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Influences of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR)-Based Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STREAM) Instructional Approach on Students' Learning Performances
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Melese Astatke; Cathy Weng; Abebayehu Yohannes; Matere M. Isaac; Wei-Kai Liou – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
This quasi-experimental study examined the influences of an Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) adoption in the classroom and compared learning achievement, motivation, and perception between two versions of the learning approaches (IVR-based STREAM learning and Desktop Virtual Reality (DVR)-based STREAM learning). Twenty middle school students in the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Computer Simulation, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Workstations
Creating a Technology-Rich Learning Environment for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
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Judge, Sharon; Floyd, Kim; Wood-Fields, Colleen – Infants and Young Children, 2010
Assistive technology offers infants and toddlers with disabilities a set of tools to assist in achieving developmental goals while interacting with objects, materials, adults, and other children in their environment. This article focuses on assistive technology devices that can promote young children's participation in activities and routines in…
Descriptors: Play, Early Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Toddlers
Special Education Teachers' Use of Assistive Technology with Students Who Have Severe Disabilities
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Connor, Cynthia; Snell, Martha; Gansneder, Bruce; Dexter, Sara – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2010
Teachers' integration of computer-based assistive technology has been linked to positive educational outcomes for students with disabilities. This study was conducted to identify factors that are predictive of integrating assistive technology into teaching practices among general and special education teachers of students with severe disabilities.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Special Education Teachers, Assistive Technology, Special Education
A Review of Evidence on Practices for Teaching Young Children to Use Assistive Technology Devices
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Campbell, Philippa H.; Milbourne, Suzanne; Dugan, Lauren M.; Wilcox, M. Jeanne – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2006
Published articles about assistive technology (AT) from 1980 through 2004 were reviewed to identify those that focused on infants and young children. A total of 104 articles about AT with infants and toddlers were identified, and of these, 23 reported practices for teaching switch activation (12), computer use (6), power mobility skills (4), or…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multiple Disabilities, Infants, Educational Technology
Simple, Inexpensive Devices Can Assist in Communication. Alliance Action Information Sheets
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Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2006
Most people agree that it is important for children to be able to express their likes, dislikes, needs, and ideas. It is also important for their parents, siblings, peers, teachers, and others to be able to understand them. Yet for children with language impairments, trying to communicate is not only frustrating but can be overwhelming. In…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Teaching Methods