ERIC Number: EJ1345233
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8121
EISSN: EISSN-1940-1302
Exploring Constant Speed with a Visually Impaired Student by Using a Smartphone
Kapucu, Serkan; Kizilaslan, Aydin
Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, v59 n1 p32-46 2022
Assistive technologies are frequently used to help disabled students to access core and expanded core curricula and to improve their functional, communication and literacy skills. Non-optical low vision devices and optical and tactile graphics technologies are some of the assistive technologies used by visually impaired students in today's classrooms. In this study, we used a smartphone app, a Braille printer, and the Braille Spotdot embosser to design and develop a science activity to teach the concept of constant speed to a visually impaired student and two non-impaired peers using the 5E instructional model. The goal of the activity was to help students develop such skills as defining a problem, designing an experiment, and drawing graphs as well as to learn to compute unit rates and comprehend proportional relationships among variables.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Braille, Assistive Technology, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Equipment, Computer Peripherals, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Process Skills, Grade 9, Grade 10, High School Students, Inclusion
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10
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Language: English
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