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The Effect Of Using Autocorrection On Improving Typing Skills For Female Students With Mild Intellectual Disabilities, Reema B. Alnofaie, Saeed S. Alqahtani Prof.

International Journal for Research in Education

This study aimed to identify the effect of the using autocorrection to improve typing skill for students with intellectual disabilities in the transition program. The sample of the study include four students with intellectual disabilities, who enrolled in the after-school day care program, whose ages range from (21-25) years, where they taught typing skills by applying autocorrection option on the (Microsoft Word) program. Using single subject design (multiple baseline design across participants), the results showed that all students improve their typing skills on three measures: total number of correct words, accuracy, and error rates.

Keywords: autocorrection, computer printing, students …