Investigating comprehension measures of Reading Adventure Time! For improving reading skills

Autor: Cheryl Kamei-Hannan, M. Cay Holbrook, Tessa McCarthy, Frances Mary D'Andrea
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: British Journal of Visual Impairment. :026461962110346
ISSN: 1744-5809
0264-6196
DOI: 10.1177/02646196211034648
Popis: Reading Adventure Time! was designed to support braille reading skills. The education technology tool operates on an Apple iPad using a refreshable braille display and was developed under a United States Federal grant, the Stepping Up Technology program (H327S120007). Forty-nine student/teacher pairs used the app. Students read passages on their braille displays and responded to comprehension questions. Data included reading comprehension scores, accuracy, and reading miscues for each passage read using the app. Students read orally and silently, and passages consisted of both literary and expository literature. Results indicated that comprehension of literary and expository texts was highly positively correlated r(48) = .79, p
Databáze: OpenAIRE