Contributo in volume, 2018, ENG, 10.17469/O2104AISV000011

Gamified discrimination tests for speech therapy applications

Origlia A., Rodà A., Zmarich C., Cosi P., Nigris S., Colavolpe B., Brai I., Leorin C.

Dept. of Information Engineering, University of Padua; Dept. of Information Engineering, University of Padua; Institute of Cognitive Science and Technologies, CNR; Institute of Cognitive Science and Technologies, CNR; Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Padua; Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Padua; Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Padua; Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Padua; Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Padua

The integrity of phonetic perception abilities is necessary for a normal functioning future speech development. Since the ability to discriminate linguistic sounds is typically associated to the correct acquisition and production of the same sounds, an alteration of this ability could contribute to the onset of speech and language disorders (Brancalioni et al., 2012). Support for presenting discrimination tests to young children (5- and 6-years-old), however, is provided when gamified settings are put in place. Moreover, moving beyond static tests in favour of dynamically generated ones may help personalise the test. In this work, we propose an acoustic discrimination test as the first step for the creation of a renovated Italian Literacy Tutor. Presented results show promising indications concerning the application of the proposed approach both from the user experience and from the reporting point of view.

Keywords

speech therapy, gamification, discrimination tests

CNR authors

Zmarich Claudio, Cosi Piero

CNR institutes

ISTC – Istituto di scienze e tecnologie della cognizione

ID: 417433

Year: 2018

Type: Contributo in volume

Creation: 2020-02-20 18:59:02.000

Last update: 2020-02-23 14:58:40.000

External links

OAI-PMH: Dublin Core

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DOI: 10.17469/O2104AISV000011

External IDs

CNR OAI-PMH: oai:it.cnr:prodotti:417433

DOI: 10.17469/O2104AISV000011

Google Scholar: https://www.aisv.it/StudiAISV/2018/vol_4/011_Origlia_et_al.pdf