Exploration of Augmented Reality as an Assistive Device for Students with Dyslexia

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dc.contributor.advisorZwicker, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Christine
dc.contributor.authorDeprey, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorFakoya, Abdulfatai
dc.contributor.authorNolan, John
dc.contributor.authorQuiles-Rodriguez, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorSoderberg, Cameron
dc.contributor.authorWu, Jeong-Yoon
dc.contributor.authorYu, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-29T15:56:55Z
dc.date.available2020-05-29T15:56:55Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionGemstone Team ARTen_US
dc.description.abstractAugmented Reality (AR) is a rapidly emerging technology, and its potential has not yet been fully explored. As members of Team ART, we aim to explore the use of AR as an assistive device platform for people with dyslexia, with the hopes that we could take advantage of the seamless integration of reality and computer-generated images and the attractive novelty of this up and coming platform. We began our project by surveying experts and members of the dyslexia community to determine the most helpful features and user interface for an assistive device to provide real-time feedback to users with dyslexia. Then, we developed an application on the Microsoft HoloLens to analyze users' handwritten spelling of words to provide immediate feedback. We tested the application on 19 participants in grades two through six and found that all of them improved their spelling as a result of using our device. 64.2 percent of users perceived the device to as motivating, significantly greater than the percentage of users who disliked the device. There was no significant correlation between improvement in spelling accuracy and increased motivation in regards to our device. Our novel study demonstrates that with further improvement and implementation, our application can provide assistance not only to people with dyslexia, but also to children in general.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ncdq-xgfe
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/25983
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGemstone Program, University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectGemstone Team ARTen_US
dc.titleExploration of Augmented Reality as an Assistive Device for Students with Dyslexiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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