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The Exploration and Identification of Mobile Phone Apps to Assist Students with Specific Learning Difficulties in their Learning (SpLD

    Resource Type: 
    etf
    PID: 
    etf:2614
    Description: 

    A poster exploring a research project into the use of multisensory strategies to support SpLD students in the form of mobile phone apps as a learning resources.

    Document: 
    Package icon 22 Wirral Metropolitan College.zip
    Taxonomy: 
    Practitioner Research and Evidence Hub: 
    Yes
    Principal focus of the project: 

    The project focused on using freely available smartphone apps to assist SpLD students in the areas of planning and organisation, spelling (dictionaries for learning), and consolidation of learning. A pre-research questionnaire was used to form baseline data, and then again at the end of the research to show progress.

    What is this about and what were the main findings: 

    The project found that 'one size does not fit all', with SpLD students needing a choice of apps to find one that works with them. Even so, very few used mobile phone apps to assist them in their learning, and the researchers identified co-morbidities that meant the students involved had different needs relating to their learning preferences.

    Number of learner participants: 
    6-20
    Number of staff participants: 
    2-5
    Number of organisation participants: 
    1
    Name(s) of authors: 

    Sara Purslow - Wirral Metropolitan College

    Name of associate programmes: 

    EMCETT