Teaching Intervention Through a Hypermedia Application for Children with Learning and Communication Difficulties

Abstract

Two separate studies have been undertaken in order to evaluate a hypermedia application designed to help children with learning and communication difficulties acquire pre-mathematical concepts. First, an intervention study with six cases of children who had learning and communication difficulties is described. Second, a separate study examined twenty five educator's perspectives after having used the application. Overall, it was evident that the application has the potential to serve as an assistive teaching tool, but there are concerns emerging from the empirical evaluation regarding its usability and utility.