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Seok, Soonhwa; DaCosta, Boaventura; Yu, Byeong Min – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
The present study compared a spelling practice intervention using a tablet personal computer (PC) and picture cards with three students diagnosed with developmental disabilities. An alternating-treatments design with a non-concurrent multiple-baseline across participants was used. The aims of the present study were: (a) to determine if…
Descriptors: Drills (Practice), Spelling, Pictorial Stimuli, Laptop Computers
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Arthanat, Sajay; Curtin, Christine; Kontak, David – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2015
Mainstream technologies are widely being employed in inclusive and special education classrooms to accommodate the learning needs of students. As the evidence of their effectiveness evolves, educators and school-based therapists need tools and documentable strategies for their implementation. This research presents an evaluation protocol to guide…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Developmental Disabilities, Handheld Devices
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Saka, Thomas T. – Computers in Human Services, 1985
The computer has been used successfully in the education of persons with handicaps. Five subjects with developmental disabilities were selected for a six-month study and trained to use the microcomputer in performing basic data entry and word processing tasks. Four of the five subjects were placed in computer-related occupations following the…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Developmental Disabilities
Hile, Matthew G.; Campbell, Donna M. – 1993
This paper describes the use of an automated performance support system, the Mental Retardation-Expert (MR-E), in the training of 16 student clinicians to think "functionally" about undesirable behaviors of persons with mental retardation or developmental disabilities (MR/DD). The MR-E models human expertise in behavioral diagnosis and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education