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Spaced Use of Social Media Apps among Motor Practice Trials Impacts Performance without Influencing Mental Fatigue and Motor Learning
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Marina Gonçalves Leal; José Eduardo dos Martírios Luz; Ana Kariele da Silva Santos; Cicero Luciano Alves Costa; Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira; Cassio de Miranda Meira Jr.; Giordano Marcio Gatinho Bonuzzi – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
We aimed to investigate the impact of smartphone use during intertrial intervals within a distributed practice regime on mental fatigue, performance, and learning of a balance motor skill. One hundred and thirty-six participants were randomly divided into two groups: the smartphone use group (SMARTPHONE) and the control group (CONTROL). The…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development, Motor Development, Telecommunications
A Trial of an iPad™ Intervention Targeting Social Communication Skills in Children with Autism
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Fletcher-Watson, Sue; Petrou, Alexandra; Scott-Barrett, Juliet; Dicks, Pamela; Graham, Catherine; O'Hare, Anne; Pain, Helen; McConachie, Helen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
This study evaluated a technology-based early intervention for social communication skills in pre-schoolers in a randomised controlled trial. Participants were 54 children aged under 6 years with a diagnosis of autism, assigned to either intervention or control conditions. The app engaged children, who played consistently, regardless of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Handheld Devices