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Category 1: Evaluation of the digital environment compared to manually applied activities (Q 1, 2 and 3)
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| "The environment makes it easier for students with ASD to apply activities because of the resources that can be used with technology, as well as favoring faster data analysis over manual work. The environment features a user-friendly and intuitive interface, without prior knowledge in the field of computing, as well as ease of application on tablet or even smartphone. Another point refers to the possibility of elaborating activities, according to the student's performance and adapting them, as needed. The automatic register of performances by the environment saves the professional application time. As with any program, improvements can be made, such as modifying the reinforcing consequence according to the student's interests, for example, at the end of the activity, automatic access to a YouTube video; provide oral instructions to be given directly by the environment, according to each activity and specify the figures/words in the report of each activity ." |
"The APP idea is really cool, but it's not attractive enough, for example, like other APPs, which are colorful, speak, have music and bright colors, and have similar activities. However, when compared to manual activities, the application is much more effective, especially for data analysis." |
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Category 2: Performance of students with ASD in activities (Q4 and 5)
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| When viewing activities on the tablet, they would smile and ask to do them, which means they were motivated to perform such activities. Importantly, such behavior did not occur with activities on paper. The students established permanent eye contact with the stimuli present in the activities, which favored greater number of hits in each one, which means they were more concentrated." |
"I found the application simple to use, but I think it could have customization options, for example, increase the font size and images for children who have more motor difficulties, as was the case of E5, who did not respond to any activity due to motor difficulty to perform the activity." |
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Category 3: Use of the environment by the parents (Q 6)
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| "The application of the activities is very easy and can be used by any population, including parents. Due to the automation of the activities, the professional can program a sequence and make it available for parents to perform with their children, in order to extend the intervention time in their homes." |
"I believe the application is valid for use in various environments. In general, the idea is very good and I think it will help a lot with the children's learning." |
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Category 4: Data analysis provided by the environment (Q 7)
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| "The reports issued by the environment optimize data analysis by speeding up the calculation of hits and misses, thus facilitating decision-making on the curriculum of each student with ASD, however they need to be more specific regarding performance for each word and/or figure." |
"Another thing is that I found it complex to register children through the site and then open the application (if it was everything in the application, it would be easier to register several children), I think the simpler, the easier to spread the idea and other people use this feature." |
Source: Elaborated by the authors.
Source: Elaborated by the authors.
Source: Elaborated by the authors.
Source: Elaborated by the authors.
Source: Elaborated by the authors.