Developing and Validating Cloud Intelligence Assessment System on Identification on Developmental Dyslexia of Chinese Language = 建立和驗證雲端智能中文讀寫障礙檢測系統
Project title
Developing and Validating Cloud Intelligence Assessment System on Identification on Developmental Dyslexia of Chinese Language = 建立和驗證雲端智能中文讀寫障礙檢測系統
Principal Investigator
Department
Grant Awarding Body
Research Grants Council
Grant Type
Faculty Development Scheme
Project Code
UGC/FDS15/E02/20
Amount awarded
HK$1,192,011
Funding Year
2020-2021
Duration of the Project
24 months
Status
Ongoing
Abstract
Education is highly important because it brings knowledge and skills essential for survival in the world. A large number of students across the world have developmental dyslexia, which is a specific learning disability affecting reading and writing skills. Some researchers suggested that around 17% of the world’s population experience dyslexia. Detecting dyslexia is the first step towards clinical or teaching interventions for children with dyslexia. In suspected cases, referrals are given to children to undertake dyslexia assessment at assessment centres. However, the waiting time for dyslexia assessment services is often long, the assessment procedure is highly complicated, and the accuracy of the assessment is often subject to teacher biases...