Design and Development of a Tangible Multitouch Interactive Application for Students With Specific Learning Disabilities

• In Event: 29.083 - Poster Session 4
  In Poster Session: 29.083-14 - Instructional Technology SIG Poster Session 2

Abstract

One of the interventions to help students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) is educational technology. However, traditional computer-assisted instruction applications remain insufficient for providing physical engagement and multisensory interaction for this target group. With the emerging new technologies, tangible objects used with multi touch tablets have a potential to enrich learning experience of students with SLD. The main purpose of this study is to determine design principles of a tangible objects based interactive application for students with SLD. This study took six stages and principles were identified to design such materials.
Keywords: Tangible Objects, Multi-touch Applications, Specific Learning Disabilities

Authors

• Elif Polat, Istanbul University

• Kursat Cagiltay, Middle East Technical University

• Necdet Karasu, Gazi University

• Cigil Aykut, Gazi University