Teachers' perceptions of need for and competency in transcribing braille materials in the Nemeth code

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-14

  DeMario, Norma C ^a   Lian, Ming Gon John ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAILLE; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SKILL; TEACHER; TEACHING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033976638     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0009400102     Document Type: Article

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