Browsing by Subject "Blind"

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    Accommodating the syllabus to visually impaired students in the English language classroom: challenges and concerns.
    (Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2021) Martínez Hernández, Ana Isabel; Bellés Fortuño, Begoña
    The inclusion of students with disabilities in the education system results in content or assessment accommodations to suit the students’ special needs and to ensure they have acquired the objectives listed in the curriculum. In this paper, we aim at proposing different ways to accommodate a university English language test to a partially blind student who used text-to-speech tools (TTS) in order to provide them with accurate assessment. To carry out this research, the student has been monitored throughout the course to see which accommodations fit their1 needs best. All in all, we have observed that read-aloud accommodations lead to a better inclusion of the partially sighted student and better performance.
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    Validity and test-retest reliability of a kinesthetic perception test for blind people
    (2022) Joko Prasetyo, Hendrig; Kunta Purnama, Sapta; Iqbal Doewes, Rumi; Syaifullah, Rony; Sugiyanto, Rony
    Blind people need kinesthetic perception as feedback for providing information related to movement characteristics, such as position in space and direction. The research purpose was to determine the validity and test-retest reliability of of a kinesthetic perception test for blind people. The test consists of placing both the feet correctly on 4 square targets (5 cm thick) placed on the right, left, front, and back, at a distance of 100 cm from the initial position that is located in the middle, following the audio stimulus with a time limit of 10 seconds per repetition. The researchers used 3 experts to evaluate the validity of the test. The test-retest reliability was evaluated in a total of 50 people who were totally blind. Aiken V coefficient was used to test the validity and Cronbach’s alpha correlation test was used to test the test retest reliability. The research results showed a value of Aiken V of 0.86 > 0.77, and a reliability of 0.816 > 0.60. Therefore, it can be concluded that the kinesthetic perception test for blind people presented in this manuscript is valid and reliable.