支援香港兩文三語兒童發展的線上評估：擴增實境介入

Developing teleassessment for trilingual children in Hong Kong: Augmented Reality enhanced intervention

項目編號 Ref. no.：KPF22REP06

資助 Funding source: Knowledge Transfer Project Fund (KPF)

研究內容
本研究項目的目標是為香港學齡前兒童提供兩文三語（包括廣東話、英文和普通話口語能力）和認知能力發展的線上評估。其中部分學童會被邀請參與一項語言介入課程。課程將採用由香港中文大學兒童雙語研究中心自行研發的擴增實境分級讀物，透過家長與孩子一起參與親子共讀活動，為孩子提供優質的語言輸入。

Description of the study
This study aims to provide teleassessment of trilingual (Cantonese, English and Putonghua) and cognitive abilities of preschool children in Hong Kong. Some children will be invited to participate in an intervention program which provides quality language input through parent-child shared book reading using level-appropriate Augmented Reality (AR) enhanced materials developed by CBRC.

研究對象
於本地幼稚園就讀的學童及其家長，無已知的認知、語言和發展障礙。

Participants
Participants include typically developing children in Hong Kong kindergartens and their parents.

參與本研究項目的學童和家長需要完成的任務
學童和家長須依照指引完成下列的任務。其中的語言及認知能力線上評估，全部測試均於線上進行，學童於就讀的幼稚園透過視像會議參與測試。測試項目包括學童的廣東話、英文和普通話詞彙、智力和記憶力。測試將以問答形式分段進行，各測試項目之間將有時間給予學童休息。本研究所採用的研究方法和材料已獲香港中文大學問卷及行為研究倫理委員會討論通過。

Participants’ tasks
Participants are asked to complete the tasks listed in the table below, following research personnel's instructions. Participating children will complete the remote online assessment of language and cognitive skills from school via videoconferencing platforms. The assessment includes tests of vocabulary in Cantonese, English and Putonghua, and tests of intelligence and working memory. Participants will complete the tests verbally and will be given time to rest between tests. The research methods and instruments used in this study have been approved by the Survey and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

*根據測試的結果，部分學童會被邀請參與語言介入課程。僅參與課程的學童需進行合共3次線上評估（於介入課程前進行一次測試及介入課程後進行兩次測試）。其他學童只參與一次測試。
#為期8星期的語言介入課程需要家長和學童一起參與。

*Based on the results of the assessment, we will recruit a number of children to join the intervention program. Only children in the program are required to attend a total of 3 rounds of assessment (1 pre-test and 2 post-tests). The other children will attend the pre-test only.
#The intervention program requires the participation of parents and their child over a period of 8 weeks.