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Specialists' Views Concerning the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) in Associations for Children with Disabilities in Saudi Arabia

  • Munchi, Khiryah S.;Bagadood, Nizar H.
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.91-100
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    • 2022
  • To support early intervention, it is necessary to develop programming system tools that enable accurate, valid, and reliable assessments and can help achieve reasonable, generalizable, and measurable goals. This study examined the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) used by associations of children with disabilities in Saudi Arabia to assess its suitability for children with intellectual disabilities. A group of 16 specialists with different professional backgrounds (including special education, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and psychology) from 11 associations of children with disabilities took part in semi-structured personal interviews. The study concluded that AEPS is generally suited for use with children with intellectual disabilities. However, its suitability depends on the type and severity of the child's disability. The more severe the disability, the less effective the AEPS is likely to be. On the basis of this finding the researchers formed interdisciplinary teams to organise and integrate the children's learning and assess the benefits of AEPS, including its accuracy and ability to achieve adaptive, cognitive, and social targets, enhance family engagement and learning and develop basic development skills. This study also identified obstacles associated with the use of AEPS. These include the lack of comprehensiveness and accuracy of the goal, lack of precision and non-applicability to large movements and the fact that it cannot be used with all children with intellectual disabilities. In addition, the research showed that non-cooperation within the family is a major obstacle to the implementation of the AEPS. The results of this study have several implications.

Implementation of a Job Prediction Program and Analysis of Vocational Training Evaluation Data Based on Artificial Intelligence (인공지능(AI) 기반 직업 훈련 평가 데이터 분석 및 취업 예측 프로그램 구현)

  • Jae-Sung Chun;Il-Young Moon
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.409-414
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    • 2024
  • This paper utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze vocational training evaluation data for people with disabilities and selects the optimal prediction model using various machine learning algorithms. It predicts the job categories most likely to employ trainees based on data such as gender, age, education level, type of disability, and basic learning abilities. The goal is to design customized training programs based on these predictions to enhance training efficiency and employment success rates.

A Study on the Factors Affecting the Period of Job Maintenance of Persons with Cerebral Palsy (뇌성마비인의 직업유지기간에 영향을 미치는 요인 연구)

  • Kim, Jae Ik;Park, Soon
    • 재활복지
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.87-114
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to identify through empirical analysis about factors affecting the period of job maintenance of workers with cerebral palsy. Based on this, workers with cerebral palsy are looking for ways to maintain their job continuously. For this purpose, this study identifies the general characteristics and verify the affect of demographic factors, disability-related factors, employment-related factors, and social environment factors on the job maintenance period of workers with cerebral palsy. For the analysis, frequency analysis, descriptivel analysis, T-test and One-way Anova was conducted for 233 persons with cerebral palsy. The results of the study, of 17 variables of the four factors affecting the job maintenance period, 15 variables obtained statistically significant results. First, the demographic variables were age, household income, marital status, and education level. Second, the disability-related variables were disability grade, disability cause, and communication ability. Third, the employment-related variables were wage, employment type, disability-related organizations and companies, job type, job training, and qualification. Fourth, the social environment variables were assistive technology devices, and labor support personnel services.

Effects of Adapted Physical Education Majors' Perceived Teacher Competencies on the Emotion Reaction Towards Challenging Behaviors of Students with Disabilities (특수체육전공자들의 특수체육 전문성 인식이 장애학생의 도전행동에 대한 감정적 반응(ERCB)에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Dae-Kyung;Park, Jin-Woo;Lee, Hyun-Su
    • 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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    • v.54 no.2
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    • pp.421-430
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Adapted Physical Education Majors' perceived teacher competencies on the emotion reaction towards challenging behaviors of students with disabilities. In order to achieve the object of the study, the data collected from 413 sophomores, juniors, and seniors currently studying adapted physical education in schools located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gyeongnam, and Gyeongbuk, where they offer department of adapted physical education, was analyzed. As a measuring tool, Kwon (2008) and Han (2011) questionnaire for adapted physical education educators' perceived teacher competency and Oh, Seo & Kozub's (2010) questionnaire on the emotion reaction towards challenging behaviors of students with disabilities were revised, modified, and reconstructed. Data was processed using SPSS 21.0, and the exploratory factor analysis, reliability verification, difference verification, and multiple regression analysis were performed. The results are as follows. First, in terms of the analysis of emotion reaction based on demographic characteristics (sex, grade, disability in the family, friends with disabilities), sex, grade, and friends with disabilities displayed statistically significant difference on emotion reactions. Second, in terms of the effects of adapted physical education educators' perceived teacher competencies on the emotion reactions on towards challenging behaviors of students with disabilities, the parental education and the special activities of adapted physical education among the sub-factors of perceived teacher competencies affected significantly on emotion reactions, whereas the common knowledge on adapted physical education, curriculum lesson, and education knowledge by disability did not affect significantly on emotion reactions.

