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Peer reviewedKnowlton, Marie; And Others – RE:view, 1991
This study examined effects of visual impairment on the performance of typical educational tasks requiring visual accommodation to print material at three different distances. Subjects were 18 visually impaired and 19 nonimpaired children (ages 6-10). Findings indicated that visually impaired children exhibited more fixation shifts per task.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Eye Fixations, Intervention
Peer reviewedGompel, Marjolein; Janssen, Neeltje M.; van Bon, Wim H. J.; Schreuder, Robert – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2003
A study investigated whether the reading difficulties of 60 Dutch children with low vision were a matter of reduced visual input or a consequence of a lack of orthographic knowledge. Results indicated that reduced visual input was the only cause of the children's lower reading performance. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level
Lansdown, Richard – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1975
Compared was the performance of 30 nonhandicapped controls and 30 partially sighted British children (6-to 10-years-old) without other handicaps on tests of shape and letter recognition, visual perception and visuomotor skill, and spelling or reading accuracy or comprehension. (LH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Partial Vision
Peer reviewedJacobs, R. J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
To investigate whether screen color is an important variable in the prescription of closed circuit television (CCTV) systems, 16 adults with low vision were assessed on reading performance on white, green, and amber screens. When the screen luminance and contrast were equated for each CCTV, subjects' reading performance was unaffected by screen…
Descriptors: Adults, Closed Circuit Television, Color, Human Factors Engineering
