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Knowledge Acquisition and Technology-Supported Projects in the Social Studies for Students with Learning Disabilities.

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Okolo, Cynthia M.; Ferretti, Ralph P. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1996

Effects of project-based instruction were assessed in a study of 21 students (mean age 12) with learning disabilities who developed social studies projects from source materials using word processing tools alone or using multimedia presentation tools. Students in both groups acquired substantial content knowledge, but neither group differed in…

Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities