Research on Online Education Web Design for Children with ADHD

Abstract

The education of ADHD children is one of the hot issues of concern to society. Some studies have found that ADHD children cannot focus on the online learning process, yet the current web design of online education cannot guide the group of ADHD children to focus on the learning process. Therefore, this study focuses on the online learning process of ADHD children’s patients for website interface design, based on the learning characteristics of ADHD children and children's aesthetic characteristics, to enhance the online learning experience of this group of children and improve their concentration on learning. The research methodology of this paper is as follows: first, we conducted a participatory observation of the online learning process of children with ADHD, and then interviewed the parents of the children to understand their needs and pain points, and analyzed the design principles of online learning for children with ADHD through the above-mentioned research process, which are: "game-based learning" and "ADHD child-centered", and the design strategies are: "fun", "interactive" and "reading." Based on the findings from the analysis, existing online learning websites were analyzed. The analysis revealed that the page design of the existing online learning websites does not create an immersive learning experience for children with ADHD. Their web design is not designed and optimized for the ADHD child population. Research shows that web design with fun, interactive, game-based online learning sites has a positive effect on the learning of children with ADHD. It is recommended that web designers and front-end development engineers pay more attention to the needs of ADHD children for online learning website design during the design and development process.