Use of an intelligent tutoring system for a curriculum on augmentative and alternative communication: Feasibility for implementation

• Published in: International journal of language & communication disorders Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 2279 - 2293
• Main Authors: Dada, Shakila, Flores, Cathy, Bastable, Kirsty, Tönsing, Kerstin, Samuels, Alecia, Mukhopadhyay, Sourav, Isanda, Beatrice, Bampoe, Josephine Ohenewa, Stemela‐Zali, Unati, Karim, Saira Banu, Moodley, Legini, May, Adele, Morwane, Refilwe, Smith, Katherine, Mothapo, Rahab, Mohuba, Mavis, Casey, Maureen, Laher, Zakiyya, Mtungwa, Nothando, Moore, Robyn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Child; Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; Communication Disorders - rehabilitation; Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods; Curriculum; Education, Special - methods; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; intelligent tutoring system (ITS); Male; Speech-Language Pathology - education; students; training; Young Adult; students; augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); training; intelligent tutoring system (ITS)
• ISSN: 1368-2822; 1460-6984
• DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.13084

Background Over 8 million children with disabilities live in Africa and are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), yet formal training for team members, such as speech–language therapists and special education teachers, is extremely limited. Only one university on the conti...