Framework for distributed special needs education using an agent-based learning environment
Abstract:
Motivation. Special needs education provides a special challenge to computer science since every user can be radically different from others. Disabilities range from slight to severe, and impairments can be related to sight, hearing, cognition or motor coordination. It can be impossible for children with severe disabilities to communicate without a computer. For them a computer is essential to convey, transfer and reproduce information and knowledge. As stated in [1], the need for high quality educational software becomes obvious, since sophisticated solutions to special needs education does not exist. Like the trend in traditional computer-aided education, we are trying to move from a passive teaching machine to an activating learning environment, which provides novel ways to enhance the learning process. The structure of the framework. The concept learning environment can be viewed as a physical space where learning occurs. In this framework, the learning environment consists of networked computers and their users. Users can be students, teachers, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists etc. The basic idea is to tailor an agent for each participant in the learning environment.
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