Teaching Science to University Students with Visual Impairment

DOI

10.2991/icei-19.2019.65How to use a DOI?

Keywords

science; university students; visual impairment

Abstract

The research aims to describe the implementation of measurement experiment student worksheet for a student with visual impairment based on braille code, adapting cylinders, adapting instruction, and adapting environment learning. The research design was a descriptive case study. The study conducted on the experience of one male student with visual impairment. The student has a great ambition to understand science concept, but with little support in the regular classroom. Findings show that students with visual impairments need adjusted instruction and environment accommodation in the classroom for better science learning. Moreover, students need instruction with braille code, audio, and more tactual, also technical skill to structure practical work.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Asri Wijiastuti
AU  - Siti Masitoh
AU  - Sri Joeda Andajani
AU  - Sujarwanto
AU  - Maria Veronika Roesminingsih
PY  - 2019/12
DA  - 2019/12
TI  - Teaching Science to University Students with Visual Impairment
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Education Innovation (ICEI 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 4
EP  - 6
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icei-19.2019.65
DO  - 10.2991/icei-19.2019.65
ID  - Wijiastuti2019/12
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