Exploring constant speed with a visually impaired student by using a smartphone. (2nd January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kapucu, Serkan; Kızılaslan, Aydın
• Is Part Of: Science activities. Volume 59:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 32
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2022-01-02
• Subjects: Visual impairment -- smartphone -- constant speed -- inclusive education -- assistive technology -- 5E instructional model; Science -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Periodicals; Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Periodicals; 507.1
• DOI: 10.1080/00368121.2022.2054924
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0036-8121

Abstract

Abstract: Assistive technologies are frequently used to help disabled students to access core and expanded core curricula and to improve their functional, communication and literacy skills. Non-optical low vision devices and optical and tactile graphics technologies are some of the assistive technologies used by visually impaired students in today's classrooms. In this study, we used a smartphone app, a Braille printer, and the Braille Spotdot embosser to design and develop a science activity to teach the concept of constant speed to a visually impaired student and two non-impaired peers using the 5E instructional model. The goal of the activity was to help students develop such skills as defining a problem, designing an experiment, and drawing graphs as well as to learn to compute unit rates and comprehend proportional relationships among variables.