ABSTRACT

Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often present with behavioural, academic, and social challenges for which teachers may not have adequate training. The purpose of this study was to assess the usability of an online intervention designed for use by classroom teachers of students with ASD. [Teacher Help for Autism SpectrumDisorder (ASD)] was developed as a module within our larger [Teacher Help] program. Classroom teachers, ASD support professionals, and ASD advocates with lived experience were given access to the [Teacher Help for ASD] module and asked to review and assess each session. This included completing a modified version of a questionnaire based on Morville’s User Experience Honeycomb and answering questions about readiness for use, completeness of information, and willingness to recommend the module to classroom teachers. Descriptive statistics showed that participants believed the module was useful, usable, desirable, valuable, accessible, and credible. Additionally, participants rated the module’s features and appearance positively and believed it was ready for use, had all the information they expected, and reported they would recommend the program to classroom teachers. As such, we believe that this module has the potential to be used by classroom teachers to support students with ASD.

摘要

患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的学生经常面临行为、学业和社交方面的挑战，而教师可能没有接受过足够的培训。本研究的目的是评估专为自闭症谱系障碍学生的课堂教师使用的在线干预措施的可用性。[自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 教师帮助]是我们较大的[教师帮助]计划中的一个模块。具有生活经验的课堂教师、ASD 支持专业人员和 ASD 倡导者可以访问[ASD 教师帮助]模块并要求审查和评估每节课。这包括完成基于莫维尔用户体验蜂巢的调查问卷的修改版本，并回答有关使用准备情况、信息完整性以及向课堂教师推荐该模块的意愿等问题。描述性统计显示，参与者认为该模块是有用的、可用的、理想的、有价值的、可访问的和可信的。此外，参与者对该模块的功能和外观给予了积极评价，并相信它已经可以使用，拥有他们期望的所有信息，并表示他们会向课堂教师推荐该程序。因此，我们相信该模块有潜力被课堂教师用来支持患有自闭症谱系障碍的学生。