Four interim progress reports describe various aspects of the Aural Study Systems for the Visually Handicapped research project, designed to explore processes involved in aural learning by the blind and to develop an entire system of study using recorded texts. Prior to development of hardware and specifications for software for such a system, a…

The Aural Study System was devised for visually handicapped elementary and secondary school students to learn more efficiently through listening rather than reading, and was tested in two field trials. Components included a record player, a foot control, records in textbook format, written material, and a written key for locating textual pages on…

Presented is the final report on development of an aural study system which involved approximately 1000 visually handicapped elementary, secondary, and college students. Given is background information such as the relative effectiveness of reading and listening during study, and factors that affect listening comprehension such as learner…