The Study of Effectiveness of Improving the Functional Vocabulary Learning through AAC for an Elementary School Student with Down syndrome

• Main Authors: Dan-Ya Zhou, 周丹雅
• Other Authors: Chih-Kang Yang
• Format: Others
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26573928294527927483

碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 特殊教育學系 === 103 === The Study of Effectiveness of Improving the Functional Vocabulary Learning through AAC for an Elementary School Student with Down syndrome Abstract The main purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of functional vocabulary through Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for an elementary school student with Down syndrome. The changing criterion design of the single subject was used as research method in this study. The independent variable was the AAC teaching, which included functional vocabulary teaching and the generalization. The dependent variables were the immediate and maintain effectiveness of learning vocabulary of functional. The researcher collected all the phases of experimental data, and then, used the visual analysis to analysis the learning effectiveness. In addition, the relevant personnel was interviews by the researcher in order to obtain social validity. The results of the study were as follows: 1. When used life management courses for an elementary school student with Down syndrome, AAC could improve his functional vocabulary learning in all experimental phases. 2. When used life management courses for an elementary school student with Down syndrome, AAC had the effectiveness of functional vocabulary learning into general settings. Keywords: Children with Down syndrome, life management courses, augmentative and alternative communication, functional vocabulary, iPad