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Collaborative learning environment is regarded as stimulating and engaging for normal learners. The main aim of our research is to investigate its effectiveness in assisting the learning of children with disabilities. We developed a prototype, Learn with Me and conducted a testing on 6 children who have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and 7 children who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Participants were invited to take part in two tests. Result showed participants learn better with responsive virtual tutor as compared to non-responsive virtual learning.
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Valeria, N., Lau, B.T. (2011). Learn with Me: Collaborative Virtual Learning for the Special Children. In: Mohamad Zain, J., Wan Mohd, W.M.b., El-Qawasmeh, E. (eds) Software Engineering and Computer Systems. ICSECS 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 179. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22170-5_42
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