyslexic children to perceive knowledge. Thus, in this study, a computer based application incorporating touch sensation as one of the design element has been suggested to improve the entire learning experience of dyslexic children. This application gives an illusion force when the students interact using the application to learn some alphabets. The initial empirical results a positive feedback encouraging the effort of introducing touch sensation to the dyslexic children to be a beneficial suggestion. © 2017 American Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved.
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author Manoranjitham, M.
Ooi, L.K.
Savita, K.S.
spellingShingle Manoranjitham, M.
Ooi, L.K.
Savita, K.S.
Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children
author_sort Manoranjitham, M.
title Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children
title_short Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children
title_full Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children
title_fullStr Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children
title_full_unstemmed Touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children
title_sort touch sensation based computer application to facilitate the learning process of dyslexic children
publisher American Scientific Publishers
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