Desarrollo de una aplicación web de aprendizaje del lenguaje de señas para niños con discapacidad auditiva en la Unidad Educativa Fe y Alegría

Abstract

The Unidad Educativa Fe y Alegría does not possess a web application that facilitates and motivates sign language learning for children with hearing impairments. This leads to children getting tired or bored while learning, as they are confined to a single assigned task. Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to develop a web application to assist the learning process of sign language for children aged 6 to 8 years with hearing disabilities at the Unidad Educativa Fe y Alegría located in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. For the development of this web application, the agile methodology "Sum" was applied, involving five phases. In the conception phase, various business aspects, gaming elements, and technical considerations were determined. In the planning phase, the people and roles involved in the project and system were defined, along with the functionalities that the web application will possess. The elaboration phase included the development of user stories for each sprint. In the testing phase, the game "Fe-Play" was executed to conduct beta tests with 2 testers. Finally, in the closure phase, the web application "Fe-Play" was delivered to the client. Once the web application was completed, usability was evaluated to measure learning capacity, error rate, and accessibility. Surveys were conducted with users, and it was determined that the web application achieved a 97% learning capacity, 97% protection against user errors, and 98% accessibility, resulting in an overall usability rating of 98%. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the implementation of the web application "Fe-Play" made sign language learning more didactic and user-friendly.