Use of an App With Embedded Video Modeling to Increase Eye Contact

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-09-17 DOI:10.1177/10883576221124805

Shamby Polychronis, Andrea Johnson, Russ Thelin, D. Eggett, Jaime Christensen

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Abstract

The use of mobile applications (apps) is popular among parents and teachers due to their cost-effectiveness and ease of implementation, and the number of apps with the specific aim to increase eye contact for children with autism is growing rapidly. However, research is limited to assess the efficiency of the majority of the apps available for educational purposes. This study was conducted to determine whether the addition of video modeling via an app to ongoing classroom instruction could increase eye contact with familiar and unfamiliar people in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). An experimental pretest–posttest control group design was applied with a full intervention group, a partial intervention group, and a control group. Forty-four U.S. students diagnosed with ASD, in kindergarten through third grade, engaged with social skill modules using an iPad app called We Are Friends. The frequency and duration of eye contact were measured. A 3-month follow-up test was given to determine maintenance. Results suggest the addition of the app was effective in increasing eye contact in children with ASD with both familiar and unfamiliar individuals.

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使用内置视频建模的应用程序来增加眼神交流

移动应用程序的使用因其成本效益和易于实施而在家长和教师中很受欢迎，专门用于增加自闭症儿童眼神交流的应用程序数量正在迅速增长。然而，研究仅限于评估大多数可用于教育目的的应用程序的效率。这项研究旨在确定在正在进行的课堂教学中通过应用程序添加视频建模是否会增加自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童与熟悉和不熟悉的人的眼神交流。采用实验性前测-后测对照组设计，包括完全干预组、部分干预组和对照组。44名被诊断为自闭症谱系障碍的美国学生，从幼儿园到三年级，使用名为We Are Friends的iPad应用程序参与社交技能模块。测量眼神交流的频率和持续时间。进行了为期3个月的随访测试，以确定维护情况。结果表明，添加该应用程序可以有效地增加ASD儿童与熟悉和不熟悉的人的眼神交流。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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