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ArticleJMIR serious games2019

Treating Children With Speech Sound Disorders: Development of a Tangible Artefact Prototype.

Joaquim Santos, Mário Vairinhos, Luis M T Jesus

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Article in JMIR serious games, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joaquim SantosEscola Superior de Saúde (ESSUA), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5376-4774
Mário VairinhosEscola Superior de Saúde (ESSUA), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4483-8126
Luis M T JesusEscola Superior de Saúde (ESSUA), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-3218
Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA prototype of a tangible user interface (TUI) for a fishing game, which is intended to be used by children with speech sound disorders (SSD), speech and language therapists (SLTs), and kindergarten teachers and assistants (KTAs) and parents alike, has been developed and tested.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to answer the following question: How can TUIs be used as a tool to help in interventions for children with SSD?

methodsTo obtain feedback and to ensure that the prototype was being developed according to the needs of the identified target users, an exploratory test was prepared and carried out. During this test using an ethnographic approach, an observation grid, a semistructured questionnaire, and interviews were used to gather data. A total of 4 different types of stakeholders (sample size of 10) tested the prototype: 2 SLTs, 2 KTAs, and 6 children.

resultsThe analysis of quantitative and qualitative data revealed that the prototype addresses the existing needs of SLTs and KTAs, and it revealed that 5 out of 6 (83%) children enjoyed the activity. Results also revealed a high replay value, with all children saying they would play more.

conclusionsSerious games and tangible interaction for learning and problem solving serve both teachers and children, as children enjoy playing, and, through a playful approach, learning is facilitated. A clear pattern was observed: Children enjoyed playing, and numerous valid indicators showed the transposition of the traditional game into the TUI artefact was successful. The game is varied and rich enough to be attractive and fun. There is a clear need and interest in similar objects from SLTs and educators. However, the process should be even more iterative, with a multidisciplinary team, and all end users should be able to participate as co-designers.

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childrenexploratory testspeech sound disorderstangible artefact

Identifiers

PMID31804185
PMCPMC6923759
OpenAlexW2994438884

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