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The Impact of Technology and Presentation Mode on Reading Comprehension Among Blind and Sighted Individuals
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Rapid advances in technology are facilitating the electronic distribution of information, especially via auditory formats. These methods of acquiring information are prevalent in educational settings, such as the use of audiobooks. While auditory formats may be moreconvenient and economical, they may not be the most beneficial for comprehension ability. In fact, previous research has shown that reading rather than listening leads to superior comprehension among sighted individuals. Two possible explanations for this benefit incomprehension exist: (1) Visual processing is fundamental for reading comprehension, or (2) Reading text is more physically-engaging and effortful than listening, leading to better comprehension ability. This dissertation presents research that contributes to this debate bycomparing reading and listening comprehension between sighted individuals and blind, fluent braille readers. The findings from this research clarify how distributing reading material using different technologies and presentation modes affects comprehension ability. These results are particularly essential for the blind community because previous research on this topic is severely lacking, and currently-used assistive technology primarily presents reading materials in auditory formats. Furthermore, this research is the first to create an assessment that accurately measures comprehension ability among two distinct participant populations, allowing for comparisons between blind and sighted individuals. The benefit of making such comparisons for elucidating the neural underpinnings of cognitive processes, such as comprehension, will be discussed as a novel methodological technique.
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assessment tools; assistive technology; braille; Education; Experimental psychology; Psychology; reading comprehension; visual impairment
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Tecnologia assistiva para o ensino de alunos com deficiência: um estudo com professores do ensino fundamental
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Robot-enhanced Phonological Awareness Intervention for a Child with Cerebral Palsy
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數位科技輔具生字教學系統對國小二年級學生國語科學習成效之研究 ; The Effect of Assistive Technology in Chinese Characters Instructional Program for the Second-Grade Students
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Disability Digital Divide : The Use of the Internet, Smartphones, Computers and Tablets among People with Disabilities in Sweden
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Johansson, Stefan; Gulliksen, Jan; Catharina, Gustavsson. - : KTH, Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID. : Center for Clinical Research Dalarna, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Nissers vag 3, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden. : School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden Dalarna University, SE-79188 Falun, Sweden. : Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden BMC, Box 564, SE-751 22 Uppsala, Sweden
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Robot-enhanced Phonological Awareness Intervention for a Child with Cerebral Palsy
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