This research aimed at designing and developing a computerized tool that would incorporate ICT techniques for assessing school-aged children with mathematics difficulties.
Upon completion, the electronic tool will design and propose a personalized intervention program based on the user’s profile, skills and deficits. In order to design this ICT-based assessment tool, we relied on data that were incorporated into existing electronic assessment tools, as well as on the characteristics and parameters associated with the causes of learning disorders in Mathematics, such as the neuropsychological basis of mathematical knowledge, working memory deficits, attention deficits and anxiety effects on mathematics. This innovative online assessment tool could be utilized by educational institutions, diagnostic and assessment centres, learning disorders-oriented educational institutions, and government agencies.
Specific objectives:
- Research on the main features and causal factors of mathematics difficulties with an emphasis on working memory deficits, math anxiety, genetic basis and neuropsychological parameters of math difficulties.
- Systematic research that will analyze the contribution of ICT-based educational tools to the assessment and intervention of numerical skills in children with math difficulties.
- Keeping track of new market trends in ICT-based learning tools (PC tools, web tools, mobile application tools, intelligent teaching systems) and the specific components that integrate these tools and make them more effective and user-friendly compared to traditional tools.
Publications
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