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[Pages:66]iPad Apps in Teaching Programs for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder
C?tia Vanessa Alves Braz de Matos Rosa
Thesis to obtain the Master of Science Degree in
Engenharia Inform?tica e de Computadores
Supervisor(s): Professor Jos? Alberto Rodrigues Pereira Sardinha
Examination Committee
Chairperson:
Professor M?rio Jorge Costa Gaspar da Silva
Supervisor:
Professor Jos? Alberto Rodrigues Pereira Sardinha
Member of the Committee: Professora Maria Lu?sa Torres Ribeiro Marques da Silva Coheur
Maio 2015
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"We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained." - Marie Curie
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Acknowledgments
First of all, I would like thank my grandmother, Vo? Nana. The one that encouraged me to pursue what I wanted.
To my parents, Fa? tima Rosa and Paulo Rosa, for all the education and support and for putting up with my me, specially in the morning!
To all my family, specially my sister, Raquel Rosa, for caring. To professor Jose? Alberto Sardinha, for the guidance and knowledge transmitted. To therapist Ce? lia Cunha, for the willingness to help. To my good friends, my second family, the ones that seduce me to go home late when I shouldn't and with whom it is possible to forget all worries and enjoy life. Last, but definitely not least, to the one and only, Lu?is Santos. The one who always helped me surpass the obstacles and encouraged me to continue. The one that is always there.
This work was partially supported by Fundac?a~ o para a Cie^ ncia e a Tecnologia (FCT) through the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program and its Information and Communications Technologies Institute, under Project CMUP-ERI/HCI/0051/2013.
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Resumo
De dia para dia o uso de tecnologia como ferramenta de ensino tem vindo a aumentar. A apresentac?a~ o de exerc?icios educacionais atrave? s de dispositivos electro? nicos revela-se mais atractiva e mais cativante para o utilizador quando comparada com me? todos tradicionais.
O objectivo desta dissertac?a~ o foi desenvolver uma aplicac?a~ o mo? vel atraente que facilitasse a aprendizagem e aquisic?a~ o de compete^ ncias de leitura a crianc?as diagnosticadas com desordens do espectro autista. Para tal foi efectuado um estudo sobre o autismo e o impacto que tem nas crianc?as, assim como os me? todos tradicionais de ensino utilizados com as mesmas. Tambe? m um estudo sobre a utilizac?a~ o da tecnologia como ve?iculo de ensino foi efectuado, de forma a perceber quais os me? todos e te? cnicas com mais sucesso numa aplicac?a~ o deste foro.
Depois de efectuada a pesquisa, e de concluirmos que a possibilidade de customizac?a~ o era um ponto-chave, foi enta~ o desenhada e arquitectada uma primeira versa~ o desta aplicac?a~ o. Esta aplicac?a~ o foi depois testada e sujeita a va? rias evoluc?o~ es com base em conselhos de uma profissional especializada em Educac?a~ o Especial e Reabilitac?a~ o. As u? ltimas fases de implementac?a~ o desta aplicac?a~ o foram sujeitas a testes com um utilizador, diagnosticado com uma desordem do espectro autista, de forma a averiguar e aumentar a eficie^ ncia da mesma.
Os resultados da avaliac?a~ o realizada foram de encontro aos nossos objectivos uma vez que demonstram uma maior facilidade de aquisic?a~ o de compete^ ncias de leitura.
Palavras-chave: exerc?icios educacionais, dispositivos electro? nicos, aplicac?o~ es mo? veis, crianc?as,
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