EXPLORING THE STRUCTURALIZATION OF THE APPLICATION TYPE OF "LIFELONG EDUCATION : (VERSUS) HIGHER EDUCATION" CUSTOMIZED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: FOCUSING ON HUB UNIVERSITY'S VISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Kim, Young-Jun;Han, Seung-A
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.135-139
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study is to explore the application structure of customized "lifelong education: (versus) higher education" for individuals with developmental disabilities in two types.As for the research method, expert consultation was composed secondary with literature analysis as the primary procedure.The contents of the study were presented by classifying the application structure of customized lifelong education versus higher education for individuals with developmental disabilities into two types. Accordingly, the first research content is a school type-centered structure, which can be understood as a type that focuses on higher education while linking aspects of lifelong education. And the second research content is a structure centered on the type of independent life of individuals with developmental disabilities, which can be understood as a type that focuses on lifelong education while linking with the aspects of higher education. As a result of the study, the aspect that the research contents considered above can be gradually realized through the currently established infrastructure at Daegu University in the current situation in Korea has been improved.

A Case Study on Science Education for Students with Special Educational Needs and the Change of Pre-Service Science Teachers' Attitude Towards Disability and Inclusive (특수교육 대상학생을 위한 과학교육의 실천 사례와 예비과학교사들의 장애학생과 통합교육에 대한 인식 변화)

  • Im, Sungmin;Cha, Jeongho;Kim, Hak Bum
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.87-96
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    • 2018
  • In this study, the trend of research and practice of science education for students with special educational needs was discussed in consideration of the aim of science education. Since the 1980s 'science for all' has been suggested as an important goal of science education and it has been pursued in the National Curriculum of Korea with differentiated teaching and learning approach. The meaning of 'science for all' should be expanded to science education for all students including minorities. However, comparing to 'normal' students, there have been relatively little researches and practices for those who need special educational supports as to meet their special talents or as to meet their special mental or physical challenges. Especially, the efforts for handicapped students or students with special educational needs (SEN) have been deficient in comparison to that of talented or gifted students. In this study the authors introduced the history and procedures of a 'Science Fair of Hope' with SEN students as an example of practice of science education for all, and then described the change among pre-service science teachers' attitudes towards disability and inclusive education, so as to discuss the practice and significance of science education for all students including SEN students.

The Effect of Exercise Intensity in Complex Training on leptin, growth hormone, IGF-1, body composition in middle school with intellectual disability Through Convergence (융복합을 활용한 지적장애 청소년의 복합트레이닝 운동강도가 렙틴, 성장호르몬, IGF-1 및 신체조성에 미치는 영향)

  • Jang, Hong-Young;Choi, Seoung-Gweon
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.14 no.10
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    • pp.483-497
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    • 2016
  • Purpose of this study is to compare and analyze effect of exercise intensity in complex training for 8 weeks on leptin, growth hormone, IGF-1, and body composition in middle school with intellectual disability. Subjects of this study were 26 middle school students, 9 in high-intensity group, 9 in middle-intensity group, and 8 in low-intensity group. To compare the difference from different exercise intensity, pre-value before training has been set as covariate and different exercise intensity has been set as independent variable, with changes in leptin, growth hormone, IGF-1, and body composition. Analysis of covariance (ANOVA) has been performed for data analysis and effect size ${\eta}^2$(eta) has been deduced. Result acquired from analyzed data is as following. First, when equal exercise has been imposed on middle school students with intellectual disability, in regard of exercise intensity, it was shown that leptin most decreased in middle-intensity, growth hormone most increased in middle-intensity, and IGF-1 increased in low-intensity. Second, in regard of body composition, low-intensity was most effective in increase of total body weight without fat. Decrease of body fat was most prominent in middle-intensity and increase of bone density, in low-intensity. Also, in further studies, study that differentiates subjects in gender and individual exercise performance is deemed mandatory.

