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Learn with Me: Collaborative Virtual Learning for the Special Children

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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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  1. School of Engineering, Computing, and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia

    Nia Valeria & Bee Theng Lau

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  1. Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia

    Jasni Mohamad Zain

  2. Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang, 26300, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia

    Wan Maseri bt Wan Mohd

  3. Information Systems Department, King Saud University, 11543, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Eyas El-Qawasmeh

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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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