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IntelliSys 2018: Intelligent Systems and Applications pp 374–386Cite as

Can LANA CITS Support Learning in Autistic Children? A Case Study Evaluation

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LANA CITS is a Conversational Intelligent Tutoring System that uses the Visual, Auditory, and Kinaesthetic learning style (VAK). It supports learning in autistic pupils, who are studying in mainstream primary schools. Facilitating the learning of these pupils using traditional teaching within mainstream schools is complex and poorly understood. This paper presents investigation into how LANA CITS using VAK learning style model can be adapted to autistic pupils learning style and improve their learning in mainstream schools. This paper provides a case study evaluation of three children with high-functioning autism examining the effectiveness of learning with LANA CITS. The case study took place in primary school in Saudi Arabia. The results were positive with the students engaged in the tutorial and the teacher noticed some improvement over classroom activities. This results support for the continuing development, evaluation, and use of CITS for pupils with autism in mainstream schools.

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  1. Department of Computing, Mathematics and Digital Technology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

    Sumayh S. Aljameel, James D. O’Shea, Keeley A. Crockett & Annabel Latham

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  1. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Saga, Japan

    Kohei Arai

  2. The Science and Information (SAI) Organization, Bradford, UK

    Supriya Kapoor

  3. The Science and Information (SAI) Organization, Bradford, UK

    Rahul Bhatia

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Aljameel, S.S., O’Shea, J.D., Crockett, K.A., Latham, A. (2019). Can LANA CITS Support Learning in Autistic Children? A Case Study Evaluation. In: Arai, K., Kapoor, S., Bhatia, R. (eds) Intelligent Systems and Applications. IntelliSys 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 869. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01057-7_30

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