Interlocutors and Interactions: Examining the Interactions Between Students With Complex Communication Needs, Teachers, and Eye-Gaze Technology
This study analyzes the role of the machine as a communicative partner for children with complex communication needs as they use eye-tracking technology to communicate. We ask: to what extent do eye-tracking devices serve as functional communications systems for children with complex communication n...
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| author | Rhonda McEwen Asiya Atcha Michelle Lui Roula Shimaly Amrita Maharaj Syed Ali Stacie Carroll |
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| description | This study analyzes the role of the machine as a communicative partner for children with complex communication needs as they use eye-tracking technology to communicate. We ask: to what extent do eye-tracking devices serve as functional communications systems for children with complex communication needs? We followed 12 children with profound physical disabilities in a special education classroom over 3 months. An eye-tracking system was used to collect data from software that assisted the children in facial recognition, task identification, and vocabulary building. Results show that eye gaze served as a functional communication system for the majority of the children. We found voice affect to be a strong determinant of communicative success between students and both of their communicative partners: the teachers (humans) and the technologies (machines). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8279d95a2efe4762b7bb4097abcac8a52022-12-21T21:59:54ZengCommunication and Social Robotics LabsHuman-Machine Communication Journal2638-602X2638-60382020-01-01111313110.30658/hmc.1.7Interlocutors and Interactions: Examining the Interactions Between Students With Complex Communication Needs, Teachers, and Eye-Gaze TechnologyRhonda McEwen0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-2909Asiya Atcha1Michelle Lui2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5859-8354Roula Shimaly3Amrita Maharaj4Syed Ali5Stacie Carroll6University of Toronto MississaugaUniversity of Toronto MississaugaUniversity of Toronto MississaugaUniversity of Toronto MississaugaUniversity of TorontoUniversity of TorontoToronto District School BoardThis study analyzes the role of the machine as a communicative partner for children with complex communication needs as they use eye-tracking technology to communicate. We ask: to what extent do eye-tracking devices serve as functional communications systems for children with complex communication needs? We followed 12 children with profound physical disabilities in a special education classroom over 3 months. An eye-tracking system was used to collect data from software that assisted the children in facial recognition, task identification, and vocabulary building. Results show that eye gaze served as a functional communication system for the majority of the children. We found voice affect to be a strong determinant of communicative success between students and both of their communicative partners: the teachers (humans) and the technologies (machines).https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hmc/vol1/iss1/7/human-machine communicationinterpersonal communicationeye-gaze communicationcommunicative partnercommunication disabilityspecial educationeducational technology |
| spellingShingle | Rhonda McEwen Asiya Atcha Michelle Lui Roula Shimaly Amrita Maharaj Syed Ali Stacie Carroll Interlocutors and Interactions: Examining the Interactions Between Students With Complex Communication Needs, Teachers, and Eye-Gaze Technology Human-Machine Communication Journal human-machine communication interpersonal communication eye-gaze communication communicative partner communication disability special education educational technology |
| title | Interlocutors and Interactions: Examining the Interactions Between Students With Complex Communication Needs, Teachers, and Eye-Gaze Technology |
| title_full | Interlocutors and Interactions: Examining the Interactions Between Students With Complex Communication Needs, Teachers, and Eye-Gaze Technology |
| title_fullStr | Interlocutors and Interactions: Examining the Interactions Between Students With Complex Communication Needs, Teachers, and Eye-Gaze Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interlocutors and Interactions: Examining the Interactions Between Students With Complex Communication Needs, Teachers, and Eye-Gaze Technology |
| title_short | Interlocutors and Interactions: Examining the Interactions Between Students With Complex Communication Needs, Teachers, and Eye-Gaze Technology |
| title_sort | interlocutors and interactions examining the interactions between students with complex communication needs teachers and eye gaze technology |
| topic | human-machine communication interpersonal communication eye-gaze communication communicative partner communication disability special education educational technology |
| url | https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hmc/vol1/iss1/7/ |
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