Journal of Special Education Technology
1989 Volume 10, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 9
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An Evaluation of the Effects of Training Special Educators to Integrate Microcomputer Technology into Math Curricula
Barbara Byrd Fazio & Lewis Polsgrove
Four teachers of mildly mentally handicapped students who were trained to develop and implement plans for integrating computer use into existing elementary mathematics curricula were found to do so... More
pp. 5-13
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The Relationship of Group Configuration to the Interactions of Students Using Microcomputers
Joan Lieber & Melvyn I. Semmel
Twenty learning-handicapped and 20 nonhandicapped intermediate-grade children worked on a mathematics problem-solving task on a microcomputer. Their social and instructional interactions were... More
pp. 14-23
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Touch Screen versus Keyboard: A Comparison of Task Performance of Young Children
Janice K. Battenberg & John B. Merbler
Forty developmentally delayed and 40 non-delayed kindergarten children completed an alphabet matching task and a spelling task using 2 different computer input devices: a traditional computer... More
pp. 24-28
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Computer-Based Compensatory Augmentative Communications Technology for Physically Disabled, Visually Impaired, and Speech Impaired Students
Duane F. Shell
The paper addresses computer-based augmentative writing systems for physically disabled and visually impaired students and augmentative communication systems for nonverbal speech-impaired students.... More
pp. 29-43
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An Observational Coding Strategy for the Socially Reciprocal Interactions of Infants with Severe Disabilities and Their Caregivers
Fred Spooner
Computer-assisted observational technology was applied to the measurement and analysis of social reciprocity for infants with severe disabilities and their parents. Discussed are: development of... More
pp. 44-53
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Making Knowledge Meaningful: Applications of Hypermedia
Ted S. Hasselbring
The article describes the new development in technology called "hypermedia." Discussed are the historical roots of hypermedia as well as a theoretical rationale for why hypermedia can be a powerful... More
pp. 61-72
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Videodisc Levels: A Case Study in Hardware Obsession
Alan M. Hofmeister & Ron J. Thorkildsen
The article reviews a 10-year history of research on videodisc programs with handicapped and nonhandicapped students. A trend from hardware-intensive programs concerned with physical... More
pp. 73-79
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The Role of Videodiscs in Special Education Methods Courses
Sarah Rule
The article concludes that videodiscs are an efficient medium, in combination with other instructional technologies, for teaching about teaching methods in special education but that they cannot... More
pp. 80-85
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The Genisys Program: Linking Content Area Knowledge to Problem Solving through Technology-Based Instruction
John P. Woodward & Douglas W. Carnine
Described is "Genisys," an instructional program that teaches remedial and mildly handicapped students how to solve complex earth science problems. The program combines a 35-lesson videodisc course... More
pp. 99-112