A Survey Study on University Students' Recognition for The Disabled - Focusing on Universities in Chungcheong Province (대학생의 장애인에 대한 인식에 관한 조사연구 - 충청도 대학을 중심으로 -)

  • Jeon, Mi-Young;Lee, Han-Woo
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2017
  • It is revealed that there are more registered disabled people in our country who have their disability because of acquired factors such as accidents than because of innate deformity. This phenomenon will continue and the incidence of acquired disability will increase more and more. Even though there is noticeable change, the social recognition toward the disabled is still negative. Particularly, university students are in the early adulthood according to the development of life-cycle, and this is the period that people have diverse social relationships, depart from unified frame and work in various fields, and set up their own thoughts and ideology with knowledge and skills acquired from university education. Therefore, in this study, we are going to search the recognition of the university students, who are in the previous period of entering into the society, toward the disabled, and if they have negative prejudice or attitude against the disabled, we are going to find the ways to improve on their awareness positively. The subjects of the survey were randomly selected among 230 out of total 250 students by visiting thirteen universities in Chungcheong Province, and were analyzed by using SPSS (ver. 18.0) program. T-test and One-way ANOVA were used as analytical methods to look into the difference of analysis of frequency, descriptive statistic, reliability analysis and attitudes for comprehending sociodemographic characteristics of the subjects of the survey. In conclusion, it has to be not a temporary or event-like training, but a training that makes people have positive recognition and attitude towards accurate information, knowledge, human rights, disability, and diversity. This thesis has a limitation to be generalized to the university students all over the country since the region is limited to a certain area.

Educational Needs of Primary Caregivers of Children with Intellectual Disability in Mongolia (몽골 지적장애아동 주양육자의 교육요구)

  • Kim, Jinhee;Park, Seo Jin;Lee, Eun Young
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.319-334
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    • 2019
  • This study was conducted to identify the caregiver's educational needs for health care of children with intellectual disability in Mongolia. Data were collected from 150 family caregivers of children with disability in Mongolia between September 30 and October 31, 2017. The questionnaire included a scale for health care education needs in the form of 10 categories, 35 items, 5-point Likert's type. The mean score of educational needs of the primary caregiver were $4.05{\pm}0.65$. The category of information and knowledge acquisition showed the highest score ($4.48{\pm}0.57$). There were statistically significant differences in educational needs of the caregiver according to monthly income (F=7.07, p<.001), presence of a secondary caregiver (t=-2.70, p=.008), other disabled children status (t=2.02, p=.046), occupation status of disabled child's mother (F=3.87, p=.023), and multiple handicaps of caring child (t=-2.60, p=.010). The findings on caregiver's educational needs in this study can help inform planning of caregiving support services for children with intellectual disability in Mongolia.

Predictors of Intention to Work among People with Disabilities who Maintain Economic Inactivity (비경제활동 유지 장애인의 취업의사 예측변인 탐색)

  • An, Yeji;Ji, Eun
    • 재활복지
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.65-84
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    • 2017
  • This study identified predictors of intention to work among people with disabilities who maintain economic inactivity for two successive years by analyzing a total of 2,255 Participants in the 2014 data of the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED) with through $X^2$, t test, logistic regression. To explore factors affecting intention to work among people with disabilities who maintain economic inactivity, this study hypothesized the effectiveness of variables of demographic, disability, human resources, psycho-social factors based on previous studies. The analysis showed that male, spouse-being, low income status out of demographic variables were related to high probability of having intention to work among people with disabilities who maintain economic inactivity. In case of disability variables, experiencing disability-related discrimination significantly predicted the probability of having intention to work. However, the relationship between disability-related discrimination experiences and high intention to work needs to be viewed as correlated rather than cause-and-effect.In addition, literacy related to computer use/English proficiency/interpersonal and adaptation skills(human resources), experiences of vocational rehabilitation services (human resources), self-esteem (psycho-social) significantly predicted the probability of having intention to work among people with disabilities who maintained economic inactivity. Based on these results, support services for females with disabilities, effective rehabilitation programs of improving literacy related to computer use/English proficiency/interpersonal and adaptation skills and self-esteem, general expansion of vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities are suggested.