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Use оf Educational Computer Games in the Initial Assessment and Therapy of Children with Special Educational Needs in Bulgaria
Use оf Educational Computer Games in the Initial Assessment and Therapy of Children with Special Educational Needs in Bulgaria

Author(s): Margarita Stankova, Valentina Ivanova, Tsveta Kamenski
Subject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: Educational Computer Games; Children with Special Educational Needs; Speech and Language Therapy (SLT);

Summary/Abstract: The present work analyses a study, conducted among Bulgarian speech and language pathologists - SLTs on the use of educational computer games in their practice, attitudes and perceptions, related to it, as well as the type of deficits they tackle, and its effects and expected outcomes. 103 participants answered 26 questions in a survey, designed by the authors, related to the educational computer games use. The study shows a widespread use of games without overuse and need of structured policy development for specialized educational computer games elaboration to support the work of the SLT in the country.

  • Issue Year: 7/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 488-494
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English