| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Scheithauer, Mindy
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| Author's Email Address |
mindysche@gmail.com |
| URN |
etd-07072011-163921 |
| Title |
A Computer-Based Instructional Program to Teach Braille Reading to Sighted Individuals |
| Degree |
Master of Arts (M.A.) |
| Department |
Psychology |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Tiger, Jeffrey H. |
Committee Chair |
| Gresham, Frank M. |
Committee Member |
| Kelley, Mary Lou |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- computer-based learning
- matching-to-sample
- alphabet
- Braille
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| Date of Defense |
2011-06-22 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
There is a need for efficient braille training methods for instructors of the visually impaired. This study evaluated the use of a computer-based program intended to train the relation of braille characters to English letters using a matching-to-sample procedure with 4 sighted college students. Each participant mastered matching visual depictions of the braille alphabet to their text counterparts. Further, each participant demonstrated the ability to read a braille passage following this exposure. These gains maintained at variable levels at a follow-up probe 2 to 4 weeks following training.
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