Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
Assist Technol. 2013 Fall;25(3):166-75. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2012.743491.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a pentop computer and accompanying spelling software on the spelling accuracy and academic engagement behavior in three elementary students with disabilities who were served in a resource room setting. Using a multiple baseline across students single subject research design, researchers determined student use of the pentop computer--the FLYPen--and its spelling software may serve as an equivalent intervention to traditional spelling instruction. While academic engagement performance increased considerably for students when using the FLYPen, results indicated little to no improvement over traditional instruction in spelling accuracy. Implications and suggestions for future research are presented.
本研究旨在考察 pentop 计算机及其配套拼写软件对三名在资源教室中接受服务的残疾学生的拼写准确性和学业参与行为的影响。研究人员采用跨学生多基线单一被试研究设计，确定学生使用 pentop 计算机——FLYPen——及其拼写软件可作为传统拼写教学的等效干预措施。虽然学生在使用 FLYPen 时的学业参与表现显著提高，但结果表明在拼写准确性方面，与传统教学相比几乎没有提高。本文提出了对未来研究的影响和建议。
