Tactual Distinctive Features Analysis: Training Blind Students in Shape Recognition and in Locating Shapes on a Map.

Berla, Edward P.; Butterfield, Lawrence H., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ171793

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Publication Date: 1977

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Tactual Distinctive Features Analysis: Training Blind Students in Shape Recognition and in Locating Shapes on a Map

Berla, Edward P.; Butterfield, Lawrence H., Jr.

Journal of Special Education, 11, 3, 335-46, F 77

Two experiments with a total of 92 elementary grade blind students were conducted to determine the effects of training blind students in shape recognition accuracy and speed and accuracy of locating shapes on a tactile map by using a distinctive features analysis strategy and line tracing. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Maps, Perceptual Development, Tactile Adaptation, Visual Impairments

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