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An Online Math Problem Solving System for Middle School Students who are Blind
There has been growing interest in designing online learning systems that are accessible to learners with special needs. In this project, an existing online math word problem solving system was modified for use by blind students. Text-to-speech technology was used to present math word problems in audio format, and to provide audio feedback to students about their answers. The adapted system was evaluated with blind middle school students (N = 11). Results indicated that blind students' problem solving was comparable to that of sighted students who had worked with the original system.
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- Material Type:
- Open (Access) Journal-Article
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- July 7, 2014
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- July 7, 2014
- Authors:
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Carole R. Beal,
University of Arizona
Erin Shaw, University of Southern California - Submitter:
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Barbra Bied Sperling
- Primary Audience:
- College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
- Mobile Compatibility:
- Not specified at this time
- Technical Requirements:
- Adobe reader or web browser
- Language:
- English
- Cost Involved:
- No
- Source Code Available:
- No
- Accessibility Information Available:
- Unknown
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States
