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Effect of a Mobile App Based Intervention on Digital Competence among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Bridging the Gap in Information Literacy and Digital Safety

Author(s) Mr. Moomin Ahmad Rather, Prof. Dr. Deepa Sikand Kauts
Country India
Abstract The current study investigated the efficacy of the GrowAble mobile app-based intervention in improving digital competence in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), with a focus on information and data literacy and safety. A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test design was used with 60 children aged 5 to 12 years from Amritsar district, Punjab, India. The experimental group included 30 children with ASD who received the GrowAble mobile app-based intervention, while the control group consisted of 30 typically developing children who served as a developmental reference group for the comparative analysis. Data were gathered using a researcher-created Digital Competence Scale and analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney U test. The results showed significant differences between the groups at the pre-test stage, indicating that children with ASD have lower levels of digital competence. However, no significant differences were found at the post-test stage, indicating significant improvement after the intervention. The study concludes that structured and developmentally appropriate mobile app-based interventions can effectively support digital competence development among children with ASD while also encouraging meaningful participation in digital learning environments. Implications, limitations, and future directions were discussed.
Keywords Digital competence, mobile app-based intervention, information and data literacy, safety, children with ASD
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-08-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.85081
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