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Papadimitriou, Vassilios; Argyropoulos, Vassilios – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2022
Purpose: The main objective of the present study was to examine the effect of word length, word frequency and number of syllables on graphemic errors during a text-reading task via the braille code. Method: Thirty students with severe visual impairments participated in the present study. They were invited individually to read aloud a number of…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Braille, Graphemes, Error Patterns
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Chung, Seungwon; Cai, Li – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2021
In the research reported here, we propose a new method for scale alignment and test scoring in the context of supporting students with disabilities. In educational assessment, students from these special populations take modified tests because of a demonstrated disability that requires more assistance than standard testing accommodation. Updated…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Scoring, Achievement Tests, Test Items
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Kapperman, Gaylen; Kelly, Stacy M.; LeRette-Kauffman, Heidi – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
There is a critical need for Americans to study foreign languages to support the United States' participation in a global economy, commitment to national security, and actions in the political arena. However, there is a lack of American students learning what the US Department of State refers to as "critical languages," which are less…
Descriptors: Russian, Second Language Instruction, Visual Impairments, Blindness
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I. Komang Sudarma; I. Wayan Sujana; Kadek Andre Karisma Dewantara; I. Nyoman Suka Ardiyasa; Ni Pande Kadek Dewi Sudiartini – International Journal of Language Education, 2024
The difficulties faced by teachers at a Special Public School in teaching Balinese script literacy to visually impaired children have resulted in low literacy skills in Balinese script among these students. In order to maximize Balinese script learning, appropriate learning media tailored to the characteristics of visually impaired children are…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities
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Phani Krishna, P.; Arulmozi, S.; Shiva Ram, Male; Mishra, Ramesh Kumar – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2020
In blinds, the tactile sensations play a crucial role for various daily activities, in the all sense modalities tactile sensation is considered as major sense of perception. This study is conducted to investigate the tactile sensations in relation to Bilingual and Monolingual blinds using experimental comparative study design, divided into two…
Descriptors: Sensory Experience, Blindness, Monolingualism, Bilingualism
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Bartholomew, Scott; Goodridge, Wade; Shaheen, Natalie – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2020
In 2002 the World Health Organization (WHO) analyzed available data on Blindness and Low Vision (BLV) from 55 countries and applied it to the 17 WHO epidemiological subregions. Results indicate approximately 37 million people are blind and 124 million have low vision (Foster & Resnikoff, 2005). Providing opportunities for these students to…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities, STEM Education
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Kapperman, Gaylen; Ortner, Adrian; Midgley, Siobhan – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
The BrailleNote Touch+ (BNT+) can be a valuable tool for students who are blind who are learning a second or third language. Kapperman, Koster, and Burman (2018) stressed the importance of using a screen reader, as well as a braille display, when learning a foreign language because it allows a student to not only orally learn the language but also…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology, Braille
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Aslan, Cem – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2021
The purpose of this descriptive study is to analyze the writings of fourth-grade Turkish-speaking students with low vision in terms of legibility and spelling errors. The study is a general survey design and used the criterion sampling method. The study group consisted of 32 students with low vision. A Multidimensional Legibility Scale was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Visual Impairments
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Tina S. Herzberg; L. Penny Rosenblum; C. Rett McBride – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2024
Introduction: Professional development can assist individuals in learning a variety of new skills and refining their teaching practice. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of asynchronous online courses designed to assist individuals in building their Nemeth Code within Unified English Braille (UEB) Contexts skills and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Braille, Skill Development, Mathematics Instruction
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Lillie, Madelynn A.; Tiger, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2019
Previous researchers have taught sighted adults to match braille sample stimuli to print comparisons in a matching-to-sample (MTS) format and assessed the emergence of other braille repertoires, such as transcribing and reading braille following this training. Although participants learned to match to sample with braille, they displayed limited…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Braille, Undergraduate Students, Vision
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Arslan, Aysenur; Kayhan Altay, Mesture – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
Introduction: This study examines the spatial abilities of middle school students with visual impairments (i.e., blindness and low vision) in the context of spatial visualization. The study also aims to examine the strategies used by such students in solving questions requiring spatial ability. Methods: Participants comprised eight students with…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Middle School Students, Visual Impairments, Blindness
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Tasing Chiu – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2024
In the late nineteenth century, Protestant missionaries introduced modern education for the blind people in Taiwan and Korea. They developed various tactile reading systems to enhance literacy and provided handicraft training for self-sufficiency. When these regions came under Japanese colonial rule in the first half of the twentieth century, the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Blindness, Foreign Countries, Tactile Adaptation
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Tukimin, Sunardi; Handayani, Dini; Alimin, Zaenal; Somad, Permanarian – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
This research is motivated by the interaction between deaf students with blind people in the context of friendship and buying and selling, but these two individuals can not communicate well due to the obstacles of the message is not acceptable or delivered by means of existing communication. Communication between the visually impaired and deaf is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Blindness, Friendship
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Prasertpong, Phanuwat; Charmondusit, Kitikorn; Taecharungroj, Viriya; Rawang, Wee; Suwan, Sumit; Woraphong, Seree – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2023
The main objective of this research was to study the factors influencing the science and environment of education program for blind students at the elementary level. This research used mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative approaches), specifically a questionnaire survey was conducted to better understand the current situation on Science and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Environmental Education, Blindness, Elementary School Students
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Martiniello, Natalina; Barlow, Meaghan; Wittich, Walter – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2022
Tactile, motor and cognitive capacities decline with age, but little is known about how this relates to braille reading outcomes. This study investigated correlates of braille reading speed among working-age and older adults. Texts were read in two modes (oral/silent) and two media (paper/electronic braille display) by 46 blind adults (age range…
Descriptors: Braille, Adults, Older Adults, Visual Impairments
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