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In recent years, the way some subjects are now taught has changed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the dynamics and interconnections in the world, with an increasing emphasis on geography. However, so far, little has been done to provide adequate learning tools to support such an important transformation, and particularly for children with learning difficulties.
This paper proposes the integration of advanced geospatial technology into traditional interactive learning tools as a way to describe experiences that help students understand phenomena and improve their skills.
The system is the result of a usability engineering process aimed at providing users with learning difficulties an effective learning experience, by iteratively analyzing their expectations and needs with respect to georeferenced content. The results were encouraging and showed that improved learning can actually be achieved using the system.
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Di Gregorio, M., Sebillo, M., Vitiello, G. (2021). Geo-education as a Valuable Support to Children with Learning Difficulties. In: Antona, M., Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Access to Media, Learning and Assistive Environments. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12769. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78095-1_6
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