Pub Date : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.1109/ICTA49490.2019.9144883
A. Elsheikh, Nadine Zeinon
Symbols in general can be read, regardless of the person's language or literacy skills. Therefore, people with communication difficulties may benefit from using symbols to communicate, express their needs and to access education. Various types of AAC system can aid and assist people with disability who particularly have speech and language impairments by providing alternative means of communication using symbols. This will contribute to improving their quality of life. Nevertheless, there are ongoing obstacles facing the Arab region as the result of minimal numbers of Arabic symbols available and the dependency on already developed symbols from the other regions, particularly Europe and America. Therefore, endorsement and the positive effect of using AAC have been inadequate in the practice. The project Tawasol Symbols aimed at this challenge with a free selection of symbols that is culturally, socially, religiously and linguistically acceptable. Mada made available free of charge bilingual Arabic/English symbol dictionary of commonly used words in spoken and written communication embodied by pictures and pictograms. Tawasol was based on the Arasaac Symbols Collection. Symbols can be modified to meet the needs of other language, communities and needs. Tawasol symbols and later devolved Tawasol App cater to people who are non-verbal or minimally verbal, particularly children with autism who require an alternative communication solution. Through natural speech and capacity to build sentences in Arabic using a large set of symbols, Tawasol AAC App provides an excellent assistive technology solution for people with disability in Qatar and Arab region.
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Pub Date : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.1109/ICTA49490.2019.9144894
Esraa M. Mosalam, G. E. Khayat, Shaimaa Y. Lazem, L. Cheniti-Belcadhi, Bilal Said
Potential university students have to prove readiness to acquire modeling competence if they get enrolled in an Information Systems (IS) program. University admission is generally based on scores acquired in pre-university education and based on conventional assessment which puts the students in stress and panic where they cannot perform to their full potential. In this paper, games based assessment which can be considered a type of stealth assessment is proposed to assess the modeling readiness. A player in a game performs in a natural setting that helps proper evaluation. The paper presents conventional readiness assessment scenarios, maps them to a number of games scenarios which are then developed into a game. The game addresses readiness levels related to modeling as well as other competencies. Aspects and choices related to game design are presented. The game is intended to be part of a bigger platform for assessment and assignment of students to academic programs. The game has been developed in unity and the first version tested by some students who would potentially enroll in Alexandria University, Egypt.
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Pub Date : 2019-12-01DOI: 10.1109/ICTA49490.2019.9144939
Rabiaa Mejbri, Fathi Essalmi, A. Qaffas
Learners' concentration is an important factor to consider in e-learning in order to assess learners and the learning process. Despite the importance of this factor, limited work has been made to model it. Therefore, this study displays a generic approach to model the learner's concentration in e-learning environments. This approach identifies first from different definitions the type of traces that should be collected. It then presents a classification algorithm to analyze these traces and model the learner's concentration. Furthermore, this study presents a case study to validate this approach.
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