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Hanney, Nicole M.; Tiger, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We taught 2 children with visual impairments to select a coin from an array using tactile cues after hearing its name and then to select a coin after hearing its value. Following the acquisition of these listener (receptive language) skills, we then observed the emergence of speaker (expressive language) skills without direct instruction.…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Cues
Teske, Jolene K.; Gray, Phyllis; Kuhn, Mason A.; Clausen, Courtney K.; Smith, Latisha L.; Alsubia, Sukainah A.; Ghayoorad, Maryam; Rule, Audrey C.; Schneider, Jean Suchsland – Online Submission, 2014
Gifted students with visual impairments are twice exceptional learners and may not evidence their advanced science aptitudes without appropriate accommodations for learning science. However, effective tactile science teaching materials may be easily made. Recent research has shown that when tactile materials are used with "all" students…
Descriptors: Tactile Adaptation, Teacher Developed Materials, Instructional Materials, Visual Impairments
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Zebehazy, Kim T.; Wilton, Adam P. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2014
Introduction: This study analyzed the responses of a survey of students with visual impairments in Canada and the United States about their use of tactile and print graphics. Demographic, Likert scale, and open-ended questions focused on perceptions of quality, preferences, instruction, and strategies. Methods: Percentages of agreement for tactile…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Visual Impairments, Likert Scales, Student Surveys
Gorlewicz, Jenna Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation bridges the fields of haptics, engineering, and education to realize some of the potential benefits haptic devices may have in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. Specifically, this dissertation demonstrates the development, implementation, and assessment of two haptic devices in engineering and math…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Handheld Devices, Feedback (Response), Engineering Education
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Pritchard, Christine K.; Lamb, John H. – Mathematics Teacher, 2012
NCTM (2000) described geometry as "a means of describing, analyzing, and understanding the world and seeing beauty in its structures" (p. 309). Dossey et al. (2002) captured the essence of this aspect of visualization by stating that geometry fosters in students an ability to "visualize and mentally manipulate geometric objects." (p. 200).…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Visual Impairments, Geometry, Geometric Concepts
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Jones, M. Gail; Childers, Gina; Emig, Brandon; Chevrier, Joël; Tan, Hong; Stevens, Vanessa; List, Jonathan – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2014
Traditional science instruction is typically reliant on visual modes of learning, such as textbooks and graphs. Furthermore, since science instruction is often heavily dependent upon visual cues, students with visual impairment often do not have access to the same educational opportunities in most science classes (Jones, Minogue, Oppewal, Cook,…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Udo, J. P.; Fels, D. I. – Disability & Society, 2010
In this paper we demonstrate how universal design theory and the research available on museum-based touch tours can be used to develop a touch tour for blind and low-vision theatregoers. We discuss these theoretical and practical approaches with reference to data collected and experience gained from the creation and execution of a touch tour for…
Descriptors: Vision, Blindness, Partial Vision, Theater Arts
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Smith, Derrick W.; Smothers, Sinikka M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: The purpose of the study presented here was to determine how well tactile graphics (specifically data analysis graphs) in secondary mathematics and science braille textbooks correlated with the print graphics. Method: A content analysis was conducted on 598 separate data analysis graphics from 10 mathematics and science textbooks.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Content Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Braille
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Mukherjee, Anirban; Garain, Utpal; Biswas, Arindam – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
Diagram describing texts are integral part of science and engineering subjects including geometry, physics, engineering drawing, etc. In order to understand such text, one, at first, tries to draw or perceive the underlying diagram. For perception of the blind students such diagrams need to be drawn in some non-visual accessible form like tactile…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Blindness, Science Education, Maps
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Levy, S. T.; Lahav, O. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2012
This paper addresses a central need among people who are blind, access to inquiry-based science learning materials, which are addressed by few other learning environments that use assistive technologies. In this study, we investigated ways in which learning environments based on sound mediation can support science learning by blind people. We used…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Pretests Posttests, Acoustics, Auditory Stimuli
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Wright, Tessa; Harris, Beth; Sticken, Eric – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
A review of the literature from 1965 to 2008 on tactile maps and models in orientation and mobility yielded four pre-experimental and three experimental articles. The articles were analyzed via best-evidence synthesis--a combined narrative and statistical approach--allowing for recommendations for the most effective use of tactile maps and models.…
Descriptors: Maps, Literature Reviews, Tactile Adaptation, Evidence
Kane, Shaun K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Using touch screens presents a number of usability and accessibility challenges for blind people. Most touch screen-based user interfaces are optimized for visual interaction, and are therefore difficult or impossible to use without vision. This dissertation presents an approach to redesigning gesture-based user interfaces to enable blind people…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Vision, Interaction, Educational Technology
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Vandermeer, Sarah – Science Teacher, 2010
Electrospinning has been used to create nanofibers for filtration devices, tissue engineering, and protective clothing. Although electrospinning is now widely studied, because of the expensive equipment required and the advanced nature of this topic, it is not commonly found in high school science labs. Through grants from the Ohio State…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Physics, Electromechanical Technology, Laboratory Safety
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Howard, A. M.; Park, Chung Hyuk; Remy, S. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2012
The robotics field represents the integration of multiple facets of computer science and engineering. Robotics-based activities have been shown to encourage K-12 students to consider careers in computing and have even been adopted as part of core computer-science curriculum at a number of universities. Unfortunately, for students with visual…
Descriptors: Robotics, Computer Interfaces, Federal Aid, Pilot Projects
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Herzberg, Tina S.; Stough, Laura M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
This study analyzed the quality of brailled instructional materials transcribed by 40 public school personnel. The authors calculated the correlation of the certification status of the personnel and the average amount of time spent transcribing per week with the total number of transcription errors. The findings suggest that students who read…
Descriptors: Braille, Teacher Developed Materials, Public Schools, School Personnel
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