title: Comparing First Graders' Attitudes and Preferences Toward a Peer Using an iPad(®)-Based Speech-Generating Device and a Non-Electronic AAC System.
abstract: This study compared first graders' attitudes toward a peer who used an iPad(®)-based speech-generating device (SGD) versus a non-electronic AAC system, as well as preferences regarding the systems. In all, 115 first graders were randomly assigned to view a video of a peer using either the SGD or the non-electronic system. Participants then completed the Assessment of Attitudes Toward Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AATAAC) and answered preference questions about the systems. Results showed that attitudes toward the peer did not vary significantly as a function of the type of AAC system the peer used. Girls tended to have more positive attitudes than boys toward the peer who used AAC. A majority of participants preferred the SGD for their peer's and for their own use.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , University of Minnesota Duluth , Duluth , MN , USA ;
authors.forename: Jolene
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hyppa-Martin
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , University of Minnesota Duluth , Duluth , MN , USA ;
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: b Department of Educational Psychology , University of Minnesota Twin Cities , Minneapolis , MN , USA.
authors.forename: Mo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , University of Minnesota Duluth , Duluth , MN , USA ;
authors.forename: Casey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amundson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , University of Minnesota Duluth , Duluth , MN , USA ;
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Timinski
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , University of Minnesota Duluth , Duluth , MN , USA ;
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuko
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011897:Random Allocation; D012737:Sex Factors; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: Augmentative and alternative communication; attitudes; iPad®-based speech-generating device; non-electronic AAC system; preferences