title: Increase in physical activities in kindergarten children with cerebral palsy by employing MaKey-MaKey-based task systems.
abstract: In this study, we employed Flash- and Scratch-based multimedia by using a MaKey-MaKey-based task system to increase the motivation level of children with cerebral palsy to perform physical activities. MaKey MaKey is a circuit board that converts physical touch to a digital signal, which is interpreted by a computer as a keyboard message. In this study, we used conductive materials to control this interaction. This study followed single-case design using ABAB models in which A indicated the baseline and B indicated the intervention. The experiment period comprised 1 month and a half. The experimental results demonstrated that in the case of two kindergarten children with cerebral palsy, their scores were considerably increased during the intervention phrases. The developmental applications of the results are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, National University of Tainan, 33, Section 2, Shu-Lin Street, Tainan 700, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: linchienyu@mail.nutn.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Chien-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: College of Digital Design, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No.1, Nantai Street, Yongkang District, Tainan City 710, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yu-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009043:Motor Activity; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D014584:User-Computer Interface
keywords: Cerebral palsy; Conductive materials; Interaction; MaKey MaKey; Single-case design