USING TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS SEN STUDENTS’ PHONOLOGICAL SKILLS
USING TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS SEN STUDENTS’ PHONOLOGICAL SKILLS
Author(s): Ruxandra Calotă, Monica Elisabeta PăduraruSubject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Preschool education, Neuropsychology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: phonological awareness; technology; assessment; special needs;
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines whether the use of multimedia technology increases the accuracy of phonological skills assessment. To that aim we conducted a comparative study that investigates the results obtained by means of formal assessment tools and technology enhanced assessment tools. A number of 30 students attending “Constantin Păunescu” Special School were assessed using both standard tests (NEPSY II Phonological Processing subtest) and nonstandard tests (PAST - Phonological Awareness Skills Test), followed by teacher-made technology enhanced phonological assessment tools. The results suggest technology enhanced assessment tools promote a higher level of engagement with the learning task which, in turn, increases the accuracy of the assessment by simply keeping them focused and giving them alternative ways to complete tasks.
Journal: Conference proceedings of »eLearning and Software for Education« (eLSE)
- Issue Year: 17/2021
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 105-110
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English