Spatial Strategies Used by Students with Visual Impairments to Solve Questions of Spatial Visualization

Autor/inn/en	Arslan, Aysenur; Kayhan Altay, Mesture
Titel	Spatial Strategies Used by Students with Visual Impairments to Solve Questions of Spatial Visualization
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 115 (2021) 5, S.436-447 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
DOI	10.1177/0145482X211046668
Schlagwörter	Spatial Ability; Middle School Students; Visual Impairments; Blindness; Visualization; Grade 8; Foreign Countries; Problem Solving; Manipulative Materials; Braille; Geometric Concepts; Concept Formation; Turkey (Ankara) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Blindheit; Visualisation; Visualisierung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Ausland; Problemlösen; Hilfsmittel; Elementare Geometrie; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung
Abstract	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 visual impairments attending the 8th grade of a school in Ankara, Turkey, which teaches students with visual impairments. The data collection tool is composed of eight questions under the guidance of the definition for spatial visualization. Question types belonging to the spatial visualization subcomponent were organized in four topics: 2D rotation, 3D rotation, paper folding, and cube folding. Results: It was observed that students with visual impairments used mental rotation and key feature strategies for 2D rotation questions. They used the key feature strategy for 3D rotation questions and the mental manipulation strategy for cube folding and paper folding questions. Discussion: In this study, it was identified that strategies used by students with visual impairments show similarities with spatial strategies defined in the literature as used by students without visual impairments. Of all the other types of questions, the most successful question of students with visual impairments is the paper folding question. Implications for practitioners: The results of this article can help teachers become aware of the kind of difficulties that students with visual impairments encounter when they try to solve questions that require spatial ability. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01