Enhance emotional and social adaptation skills for children with autism spectrum disorder: A virtual reality enabled approach

Ip, Horace H. S.; Wong, Simpson W. L.; Chan, Daniel; Byrne, Julia; Li, Chen; Yuan, Vanessa S. N.; Lau, Kate Shuk-Ying; Wong, Joe Y. W.

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2017.09.010

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“…The application aim is to create a product tailored to the final user's needs based on empathy and deeper understanding. Regarding developing a medical application, scenarios are usually consulted with experts in a given field [74]…”

Section: Types Of Virtual Educational Environmentsmentioning

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Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

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In the education process, students face problems with understanding due to the complexity, necessity of abstract thinking and concepts. More and more educational centres around the world have started to introduce powerful new technology-based tools that help meet the needs of the diverse student population. Over the last several years, virtual reality (VR) has moved from being the purview of gaming to professional development. It plays an important role in teaching process, providing an interesting and engaging way of acquiring information. What follows is an overview of the big trend, opportunities and concerns associated with VR in education. We present new opportunities in VR and put together the most interesting, recent virtual reality applications used in education in relation to several education areas such as general, engineering and health-related education. Additionally, this survey contributes by presenting methods for creating scenarios and different approaches for testing and validation. Lastly, we conclude and discuss future directions of VR and its potential to improve the learning experience.Information 2019, 10, 318 2 of 20 must be carried out under supervision; therefore, students cannot self-configure lab equipment, experience states of emergency or effects of misconfiguration which may lead to equipment damage. Moreover, there is no possibility to practice and catch up outside the laboratory schedule. Currently, the solutions are modern technologies such as online courses [8,9], blended learning [10-13], different computer-based platforms [14-18] and many others, which allow the students to repeat several times the same topic, make mistakes and learn from them. Numerous examples of hardware and software which have been successful in educational processes indicate that edtech industry can improve learning outcomes for the majority of students [19]. More and more educational centres around the world are starting to introduce powerful new technology tools that help them to meet the needs of diverse student populations. Traditional books are being replaced by digital instructional content (especially from open educational resources) [20]. Notebooks, tablets or cell phones with dedicated application have replaced classical copybooks [21]. Distance [22] and personalised learning [23] are used to tailor education to each student's academic strengths, weaknesses, preferences and goals.It is well known that the use of information and communication technologies have been found to improve student attitudes towards learning [24][25][26][27]. It is a rapidly growing field of research, continually developing and looking for new technological solutions. Over the last several years, Virtual Reality (VR), which provides an interactive computer-generated environment, has moved from being the purview of the gaming to the professional development such as military, psychology, medicine and teaching applications.In 1987, Jaron Lanier, together with Steve Bryson, formulated the first definition of VR, which they desc...

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Section: Types Of Virtual Educational Environmentsmentioning

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“…For example, in [74], researchers present a VR enabled an application for enhancing emotional and social adaptation skills for children with ASD. The application consists of six unique learning scenarios: emotion control and relaxation, simulation of various social situations, facilitation of consolidation and generalisation.…”

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“…With the rapid development of science and technology, VR has become a hot topic in various fields in recent years, including games (Zyda, ), business (Van Kerrebroeck, Brengman, & Willems, ), social networking (Ip et al , ), medical treatment (Cuperus et al ., ; Dubovi et al ., ; Lorenzo, Lledó, Pomares, & Roig, ) and education (Merchant et al , ; Passig, Tzuriel, & Eshel‐Kedmi, ; Sánchez, Barreiro, & Maojo, ). Many studies have reported the advantages of VR, as follows.…”

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Effects of applying a VR‐based two‐tier test strategy to promote elementary students’ learning performance in a Geology class

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Science and technology are driving people’s life changes, including education and the environment. Many scholars have attempted to import technology into the classroom to help students learn in different subjects. However, students often need assistance with unfamiliar learning approaches and learning environments. This study proposed a non‐immersive virtual reality (VR) guidance system combined with a two‐tier strategy to help students learn geology knowledge. Two groups of students used different learning approaches: the experimental group students were guided by the two‐tier test VR guidance system, and the control group students learned with the conventional VR guidance system. According to the experimental result, the two‐tier test VR guidance system not only improved the students’ learning achievement in natural science, but also enhanced their learning motivation. In addition, according to the sequential results, we found that VR learning materials or environmental resources can help students answer questions and solve problems more effectively.

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“…This deficit greatly hinders children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from responding appropriately and adapting themselves in various social situations. Although evidence has shown that virtual reality environment is a promising tool for emotional and social adaptation skills training on ASD population, there is a lack of large-scale trials with intensive evaluations to support such findings (Ip et al 2018). Research in the field of schizophrenia points out impairments in self-assessment, which are common in people with schizophrenia.…”

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The impact of innovative learning environments on social competences of youth

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2019

Research in Learning Technology

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The exponential development of learning environments supported by information and communication technology (ICT), coupled with new insights from the fields of cognitive and neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI), is a huge challenge for both the educational system and youths and their social competences. This article defines the impact of an effective use of contemporary education technologies on young people's engagement and their interest in collaborating with their peers and teachers on the level of interpersonal relationships. It investigates the teachers' and parents' perspective on youth and their cooperation when using ICT in the pedagogical process. The study confirms that innovative didactic approaches to teaching, supported by ICT, exert a positive influence on the collaboration between students, as well as between students and their teachers, and that youths, teachers and parents are all equally aware of that. Parents and teachers have a unified position in support of the idea that an effective use of ICT makes a positive contribution to collaboration between students, and thereby directly affects an increase in their social competences. ICT is becoming one of the important variables that affect the development of young people's social competences. The 2-year study was conducted in the framework of a national project.

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Enhance emotional and social adaptation skills for children with autism spectrum disorder: A virtual reality enabled approach

Cited by 178 publications

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Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

Effects of applying a VR‐based two‐tier test strategy to promote elementary students’ learning performance in a Geology class

The impact of innovative learning environments on social competences of youth

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