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Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 19Effectiveness of Smart Toy Applications in Teaching Children With Intellectual Disability(Elsevier, 2018) Ekin, Cansu C.; Cagiltay, Kursat; Karasu, NecdetPlay is an important element in a child's social and intellectual development and toys are indispensable play tools. This study investigates the effectiveness of smart toys in teaching social studies concepts to children with intellectual disability (ID). A single-subject design is used to identify such effects on teaching social studies concepts to children with ID with the help of smart toys developed within this study. The smart toys are also developed within the scope of present work. Three special education teachers and three children with moderate ID participated in the study, which was carried out in two schools in Turkey. According to the results, smart toys have a positive effect in teaching social studies concepts to children with moderate ID which is significant in development of academic and social skills for individuals with ID.Book Linguistics: Textual, Contextual, Conceptual Concerns in Contemporary Literary and Cultural Productions(Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2024) Tekin,K.; Özbudak,S.K.This volume of the Synergy Literature series focuses mainly on contemporary literary and cultural works in English. Authors of this book bring new perspectives on a wide range of literary works, as well as significant social movements and works of popular culture, with a focus mostly but not solely on novels, plays, and poetry. The book consists of 10 chapters, each covering various historical periods, literary works, and themes. While reading this book, readers will encounter analyses of works in the fantasy genre or the best-selling science fiction of recent years, or they will see reflections on feminism from the past to the present. In this regard, this book will be an important sourcebook for a broad scientific readership of graduate students and academics, regardless of the genre or period of literature in which they specialize. © 2023 Peter Lang Group AG, Lausanne. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9Usability Study of a Smart Toy on Students With Intellectual Disabilities(Elsevier, 2018) Ekin, Cansu Cigdem; Cagiltay, Kursat; Karasu, NecdetThis paper introduces a smart toy (SmartAnimals) which provides a mixed reality environment for children with intellectual disabilities. SmartAnimals includes a virtual space including computer based animations, sounds and characters, and a real space including plastic toys, and a receiver panel. SmartAnimals with a flexible context leads children to learn daily life concepts easily. To test usability of SmartAnimals, an empirical study was carried out with 6 children having intellectual disability (ID) and four special education teachers. The findings indicated that smart toys could be beneficial for children with ID especially who have limited concentration. It enables children with easy and fast learning. Smart toys also affect children's performance in a positive way while learning cognitive concepts.
