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Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children

Autism is a disorder in the growth and development of a brain or central nervous system that covers a large spectrum of impairment, symptoms and skills. The children who are suffering from autism face difficulties in communicating and adapting well in the community as they have trouble in understand...

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Main Authors: Chandra Reka Ramachandiran,, Nazean Jomhari,, Shamala Thiyagaraja,, Malissa Maria Mahmud, *
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Language:English
Published: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited 2015
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BF Psychology
LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/317/1/Virtual%20Reality%20Based%20Behavioural%20Learning%20for%20Autistic%20Children.pdf
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spelling my.sunway.eprints.3172019-06-20T08:04:24Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/317/ Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children Chandra Reka Ramachandiran, Nazean Jomhari, Shamala Thiyagaraja, Malissa Maria Mahmud, * BF Psychology LB Theory and practice of education Autism is a disorder in the growth and development of a brain or central nervous system that covers a large spectrum of impairment, symptoms and skills. The children who are suffering from autism face difficulties in communicating and adapting well in the community as they have trouble in understanding what others think and feel. Therefore, there is a need to design effective e-learning method to ease the communication process and to deliver required knowledge to autistic children. Past researchers have highlighted that a virtual reality based learning environment, a computer simulated environment, can facilitate the learning process among autistic children. It is also recognized that the virtual agent plays an important role in virtual worlds as it eases the communication process between the virtual environment (VE) and children with autism. This research aimed to design an effective learning environment for autistic children by developing a virtual environment prototype using face-to-face interviews and picture exchange communication system (PECS) methodology for data collection which was analysed using quantitative tests. The findings suggest that the toilet virtual environment topped the list for being the most popular learning environment among autistic children for behavioural training. The designed prototype identifies autistic children’s and their parents’ needs and also addresses limitations in an existing virtual environment. Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited 2015-10 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/317/1/Virtual%20Reality%20Based%20Behavioural%20Learning%20for%20Autistic%20Children.pdf Chandra Reka Ramachandiran, and Nazean Jomhari, and Shamala Thiyagaraja, and Malissa Maria Mahmud, * (2015) Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 13 (5). pp. 357-365. ISSN 1479-4403 http://www.ejel.org/volume13/issue5
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LB Theory and practice of education
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LB Theory and practice of education
Chandra Reka Ramachandiran,
Nazean Jomhari,
Shamala Thiyagaraja,
Malissa Maria Mahmud, *
Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children
description Autism is a disorder in the growth and development of a brain or central nervous system that covers a large spectrum of impairment, symptoms and skills. The children who are suffering from autism face difficulties in communicating and adapting well in the community as they have trouble in understanding what others think and feel. Therefore, there is a need to design effective e-learning method to ease the communication process and to deliver required knowledge to autistic children. Past researchers have highlighted that a virtual reality based learning environment, a computer simulated environment, can facilitate the learning process among autistic children. It is also recognized that the virtual agent plays an important role in virtual worlds as it eases the communication process between the virtual environment (VE) and children with autism. This research aimed to design an effective learning environment for autistic children by developing a virtual environment prototype using face-to-face interviews and picture exchange communication system (PECS) methodology for data collection which was analysed using quantitative tests. The findings suggest that the toilet virtual environment topped the list for being the most popular learning environment among autistic children for behavioural training. The designed prototype identifies autistic children’s and their parents’ needs and also addresses limitations in an existing virtual environment.
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author Chandra Reka Ramachandiran,
Nazean Jomhari,
Shamala Thiyagaraja,
Malissa Maria Mahmud, *
author_facet Chandra Reka Ramachandiran,
Nazean Jomhari,
Shamala Thiyagaraja,
Malissa Maria Mahmud, *
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title Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children
title_short Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children
title_full Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children
title_fullStr Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children
title_full_unstemmed Virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children
title_sort virtual reality based behavioural learning for autistic children
publisher Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/317/1/Virtual%20Reality%20Based%20Behavioural%20Learning%20for%20Autistic%20Children.pdf
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