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Figure 7. Overview of the network architecture and the necessary client hardware
Research Questions and methods
Each child had the prototype at its disposal for
at least one month. The participating children,
parents and teachers were asked to use the proto-
type in the way they perceived it as useful. Both
instruction and social activities through ICT-use
were instructed. At home or at the hospital and at
school the people involved were instructed by the
developers on the use of the prototype. Further-
more, contact information for technical as well
as didactical problems was provided. We kept a
research diary of all contacts with the participants
during the trial period. This diary was consulted
during the process of data analysis. In addition,
for each case the following data were collected:
Six field trials were set up and case studies were
conducted to answer the following research
questions:
(i) In what way was the prototype used for
socialization and which social outcomes
were reported by the participants?
(ii) Did the use of the prototype provide a
larger amount of variation with regard to
(a) subjects and (b) didactical strategies as
compared to the learning contents of their
home of hospital based instruction?
In Table 3 some demographic characteristics
of the participating children, their teachers and
their classmates are summarized.
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Semi-structured interviews with the child,
the parents, the teachers and the classmates
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