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The Attainment and Experiences of Disabled Students in Distance Education
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Richardson, John T. E. – Distance Education, 2009
In an earlier study of disabled graduates from campus-based institutions in the UK, students who had previously declared that they had an unseen disability were less likely to obtain good degrees (with first-class or upper second-class honours). The present study investigated the role of disability as a factor in the attainment and experiences of…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Multiple Disabilities, Partial Hearing
Perceptions of Academic Quality and Approaches to Studying among Students with Print Disabilities Enrolled in Distance Education
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Richardson, John T. E. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2006
A mailed survey compared the experiences of distance-learning students with print disabilities who were supported by audio recordings of materials, the experiences of students with print disabilities who were supported by an electronic system that permitted more effective access to the same materials, and the experiences of students with no…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Distance Education, Student Attitudes, Reader Text Relationship
Examination Results of Visually Impaired Students.
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Dunkerton, John – British Journal of Special Education, 1995
The GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and A/AS-level examination results for 295 United Kingdom students with blindness/visual impairments were analyzed. GCSE data showed no difference between visually impaired and sighted students, whereas visually impaired students performed better than sighted students on A/AS-level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Mainstreaming, Scores