Use of the Talking Tactile Tablet in Mathematics testing

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-96

  Landau, Steven ^a   Russell, Michael ^b   Gourgey, Karen ^c   Erin, Jane N ^d   Cowan, Jenifer ^b  

^a Touch Graphics Company   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; TALKING TACTILE TABLET; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037315347     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0309700204     Document Type: Article

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