Development and evaluation of a self-monitoring app to promote independence in students with autism spectrum disorder

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14052
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09060:Special needs education-related
• Research Institution: University of Miyazaki
• Principal Investigator: HANDA Ken 宮崎大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (90756008)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 自閉スペクトラム症 / セルフモニタリング / アプリ開発 / 学校 / 実施可能性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to develop a self-monitoring app for students with autism spectrum disorder that could be implemented in a Japanese school setting, clarify its effectiveness, and examine the procedures that would facilitate its effectiveness.
Experiment 1 developed a self-monitoring application (Challereco) with the cooperation of special-needs classroom teachers in elementary schools and released it free of charge on the App Store. Experiment 2 clarified the effectiveness of support using the self-monitoring app in elementary school. Experiment 3 assessed the effective procedures for students regarding support using the self-monitoring app in elementary school. It also revealed the effectiveness of the support based on this assessment.

Free Research Field

特別支援教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学校場面で自閉スペクトラム症児を対象にセルフモニタリングアプリを用いた研究は、知見の蓄積が不十分であり、日本で使用可能なアプリもみあたらない。これに対し、本研究は、日本の学校場面において高い実施可能性と有効性を兼ね備えたセルフモニタリングアプリを用いた支援を提案した点に独自性がある。
本研究は、Society5.0に対応した特別支援教育のICT化（ICT機器の活用や個別最適化した学習の推進等）を目指す我が国の学校現場に対して、社会的要請に応える創造的な知見をもたらすと考えられる。また、この知見は家庭場面や福祉場面、就労場面での応用可能性も高いことから今後の学術的な波及効果も期待できる。