Use of Mobile Social Story Maps in the Development of Cognitive and Social Skills of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness and efficiency of animated and non-animated mobile social story maps using the mobile learning environment that the authors developed. An application using the story map method based on social stories was developed. Mobile social story map wa...

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Published in:Journal of special education technology 2022-12, Vol.37 (4), p.482-497
Main Authors: Güler, Tülay Dargut, Erdem, Mukaddes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animation
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic children
Cognition & reasoning
Communication
Communication Skills
Comprehension
Early Childhood Education
Educational Environment
Educational technology
Foreign Countries
Handheld Devices
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Competence
Intervention
Listening Comprehension
Program Effectiveness
Skill Development
Social skills
Special Education
Story Telling
Students with Disabilities
Telecommunications
Visual Aids
Young Children
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Summary:The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness and efficiency of animated and non-animated mobile social story maps using the mobile learning environment that the authors developed. An application using the story map method based on social stories was developed. Mobile social story map was presented with animated and non-animated narrative and the effectiveness and efficiencies of the two methods on both listening comprehension and social communication skills were compared using an alternating treatments design. The participants of the study consisted of three children aged between 6 and 7 years with an ASD diagnosis. Research findings showed that mobile social story maps contribute to the development of social communication skills and listening comprehension skills of participants with an ASD. The results indicated that two methods were equally effective in improving social communication skills, but in improving listening comprehension skills, animated supported stories were more effective for one of the three participants. Also, animated narrative-supported mobile social story maps were more efficient for two participants.
ISSN:0162-6434
2381-3121
DOI:10.1177/01626434211037547