Development of a humanoid robot assisted instruction application for teaching counting objects in children with autism spectrum disorder

Purpose: For this purpose, the general aim is to use the humanoid robot-mediated use in the study of the point determination method and the counting skill among them in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Within the framework of the general purpose, a) According to which design principles does it need to be expanded for the teaching to be developed with the ADDIE instructional design model, b) Aiming the effectiveness in bringing mathematics to the consumers who buy OSB consumption for improved instruction sought answers to the sub-objectives. Method: The method used in the research is the Design-based research method. An educational software (robot software) was developed by determining the design principles for the teaching materials to be used in teaching the targeted skills to individuals diagnosed with ASD. ADDIE instructional design model was taken as reference during the development stages of the instructional design application. Throughout the research, the opinions of special education teachers and field experts were consulted. Interviews and observation forms were used to collect data. The data were interpreted using content analysis and descriptive analysis methods. The study group of the research consisted of a single subject diagnosed with ASD. Prerequisites for the selection of subjects have been determined. In summary, these prerequisites are; It was determined as being diagnosed with ASD and being between the ages of 4-8, having difficulty in exhibiting the target behaviors expressed in the early mathematics module, having the ability to fulfill verbal instructions such as look-match, and having the ability to concentrate on an activity for at least 5 minutes. Findings: According to which design principles for teaching to be developed with the ADDIE instructional design model, it is aimed at the sub-purpose; Saying using simple words of the language used in the scenarios, preparation of individual content sentences, reinforcers, which are affected by short sentences, form the sides in the imperative mood (do, match, etc.), make conversations with families (prevention of likes or dislikes), use of repetitive commands, low speech volume It is important to have normal and normal services, to be simple and clear away from the complexity of the visuals, to transmit the clues and to give evaluations that will attract disposal. Results: The specified design elements are determined in parallel with the general design elements and are loaded for users who receive ASD monitoring. The difficulties experienced at the boundaries of the point locations in the ASD protected area units are known, and in order to concentrate on these areas, the removal of the point locations has been removed by applying the method of fading in semi-concrete phased activities in the design. It has been found that the analysis and materials given efficacy data are effective in gaining the ability to count in their cells.