A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Electronically Paced Typewriting Instruction for Blind Students. Final Report.

Autor/in	Etier, A. Faborn
Institution	National Center for Educational Research and Development (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Regional Research Program.
Titel	A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Electronically Paced Typewriting Instruction for Blind Students. Final Report.
Quelle	(1973), (97 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Audiotape Recordings; Audiovisual Aids; Blindness; Business Skills; Educational Media; Electromechanical Aids; Electronic Control; Grade 10; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Individualized Instruction; Instructional Materials; Program Evaluation; Programed Instruction; Teaching Machines; Typewriting; Visual Impairments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Audiovisuelles Medium; Blindheit; Bildungsmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Elektronisches Messverfahren; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Individualisierender Unterricht; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Maschinenschreiben; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung
Abstract	Electronically paced materials for teaching blind students to typewrite were written and taped. The effectiveness of the materials was tested, and a teacher's manual prepared. A control group was taught by conventional methods, while an experimental group used the electronically paced materials. These consisted of ten audio-taped programs for mastery of the alphabetic keyboard, 16 programs for skill development, and one program for the number keys. All students, who ranged from grades 6 through 10, moved at their own paces. Test results showed that the experimental group achieved greater understanding of the typewriter and how to manipulate it, demonstrated superior posture and stroking techniques, learned faster, and developed greater typing proficiency, speed and control. Since these new instructional materials provided students with an effective means of communication and a marketable job skill, it was recommended that schools and counselors for the blind be informed of their availability and that additional programs be developed for teaching blind students to apply these typewriting skills for a variety of specific business and personal purposes. (Author/LB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01