Knowledge of concept prototypes of students who are blind or have low vision

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 812-822

  Zeppuhar, Mary Ellen ^a   Walls, Richard T ^b  

^a West Virginia School for the Blind   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0031728096     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x9809201108     Document Type: Article

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