Development of an Online Learning Media on Body Parts for Children with Autism

Abstract

The objective of this research was to development of an online learning media on body parts of the human body and to compare the understanding of these body parts among children with autism before and after using the media. The sample group consisted of 20 children with autism from a special education center in Thailand, selected through simple random sampling. The research instruments included the online learning media about body parts and a test to assess the children’s understanding of this topic. The research procedure began with a pre-test, followed by the use of the online learning media by the sample group, and concluded with a post-test. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test statistics. The results revealed that the children with autism had a significantly higher level of understanding of body parts after the learning experience than before, at the .05 level of significance. The effectiveness index of the media was 0.51, indicating a satisfactory level of learning progress according to the defined criteria. These findings suggest that the developed online learning media effectively enhances the understanding of body parts among children with autism and can be applied in educational settings designed for learners with special needs.