@inproceedings{ISI:000337490700005,
title = {Implementation of Knowledge Awareness Scale (KAS) Instrument in Learning
Autism Behavioral Symptoms},
author = {Jasni Dolah and Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya},
isbn = {978-1-60595-153-9},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
booktitle = {2014 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT
(ICAEM)},
pages = {22-28},
publisher = {DESTECH PUBLICATIONS, INC},
address = {439 DUKE STREET, LANCASTER, PA 17602-4967 USA},
organization = {Adv Informat Sci Res Ctr},
abstract = {It is important that the lack of knowledge and awareness in recognizing
autism behavioral symptoms is addressed. Society should be aware of
warning signs and symptoms of autism so that they can take their
children for diagnosis. Once diagnosed with autism, parents should not
take follow-up treatments for granted as this may cause problems in the
future. They must not wait and expect the child to catch up later or
outgrow the problem. The more they know about autism spectrum disorder,
the better equipped they will be to make informed decisions for their
children. There is a lot of information regarding autism available these
days which can be accessed online from books and magazines, as well as
organized events. However, the methods used to inform society sometimes
can be too technical and confusing to ordinary people. Those without
basic knowledge of what autism is will have a hard time understanding
this issue. There is usually a lot of technical jargon and the sentences
can be really scientific as well. In this case, parents are the
audiences and they need to understand the information conveyed. In this
case, the instrument of Knowledge Awareness Scale (KAS) has been
developed by researcher in order to measure the learners' knowledge and
awareness levels towards autism. Knowledge Awareness Scale is a
self-assessment scale that requires a student to complete after she or
he has completed both tasks. This strategy allows the researcher to see
how familiar the students with the terms and concepts from the learning
task given to them. In addition to that, students activated their prior
knowledge and make predictions about the learning material. The finding
shows that the effects of an Interactive Multimedia Learning Environment
(IMLE) had a significant effect on students' achievement score in terms
of perceived knowledge and awareness as measured by Knowledge Awareness
Scale (KAS) with the Presentation Mode 1 (Modality Principle) students
scoring higher KAS score compare to the Presentation Mode 2 (Redundancy
Principle).},
note = {International Conference on Advanced Education and Management (ICAEM),
Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA, JAN 04-05, 2014},
keywords = {Awareness, Knowledge, Scale},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}