Abstract

A multimedia-based learning system to teach children with intellectual disabilities (ID) the basic living and science concepts is proposed. The tutorials' development is pedagogically based on Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning combined with Skinner's Operant Conditioning Model. Two types of tutorials are proposed. In the first type; the contents are developed in a static manner while in the second type; the contents are developed using a domain-specific ontology with text processing tools and Google search engine. Both types of tutorials have shown a considerable improvement in the learning process and allowed the children with ID to improve their cognitive skills and become more proactive in the classroom.

Citation

Saad, S., Dandashi, A., Aljaam, J.M. & Saleh, M. The Multimedia-Based Learning System Improved Cognitive Skills and Motivation of Disabled Children with a Very High Rate. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 18(2), 366-379. Retrieved March 30, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/158883/.

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Keywords

• Cognitive Ability
• Computer Assisted Instruction
• Foreign Countries
• Learning Motivation
• Learning Processes
• Mental Retardation
• models
• Multimedia Instruction
• Operant Conditioning
• Scientific Concepts
• Scores
• Semantics
• Semitic Languages
• student evaluation
• teaching methods
• Tutorial Programs