Journal of Special Education Technology
2014 Volume 29, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Twenty-Five Years Later: How is Technology Used in the Education of Students with Disabilities? Results of a Statewide Study
Cynthia M. Okolo, Michigan State University; Jeff Diedrich, Michigan Integrated Technology Supports
This study provides a snapshot of factors associated with assistive technology (AT) use in one large Midwestern state. Conducted about 25 years after the passage of the original Technology Related ... More
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The Impact of Text-to-Speech on Expository Reading for Adolescents with LD
Nancy K. Meyer and Emily C. Bouck, Purdue University
Text-to-speech (TTS) technology holds promise as a compensatory tool for adolescents with learning disabilities in accessing grade-level expository text. A multiple-baseline-across-participants... More
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Predicting Interventionists’ Intention to Use Video Self-Modeling: An Investigation of the Intervention Technology Acceptance Model
Andrew R. Heckman, Boys Town; Jack A. Cummings and Scott Bellini, Indiana University
Technology provides educators with significant advantages in working with today’s students. Video selfmodeling (VSM) is an evidence-based intervention requiring the use of technology that has been ... More
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Collaborative Robotics Projects for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Lee L. Mason and Alvaro Gomez Timothy T. Yuen, University of Texas at San Antonio
This study examines the levels of social interaction of students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders during collaborative robotics projects. An alternating treatments design was used to... More
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Using Universal Design for Learning in Synchronous Online Instruction
Kimberly Coy, Washington Virtual Academies; Matthew T. Marino and Barbara Serianni, University of Central Florida
Evidence suggests that students with disabilities increasingly choose to participate in online courses at higher rates then other student populations. Research examining factors that influence the ... More