ERIC Number: EJ1469512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-6434
EISSN: EISSN-2381-3121
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Computer-Assisted Instructional System Implemented by Teachers for Students on the Autism Spectrum with Intellectual Disabilities in China
Gabrielle T. Lee1; Xiaoyi Hu2; Zhuojin Yu2; Xiumei Hu2; Nicole Luke3
Journal of Special Education Technology, v40 n1 p39-49 2025
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) implemented by special education teachers in a school setting in China. Feasibility was evaluated by procedural fidelity of teacher implementation and a social validity questionnaire. Effectiveness was measured by the acquisition of bidirectional naming through multiple exemplar instruction implemented in CAI for students on the autism spectrum with intellectual disabilities. Bidirectional naming is a key ability in early language development that allows children to expand their knowledge through incidental learning (Greer et al., 2011). Three students on the autism spectrum with intellectual disabilities (7 years of age; 1 female, 2 males) and their teachers (27-29 years of age; female) participated in this study. Using a single-case design--multiple probes across participants with pre- and post-assessments, all three students demonstrated improvements at post-instruction bidirectional naming assessments. Teachers implemented CAI with a high level of fidelity; they gave it high ratings for acceptability and feasibility. They were satisfied with CAI and student learning outcomes. All three students reported that they enjoyed learning with CAI. The implications and potential utilities of incorporating CAI in special education classrooms in China are discussed.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Feasibility Studies, Young Children, Program Implementation, Fidelity, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Special Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Childhood Autism Rating Scale
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Author Affiliations: 1Faculty of Education, Western University, London, ON, Canada; 2School of Special Education, Education Research Center for Children with Autism, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; 3Faculty of Social Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, ON, Canada