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Inclusive computing in special needs classrooms: designing for all
conference contribution
posted on 2023-06-19, 08:23 authored by Zuzanna Lechelt, Yvonne Rogers, Nicola YuillNicola Yuill, Lena Nagl, Grazia RagoneGrazia Ragone, Nicolai MarquardtWith a growing call for an increased emphasis on computing in school curricula, there is a need to make computing accessible to a diversity of learners. One potential approach is to extend the use of physical toolkits, which have been found to encourage collaboration, sustained engagement and effective learning in classrooms in general. However, little is known as to whether and how these benefits can be leveraged in special needs schools, where learners have a spectrum of distinct cognitive and social needs. Here, we investigate how introducing a physical toolkit can support learning about computing concepts for special education needs (SEN) students in their classroom. By tracing how the students’ interactions—both with the physical toolkit and with each other—unfolded over time, we demonstrate how the design of both the form factor and the learning tasks embedded in a physical toolkit contribute to collaboration, comprehension and engagement when learning in mixed SEN classrooms.
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CHI '18 Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsPublisher
Association for Computing MachineryExternal DOI
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2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsEvent location
Montreal QC CanadaEvent type
conferenceEvent date
April 21-26 2018ISBN
9781450356206Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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- Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth Publications
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2018-07-02First Open Access (FOA) Date
2018-07-02First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-06-29Usage metrics
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