In this article, we describe the use of inexpensive, easily constructed, low-tech teaching devices constructed from cardboard and modeling clay for teaching statistics to a student who is blind. The student haptically explored these manipulatives and achieved a high level of conceptual understanding.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BishopV. E. (1996). Teaching visually impaired children (2nd ed.). Springfield, IL: Thomas.
2.
HellerM. (1991). Haptic perception in blind people. In HellerM. A.SchiffW. (Eds.), The psychology of touch (pp. 239–261). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
3.
MeehanA. M.HoffertD.HoffertL. C. (1993). Strategies and resources for teaching statistics to visually impaired students. Teaching of Psychology, 20, 242–244.
