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Peer reviewedLeung, Jin-Pang – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
The study assessed transfer of visual training for myopia using two different training stimuli and a single subject A-B-C-A design with a male student volunteer. A procedure including stimulus fading and reinforcement (positive verbal feedback) was used to effectively improve performance on both behavioral acuity tests during the training phases…
Descriptors: Adults, Myopia, Partial Vision, Reinforcement
Peer reviewedHunstad, Egil; And Others – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1979
Seven visually handicapped adolescents, literate in braille but with little or no visual reading experience, were trained in letter and word recognition by closed circuit television for two weeks. All subjects increased their visual reading speed; in some cases, visual reading speed surpassed that of braille. (SJL)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Closed Circuit Television, Partial Vision, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedRatner, Vivienne – American Annals of the Deaf, 1988
The Test of Visual Perceptual Abilities and the Test of Spatial Perception in Sign Language were developed and administered to 682 hearing-impaired students, aged 8-18. Results showed that a significant relationship exists between visual perceptual abilities and the ability to comprehend the essential spatial components of sign language.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
