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Implementing Tablet-Based Devices to Improve Communication Skills of Students with Autism
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Alzrayer, Nouf M.; Banda, Devender R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulties in communication that limit their opportunities to participate in daily living and educational activities. Augmentative alternative communication is one of the strategies used to strengthen the communication skills of students with limited communication skills. Students with ASD…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills, Handheld Devices
A Teacher's Guide to Meta-Analysis
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Banda, Devender R.; Therrien, William J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
Technical terms such as "meta-analysis," research synthesis," and "effect size" may sound alien to practitioners in the field of education. Due to limited knowledge on meta-analysis among educators, the results of meta-analyses seldom translate from research to classroom practice--even though meta-analyses may provide valuable information on how…
Descriptors: Guides, Meta Analysis, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
Activity Schedules: Helping Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in General Education Classrooms Manage Transition Issues
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Banda, Devender R.; Grimmett, Eric; Hart, Stephanie L. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
"Activity schedules" are a promising educational strategy to support transitions for students with autism. An activity schedule is a visual support system that combines photographs, images, or drawings in a sequential format to represent a targeted sequence of the student's day. Activity schedules provide predictability throughout the student's…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, General Education, Autism, Visual Aids
The Relationship between Computer and Internet Use and Performance on Standardized Tests by Secondary School Students with Visual Impairments
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Zhou, Li; Griffin-Shirley, Nora; Kelley, Pat; Banda, Devender R.; Lan, William Y.; Parker, Amy T.; Smith, Derrick W. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: The study presented here explored the relationship between computer and Internet use and the performance on standardized tests by secondary school students with visual impairments. Methods: With data retrieved from the first three waves (2001-05) of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, the correlational study focused on…
Descriptors: Homework, Assistive Technology, Science Tests, Secondary School Students