Development of a Braille Learning Management System for Special Education Programs

Abstract

This research has the following objectives: 1) to develop a Braille classroom management system, and 2) to evaluate the satisfaction of using the Braille classroom management system. The research is based on the working principle of the SDLC system development cycle. The population consists of instructors and students of Chiang Mai Rajabhat University. The sample group was selected by purposive sampling, consisting of 33 instructors and students of the Special Education Program. The research instruments consist of: 1) the Braille classroom management system, which was designed and developed using the MySQL database management program, programmed with HTML and PHP languages, and developed as a website using Visual Studio Code and 2) the satisfaction evaluation form for the use of the Braille classroom management system. The data were analyzed using the mean and standard deviation. The findings are as follows 1) The Braille classroom management system consists of three parts: 1.1) administrators can manage and generate user access reports, 1.2) instructors can create classes, create Braille assignments, and evaluate Braille works, and 1.3) students can join classes and submit Braille assignments. 2) The results of the system user satisfaction evaluation showed that the overall satisfaction level was at the highest level. This indicates that the system is appropriate in terms of usability, convenience, and responsiveness to user needs, especially in data management and communication between instructors and students, which is a distinctive feature that reflects the efficiency of the system in supporting Braille teaching and learning effectively.