자폐성 아동의 이야기 내용 이해와 회상 능력 향상을 위한 이야기지도 작성 활동의 효과

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to examine the effects of story mapping activity on story contents comprehension and recalling of children with autistic disorder. Study questions are as follows: First, does story mapping activity improve story contests comprehension of children with autistic disorder? Second, does story mapping activity improve recalling of children with autistic disorder? This study was composed of multiple baseline across subjects design in which subjects were two children with autistic disorder. The procedure of this experiment was composed of baseline test, model phase, lead phase, independent practice phase and maintenance test in a row. Story contents test and recalling test were performed in this study. Procedure of story mapping activity was composed by 3 steps of model phase, lead phase, independent practice phase. In model phase, researcher's modelling of story mapping was essential and children were intended to learn the process of story mapping. Researcher's modelling was gradually eliminated in lead phase for children to do it by themselves. Researcher guides children and provides them with feedbacks. In independent phase, children were intended to perform the process of story mapping independently. Researcher monitors the children and helps them when they need. Through these activity, children learned the story mapping and the results of the activity as follows: First, story mapping activity was effective in improving the story contests comprehension ability of children with autistic disorder. Second, story mapping activity was effective in improving the recalling ability of children with autistic disorder.