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Peer reviewedSpencer, Simon; Ross, Malcolm – British Journal of Special Education, 1989
The paper describes a software system which uses microcomputers to aid in the assessment of functional vision in visually impaired students. The software also aims to be visually stimulating and to develop hand-eye coordination, visual memory, and cognitive abilities. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDodds, Allan G.; Davis, Denis P. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
To develop a battery of tasks to predict and improve mobility performance, a series of functional vision tasks (texural shearing, degraded images, embedded figures, and parafoveal attention) were generated by a microcomputer. Sixty visually impaired subjects given either computerized task training or real-life training improved their low vision…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Low Vision Aids, Microcomputers
