The purpose of the study was to examine the braille symbol knowledge of blind children in the areas of reading and mathematics. Two braille tests were developed and field-tested on 40 blind subjects from New Jersey. All of the students read braille, attended local school programs, and used reading and mathematics materials on grade levels one through nine. / Through Spearman rank correctional analyses, it was discovered that blind children's braille symbol knowledge for reading was significantly related to the grade level of their reading books for grades one through six, but not for grades seven through nine. The analyses also showed that blind children's braille symbol knowledge for mathematics was significantly related to the grade level of their mathematics textbooks for grades one through nine. / In addition, the percentage of braille signs known by blind students at each of the grade levels was determined along with the braille signs themselves for both reading and mathematics during the study. The percentages were based upon a correct response on the braille tests by 75% or more of the subjects at each grade level. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-10, Section: A, page: 3285. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74949 |
| Contributors | CZERWINSKI, MICHAEL HENRY., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 193 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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