Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 51005 Ceuta, Spain.
Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 8;19(12):7019. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127019.
Studies on the potential of smartphone apps for people with autism are currently increasing in number, given the large digital supply available and the benefits they offer. We analyzed the opinion of educators from Florence (Italy) and Granada (Spain) regarding the benefits and applicability of apps, frequency of their use, and the type of apps used for people with autism.
The study involved 1261 professionals, of whom 286 worked with apps, using a non-experimental quantitative design, descriptive and frequency statistics, parametric inferential analyses (Student's and one-factor ANOVA), and calculation of the effect size (Cohen's and eta squared) and intrafactorial correlations.
Statistically significant differences were observed in respect of city, sex, age, years of experience, place of work, and type of teacher. The teachers from Granada found more benefits and applicability in apps, and revealed a slightly higher usage than those from Florence.
It is an arduous but worthy task for professionals from schools and associations that work with people with autism to acquire the necessary knowledge to apply methodologies based on information and communication technology (ICT), as this will help achieve the integrated development of people with different capabilities.
鉴于现有的大量数字资源和它们所能带来的益处，针对自闭症患者的智能手机应用程序的研究目前正在增多。我们分析了来自意大利佛罗伦萨和西班牙格拉纳达的教育工作者对应用程序的益处和适用性、使用频率以及针对自闭症患者的应用程序类型的看法。
本研究涉及 1261 名专业人员，其中 286 人使用应用程序，采用非实验性定量设计、描述性和频率统计、参数推断分析（学生 t 检验和单因素方差分析）以及效应量（Cohen's 和 eta 平方）和内因子相关性的计算。
在城市、性别、年龄、工作年限、工作地点和教师类型方面观察到了统计学上的显著差异。来自格拉纳达的教师发现应用程序有更多的益处和适用性，并且比来自佛罗伦萨的教师略高的使用率。
对于与自闭症患者一起工作的学校和协会的专业人员来说，掌握基于信息和通信技术（ICT）的方法所需的知识是一项艰巨但值得的任务，因为这将有助于实现具有不同能力的人的综合发展。
