Metro Navigation for the Blind

Autor/inn/en	Sanchez, Jaime; Saenz, Mauricio
Titel	Metro Navigation for the Blind
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 55 (2010) 3, S.970-981 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2010.04.008
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Blindness; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Software Evaluation; Instructional Effectiveness; Experimental Groups; Navigation; Visually Impaired Mobility; Travel Training; Transportation; Accessibility (for Disabled); Psychomotor Skills; Assistive Technology; Quasiexperimental Design; Control Groups; Pretests Posttests; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Blindheit; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Softwareanalyse; Unterrichtserfolg; Verkehrswesen; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Psychomotorische Aktivität
Abstract	This study evaluates the impact of using the software program AudioMetro, a tool that supports the orientation and mobility of people who are blind in the Metro system of Santiago de Chile. A quasi-experimental study considering experimental and control groups and using the paired Student's t in a two sample test analysis (pretest-posttest) was carried out to measure the learner's performance and progress in the navigation through the Metro. Participants completed a number of cognitive tasks related to their navigation through the metro system using the tool designed. Results indicate that AudioMetro could be an adequate and complementary tool for the development of cognitive and sensory skills, which are fundamental axes for orientation and mobility. (Contains 1 table and 10 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10