Developing ICT skills of visually impaired learners

被引:15
作者
Simsek, Omer [1 ]
Altun, Eralp [1 ]
Ates, Alev [1 ]
机构
[1] Ege Univ, Fac Educ Comp Educ & Instruct Technol, TR-35100 Bornova, Turkey
来源
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION | 2010年 / 2卷 / 02期
关键词
Visually impaired; ICT skills; operating system; word processing; internet usage; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; PROGRAMS; STUDENTS; ACCESS; INDIVIDUALS; IMPAIRMENTS; COMPUTER; BARRIERS;
D O I
10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.745
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study is to reveal problems that visually impaired learners (VIL) encounter during developing information and communication technologies (ICT) skills and to suggest solutions for these problems. In this qualitative descriptive case study research, 10 VIL examined in point of their ICT skills in Izmir, Turkey. The actions of VIL while using computer were captured by screen capture software and reviewed with regard to the skills. Besides, views of the VIL and their course trainers were evaluated in the study. The results showed that there is a necessity of regulations for VIL to develop their ICT skills. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:4655 / 4661
页数:7
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