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Braille Reading Accuracy in Chinese Students with Visual Impairments: The Effects of Visual Status and Braille Reading Patterns
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Chen, Xiaomeng; Liang, Lelin; Lu, Minghui – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
This study explored the effects of visual status and braille reading patterns on the reading accuracy of students with visual impairments in China. The sample consisted of 121 students aged 10-19 years: 48 were students with congenital visual impairments, 25 were students with adventitious visual impairments, and 48 were sighted students. Students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Braille, Visual Impairments, Blindness
Contribution of 3D Modelling and Printing to Learning in Primary Schools: A Case Study with Visually Impaired Students from an Inclusive Biology Classroom
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Branko Andic; Zsolt Lavicza; Eva Ulbrich; Stanko Cvjeticanin; Filip Petrovic; Mirjana Maricic – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
Contemporary education adopts various new visualisation techniques for content to be learned. Recently, research on the application of 3D modelling and printing (3DMP) has been expanding. However, as the latest literature reviews indicate, little research is available on the contribution of 3DMP to learning of students with blindness (SWB) and…
Descriptors: Models, Elementary School Science, Biology, Science Education
Students' Perception of Classroom Environment in China and Its Relationship to Creativity of Students Who Have Visual Impairments
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Yuexin Zhang; Sandra Rosen; Meihao Chen; Jianhui Du; Li Cheng; Chang Liu – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2021
This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of students with visual impairments (VIs) about their classroom environments; the creativity level of students with VIs; and the influence of classroom environments on the development of students' creativity. This study used the "Creative Classroom Environment Scale for School for The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Asians, Visual Impairments
Psychological Adjustment in Adolescents with Vision Impairment
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Pinquart, Martin; Pfeiffer, Jens P. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2012
The present study compared psychological adjustment of 158 adolescents with vision impairment and 158 sighted adolescents with a matched-pair design using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Adolescent self-reports and teacher reports on emotional problems, peer problems, and total difficulties showed higher scores in students with…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Adjustment (to Environment)
Healthy Eyes in Schools: An Evaluation of a School and Community-Based Intervention to Promote Eye Health in Rural Timor-Leste
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Hobday, Karen; Ramke, Jacqueline; du Toit, Rènée; Pereira, Sara M. – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objective: To assess whether there was an improvement in the knowledge, attitudes and practices of students after the Healthy Eyes in Schools Project intervention and to complete a process evaluation to inform future implementation of health promotion interventions. Design: A descriptive, mixed-methods design was used, including questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior, Visual Acuity
Developing Inclusive Practices through Collaborative Action Research
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Argyropoulos, Vassilios S.; Nikolaraizi, Magda A. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2009
This paper highlights the framework and discusses the results of an action research network which aimed to promote academic access in two general educational settings within which a pupil with blindness and a deaf pupil were educated respectively. The persons involved in this collaborative scheme were general teachers, a school counsellor,…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Action Research, Special Needs Students, Teaching Methods