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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS
Transactions ID Number: 88-157
Full Name: Tan Meng Kuan
Position: Student
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Country: MALAYSIA
Tel: 012-2341521
Tel prefix: +60
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E-mail address: edmundmeng@hotmail.com
Other E-mails: edmundmeng@gmail.com
Title of the Paper: Development of an Effective Assessment and Training Support System for Cognitive Ability for Special Children
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Tan Meng Kuan, Eko Supriyanto, Yeo Kee Jiar, Yap Ee Han
Email addresses of all the authors: edmundmeng@hotmail.com, eko.supriyanto@gmail.com, kjyeo_utm@yahoo.com, yap_8089@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: In definition, special children include children who are having Down syndrome, autism, global delay, epilepsy, slow learner and others. In this study, the special children are focused on children with Down syndrome. Down syndrome occurs due to an extra copy of chromosome 21 in the children's chromosome. Early intervention Program (EIP) is a systematic program with therapy, exercises, and activities which designed to help children especially special children. Cognitive development is the construction of thought processes, which is one of the most important skills that have to be developed for Down syndrome children in order to lead a normal life. This support system is focused mainly to help them improving their logical thinking and memory skills. This cognitive assessment and training support system utilizes the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology implemented in C Sharp programming language. The completed system was then tested and feedback was obtaine!
d from parents or trainers of Down syndrome children. The results show that the system can generate results in graphical form stably and training for improving the cognitive ability of the children is reliable based on global recognized curriculum. In conclusion, the system can be used in order to help trainers or parents to improve the cognitive ability of children with Down syndrome.
Keywords: Support system, Cognitive ability, Special children, RFID, Early Intervention Program, Assessment and training
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session: Interactive cognitive assessment and training support system for special children
Organizer of the Session: 645-398
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