Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Mahasarakham University (Dec 2023)
Mobile Application Development for Screening Kindergarten Students at Risk from Autism
Abstract
The objectives of this research were to study the problems and needs related to screening for kindergarten students at risk from autism and to develop and study the effect of using mobile applications for screening for kindergarten students at risk from autism. The research was divided into three phases. Phase 1, the study of problems and needs related to a screening test for kindergarten students at risk at risk from autism from 50 kindergarten teachers by selecting a purposive sample according to the specified criteria. Phase 2, the mobile application development using the concept of the ADDIE Model; the efficiency was evaluated by 10 specialists by selecting a specific sample group according to the specified criteria, and Phase 3, study the results of using a mobile application by 34 teachers in kindergarten schools by selecting a specific sample group according to the specified criteria. The tools used in this research consisted of, - 1) a structured questionnaire, 2) a developed mobile application, 3) an application performance assessment form, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed for percentage, mean, and standard deviation.The results of the study were as follows. 1) The results of the study of the problems and needs related to screening test for kindergarten students at risk students with autism in general, the schools applied management in caring for children with special needs at a medium level and the schools employed screening kindergarten children at medium risk of autism in all aspects, 2) The results of the development of a mobile application were systematically developed in 5 steps: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation, with input factors that users could fill out for kindergarten screening, process factors that represent system functioning, and outcome factors that show screening and support results. The overall mobile application development results indicated that performance was at the highest level ( = 4.74, S.D. = 0.53) and technical design was at the highest level ( = 4.68, S.D. = 0.51), and 3) The results of using a mobile application for a screening test for kindergarten students at risk students from autism found that kindergarten teachers were satisfied with using the mobile application for screening test for at risk kindergarten students had at the highest level ( = 4.60, S.D. = 0.41)
