Cognitive intervention through virtual environments among deaf and hard-of-hearing children

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-182

  Passig, David ^a   Eden, Sigal ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive intervention; Deaf; Flexible thinking; Hard of hearing; Induction; Virtual environment; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; GAME; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; THINKING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

EID: 0038407490     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0885625032000078961     Document Type: Article

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