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2018 | 8 | 2 | 227-240

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Sight, touch, hearing – the current digital options and challenges in access to math content for learners with visual impairments

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Sight, touch, hearing – the current options and challenges in access to math content for learners with visual impairments

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Mathematics as a mandatory subject for maturaexams needs to be taken by all high school students, including those with visual impairments. Naczelna Izba Kontroli (or Supreme Audit Office) reported in 2012 that 45% of Polish schools had inadequate learning material for learners with disabilities. It seemed prudent to investigate whether teachers and students have options to choose from. Furthermore the author implies that for any existing digital learning aids to be effective, the best format should be established. Available solutions usually have a combination of input and output methods ranging from visual, auditory to tactile or vibro-tactile systems. The author also discusses advantages and disadvantages of traditional versus digital learning aids and teachers' views of available accessible math instructional solutions.
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Matematyka, która ponownie stała się obowiązkowym przedmiotem podczas egzaminu dojrzałości jest zdawana między innymi przez uczniów z niepełnosprawnością wzroku. Naczelna Izba Kontroli w opracowaniu z 2012 roku stwierdziła, że 45% polskich szkół nie posiada odpowiednich pomocy edukacyjnych dla uczniów z niepełnosprawnościami. Stąd należało przyjrzeć się, czy dostępne są jakiekolwiek opcje pomocy dydaktycznych, z których mogą skorzystać nauczyciele i uczniowie. Co więcej, aby istniejące informatyczne pomoce dydaktyczne były skuteczne muszą one odpowiadać najefektywniejszej technice pracy ucznia. Dostępne rozwiązania zwykle składają się z różnych metod dostępu - od wzrokowej, słuchowej, po dotykową i wibrująco-dotykową. Autor także przedstawia zalety i wady tradycyjnych oraz informatycznych pomocy dydaktycznych oraz opinie nauczycieli odnośnie dostępnych rozwiązań do nauki matematyki.

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8

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2

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227-240

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2018-10-06

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