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The Effects of Representativeness and Concreteness on the "Guessability" of Blissymbols.
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Yovetich, William S.; Young, Theresa A. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), 1988
Twenty college students, naive to Blissymbols, were asked to "guess" the meaning of 64 Blissymbols presented without their word gloss. The influence of symbol representativeness and the concreteness of associated word labels on the symbols'"guessability" was analyzed. The guessability of a symbol's gloss was significantly…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Character Recognition, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Disabilities
The Effects of Computerized Symbol Processor Instruction on the Communication Skills of Nonspeaking Students.
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Osguthorpe, Russell T.; Li Chang, Linda – Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), 1988
A computerized symbol processor system using an Apple IIe computer and a Power Pad graphics tablet was tested with 22 nonspeaking, multiply disabled students. The students were taught to express themselves independently in writing, and they did significantly better than control students on measures of language comprehension and symbol recognition.…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Computer Graphics