This article fully describes the selection of ingredient measurement as the specific skill to be taught, preparation of a script, pretesting, review by experts, recording on a cassette tape, and testing the tape with five blind students in a school for the blind. The result of this pilot study was that it was found that some blind students can indeed learn through the use of prerecorded instructions. Specific tips and recommendations for the preparation of prerecorded instructional tapes are presented.
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