Teaching Introductory Statistics to Blind Students

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Title: Teaching Introductory Statistics to Blind Students
Language: English
Authors: Marson, Stephen M., Harrington, Charles F., Walls, Adam
Source: Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers. Spr 2013 35(1):21-25.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2013
Intended Audience: Teachers
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Statistics, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Teaching Models, Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Kinesthetic Methods, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Testing Accommodations, Visual Aids, Mathematics Instruction, Assistive Technology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9639.2012.00510.x
ISSN: 0141-982X
Abstract: The challenges of learning statistics, particularly distributions and their characteristics, can be potentially monumental for vision impaired and blind students. The authors provide some practical advice for teaching these students.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 27
Entry Date: 2013
Accession Number: EJ1009551
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The challenges of learning statistics, particularly distributions and their characteristics, can be potentially monumental for vision impaired and blind students. The authors provide some practical advice for teaching these students.
ISSN:0141-982X
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9639.2012.00510.x