Students with visual impairments have been documented to have lower achievement indicators (standardized test scores, employment rates, and post-secondary completion) rates than students without disabilities. The nature of visual impairment, especially blindness, results in differences in the ability of these students to access the general education environment which may result in lower levels of academic engagement. Fifteen triads comprised of one student in each group (low achieving, average achieving, and visually impaired) were observed during language arts. Observation data were collected using the Engagement Observation Tool and through general educators' completion of the Student Participation Questionnaire. Observational findings indicated no differences among the groups except in the area of teacher interactions. Survey results indicated that students with visual impairments were rated similarly to low achieving classmates. / A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Childhood Education, Reading, and
Disability Services in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2006. / June 19, 2006. / Visual Impairment, Blind, Academic Engagement, Language Arts, Braille / Includes bibliographical references. / Sandra Lewis, Professor Directing Dissertation; Chris Schatschneider, Outside Committee Member; Stephanie Dent Al Otaiba, Committee Member; Silvia M. Correa-Torres, Committee Member; Monica Delano, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_175629 |
| Contributors | Bardin, Julie A. (authoraut), Lewis, Sandra (professor directing dissertation), Schatschneider, Chris (outside committee member), Al Otaiba, Stephanie Dent (committee member), Correa-Torres, Silvia M. (committee member), Delano, Monica (committee member), Department of Childhood Education, Reading and Disability Services (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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