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Publication Date: 2005
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Form versus Function: Using Technology to Develop Individualized Education Programs for Students with Disabilities
Wilson, Gloria Lodato; Michaels, Craig A.; Margolis, Howard
Journal of Special Education Technology, v20 n2 p37-46 Spr 2005
This article discusses the use of IEP software applications from the perspectives of form (i.e., legally correct documents) and function (i.e., educationally appropriate individualized programs). The article provides an overview of the basic components of two fairly comprehensive IEP software programs and discusses the general strengths and weaknesses of IEP software. Suggestions and strategies are offered to help educators become involved in software evaluation and purchasing decisions. Lastly, we offer some optimistic yet cautionary notes about the form versus function aspects of using software to develop IEPs. (Contains 1 table and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Special Education, Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Computer Software Evaluation
Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, University of Oklahoma, College of Education, 820 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73072. Web site: http://jset.unlv.edu.
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Language: English
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