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Fast, Danene; Wild, Tiffany – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2018
Instruction in science can be difficult for students with visual impairments due to the use of visual instruction that is often used for conceptual understanding. Pedagogical approaches to teaching science continue to evolve, with inquiry-based science instruction as a primary instructional method used in current classrooms. In teaching students…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility
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Koehler, Karen E.; Wild, Tiffany A.; Tikkun, Sean – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2018
This article presents the results of a study on the use of 3-D printed models in a science classroom for students with visual impairments and examines whether the use of these models impacts student conceptual understanding and misconceptions related to geosciences concepts, specifically plate tectonics. Data were collected one week prior to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Visual Impairments, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education