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Download full textHunt, Dennis; And Others – 1974
Sixty-four 8-year-old children were divided into fast and slow learner groups and trained on a tactile simultaneous discrimination task. Selective attention was measured in terms of percentage contact time per trial to the relevant dimension. Inter- and intracouplings per trial were also recorded. A multivariate analysis was carried out to examine…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research
Dellow, P. G.; And Others – J Speech Hearing Res, 1970
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Measurement, Sensory Experience
Kershman, Susan M. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1976
A study involving 60 blind children (in grades k-2) was conducted to validate the hypothesized order of a series of tactual discrimination tasks and to determine the grade level(s) at which most "normal blind" children successfully perform simple tactual discrimination tasks presented on the Optacon. (SBH)
Descriptors: Blindness, Discrimination Learning, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedBall, Thomas S.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1975
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Measurement
Davidson, Philip W. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Descriptors: Blindness, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Modalities
Hill, Suzanne D.; Barnett, Lester W., Jr. – J Spec Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Processes, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedBerla, Edward P. – Exceptional Children, 1972
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Research, Physical Characteristics
Flanigan, Patrick J.; Joslin, Elizabeth S. – New Outlook Blind, 1969
Descriptors: Braille, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Programed Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedMaron, Sheldon S.; Scholl, Geraldine T. – Exceptional Children, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Discrimination Learning, Evaluation, Exceptional Child Research
Engelmann, Siegfried; Rosov, Robert J. – 1974
Four hearing Ss (20- to 30-years old) and 4 deaf Ss (8- to 14-years old) trained in speech discrimination using a vocoder (a device which converts speech into tactual vibrations received through the skin). Hearing Ss (artificially deafened by white noise transmitted through headphones) received from 20 to 80 hours of training in isolated words…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Deafness, Discrimination Learning, Electromechanical Aids
Kershman, Susan M. – 1976
A study was initiated with 60 blind children (kindergarten through grade 2) in order to validate the order of a sequence of tactual discrimination tasks leading to the use of braille and the Optacon. Ss were tested with tasks designed for the readiness level (discrimination of large solid geometric shapes, flat puzzle pieces, embossed dot…
Descriptors: Blindness, Developmental Tasks, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research
Kershman, Susan M.; Hart, Verna – 1975
A hypothesized hierarchy of tasks in the development of tactual discrimination (an essential skill for reading) was tested in 60 blind primary level children. For five braille and five Optacon (optical to tactile converter) sequences, Ss were asked to identify the different stimulus from the four presented. Scalogram analysis was used to examine…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research
Kershman, Susan M. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1976
Provided in the second of two articles is further evidence of the validity of the author's sequence of tactual discrimination tasks for partial development of Optacon use readiness in young blind children. (IM)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Discrimination Learning, Elementary Education
