Shrinking Kim: Effects of active versus passive computer instruction on the learning of element and compound Blissymbols

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-106

  Hetzroni, Orit E ^a   Lloyd, Lyle L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCOMPUTERS; PEDIATRICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEACHING;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC); BLISSYMBOLS;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0033691290     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610012331278934     Document Type: Article

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