Microcomputers in Special Education Classrooms: Themes from Research and Implications for Practice.

Thormann, Joan; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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Microcomputers in Special Education Classrooms: Themes from Research and Implications for Practice.

Thormann, Joan; And Others

Computers in the Schools, v3 n3-4 p97-109 Fall-Win 1986

Discusses the findings of four studies that examined the use of microcomputers in special education classrooms. Surveys, interviews, and observations were used to discover software currently in use with handicapped learners, the instructional design limitations of software, and the potential impact of computer-assisted instruction on handicapped learners. (31 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Interviews, Material Development, Mental Retardation, Microcomputers, Questionnaires, School Surveys, School Visitation, Special Education, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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