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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Internet of Things (IoT)-Enhanced Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for Special Education Needs.

Chun Man Victor Wong, Rosanna Yuen-Yan Chan, Yen Na Yum, Kangzhong Wang

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Chun Man Victor WongDepartment of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4180-1459
Rosanna Yuen-Yan ChanCentre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5345-6832
Yen Na YumDepartment of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2165-6813
Kangzhong WangDepartment of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has become a popular behavioral therapy in the special education needs (SEN) community. ABA is used to manage SEN students' behaviors by solving problems in socially important settings, and puts emphasis on having precise measurements on physical and observable events. In this work, we present how Internet of Things (IoT) technologies can be applied to enhance ABA therapy in normal SEN classroom settings. We measured (1) learning performance data, (2) learners' physiological data, and (3) learning environment sensors' data. Upon preliminary analysis, we have found that learners' physiological data is highly diverse, while learner performance seems to be related to learners' electrodermal activity. Our preliminary findings suggest the possibility of enhancing ABA for SEN with IoT technologies.

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Applied Behavior AnalysisInternet of ThingsEducation, SpecialHumansLearningapplied behavior analysis (ABA)autism spectrum disorder (ASD)Internet of Things (IoT)special education needs (SEN)

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PMID34641011
PMCPMC8513056

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