THE USE OF NAO ROBOTS IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

Penulis

  • Bojana Arsić University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Anja Gajić University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Sara Vidojković University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Dragana Maćešić-Petrović University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Aleksandra Bašić University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Ružica Zdravković Parezanović University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejae.v7i1.4232

Kata Kunci:

skill acquisition, Nao robots, autism, teaching, technology

Abstrak

There is an increasing number of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and therefore different software and hardware solutions are made for them. The effectiveness of any type of treatment is connected to its intensity and interventions based on the use of technology can allow that. The aim of this literature review is to examine the effectiveness of interventions focused on teaching people with ASD with the use of Nao robots. For the literature search, we used Google Scholar, SciIndex and ProQuest search engines. The articles were searched by using keywords: autism, autism spectrum disorders, Nao robots, and humanoid robots. We included articles published in the last 10 years that were original research articles focused on teaching people with ASD certain skills. In the review section, we included eight research. The average effectiveness of these interventions was 40.3%. The reasons for insufficient success are a subjective measurement of intervention success and a low number of sessions. Having in mind that parents of people with ASD often choose interventions that are not scientifically based, we believe it is of great importance to implement research focused on the effectiveness of different treatment modalities, which is also the main significance of this article. Suggestions for future research in this area are discussed, as well as the limitations of this paper.

Biografi Penulis

  • Bojana Arsić, University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia

    Bojana Arsić – PhD Student at University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation. Areas of interest: Autism spectrum disorders, evidence-based treatments, applied behavior analysis, self-help skills.

  • Anja Gajić, University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia

    Anja Gajić – PhD Student at University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation. Areas of interest: Autism spectrum disorders, early intervention, evidence-based practices, functional communication training.

  • Sara Vidojković, University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia

    Sara Vidojković – PhD Student at University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation. Areas of interest: vocational rehabilitation, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, social skills training.

  • Dragana Maćešić-Petrović, University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia

    Dragana Maćešić-Petrović – Full-time professor at University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, as well as University of Novi Sad, Medical Faculty. Areas of interest: intellectual disability, hearing impairments, developmental neuropsychology, assistive technology, sensomotor integration, dance and movement therapy.

  • Aleksandra Bašić, University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia

    Aleksandra Bašić – Teaching assistant at University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation. Areas of interest: Methodology in special education, intellectual disabilities, dance therapy, Montessori method, assistive technology.

  • Ružica Zdravković Parezanović, University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Visokog Stevana 2, Belgrade, Serbia

    Ružica Zdravković Parezanović – PhD student at University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation. Areas of interest: Burnout syndrome, sensomotor integration, creative teaching.

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