Pedagogical application of RFID technology for hard of hearing children during mathematics and science learning activities

The purposes of this work-in-progress paper are to explore the effect of using RFID technology to assist hard of hearing children learning mathematics and science and the pedagogical implications of using RFID technology to maximize conceptual understanding of mathematics and science for hard of hearing children. Taking into consideration the children´s visual learning characteristics, we present a system that uses RFID-tagged lab objects to help young hard of hearing children do operation task during exploration. The preliminary experimental results and the questionnaire results to evaluate the effectiveness of using this system are discussed. Perceived benefits to hard of hearing children up to ten years of age are presented. The use of RFID technology can enhance instructional opportunities for educators in teaching primary STEM and extend learning opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing students.