ERIC Number: EJ1108554
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1941-8647
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Teaching Math to Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Children Using Mobile Games: Outcomes with Student and Teacher Perspectives
Shelton, Brett E.; Parlin, Mary Ann
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, v8 n1 p1-17 2016
Leveraging the use of mobile devices for education, such as instructional games, is an area of increasing interest for targeted subpopulations of students including those who are deaf/hard-of-hearing (DHH). This paper outlines the perspectives of Deaf Education teachers and DHH children who participated in the GeePerS*Math project. Interviews and surveys provide data from the primary implementation of the technology in an ecologically valid setting. Findings included similar results from both teachers and students with regard to attitudes and transfer of skills within the game to those in traditional curriculum. Unintended outcomes, such as gaining orienteering skills and peer-tutoring, were also noted. The results helped to inform the designers of educational technology with ways to relate with classroom instructors and children when creating advanced mobile applications.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Children, Elementary School Students, Educational Games, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Transfer of Training, Mathematics Skills, Navigation, Map Skills, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Instructional Design, Computer Oriented Programs, Pretests Posttests, Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
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