Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Computer Interventions for Children with Disabilities: Review of Research and Practice

Computer Interventions for Children with Disabilities: Review of Research and Practice

Robert D. Tennyson
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781615209231|ISBN10: 1615209239|EISBN13: 9781615209248
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-923-1.ch002
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Tennyson, Robert D. "Computer Interventions for Children with Disabilities: Review of Research and Practice." Technology Enhanced Learning for People with Disabilities: Approaches and Applications, edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, et al., IGI Global, 2011, pp. 10-33. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-923-1.ch002

APA

Tennyson, R. D. (2011). Computer Interventions for Children with Disabilities: Review of Research and Practice. In P. Ordóñez de Pablos, J. Zhao, & R. Tennyson (Eds.), Technology Enhanced Learning for People with Disabilities: Approaches and Applications (pp. 10-33). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-923-1.ch002

Chicago

Tennyson, Robert D. "Computer Interventions for Children with Disabilities: Review of Research and Practice." In Technology Enhanced Learning for People with Disabilities: Approaches and Applications, edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, Jingyuan Zhao, and Robert D. Tennyson, 10-33. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-923-1.ch002

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

This chapter presents an argument for the employment of computers in education and the possible improvements especially for students with disabilities. Early in the chapter questions concerning technological change are discussed in reference to research and practice. The view in disability education is moving towards lifelong learning and the need to apply advances in both technology and research to accomplish this goal. Employment of cognitive theories coupled with emerging technologies is hypothesized to improve the paradigm shift in education from classroom centered instruction to distributed learning environments. Proposed is that research in cognitive psychology, especially with findings for constructive theories can be successfully applied to disability education.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.