Search results for author:"Nora Griffin-Shirley"
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Visually Impaired Personnel Preparation Program: A Collaborative Distance Education Model
Nora Griffin-Shirley; Pam Almon; Pat Kelley
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 96, No. 4 (2002) pp. 233–44
In 1998, the Visually Impaired Personnel Preparation Program was established in Texas to train 100 teachers of students with visual impairments and 50 orientation and mobility specialists. By May 2000, 194 students had enrolled. Course work was...
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Assistive Technology Competencies of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments: A Comparison of Perceptions
Li Zhou; Derrick W. Smith; Amy T. Parker; Nora Griffin-Shirley
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 105, No. 9 (September 2011) pp. 533–547
This study surveyed teachers of students with visual impairments in Texas on their perceptions of a set of assistive technology competencies developed for teachers of students with visual impairments by Smith and colleagues (2009). Differences in...
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Assistive Technology Competencies for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments: A National Study
Li Zhou; Paul M. Ajuwon; Derrick W. Smith; Nora Griffin-Shirley; Amy T. Parker; Phoebe Okungu
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 106, No. 10 (2012) pp. 656–665
Introduction: For practicing teachers of students with visual impairments, assistive technology has assumed an important role in the education of their students' assessment and learning of content. Little research has addressed this area; therefore, ...
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Assistive Technology for Students with Visual Impairments: Challenges and Needs in Teachers' Preparation Programs and Practice
Li Zhou; Amy T. Parker; Derrick W. Smith; Nora Griffin-Shirley
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 105, No. 4 (April 2011) pp. 197–210
This article reports on a survey of 165 teachers of students with visual impairments in Texas to examine their perceptions of their knowledge of assistive technology. The results showed that they had significant deficits in knowledge in 55 (74.32%)...
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Assistive Technology Competencies for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments
Derrick W. Smith; Pat Kelley; Nancy J. Maushak; Nora Griffin-Shirley; William Y. Lan
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 103, No. 8 (August 2009) pp. 457–469
Using the expert opinion of more than 30 professionals, this Delphi study set out to develop a set of assistive technology competencies for teachers of students with visual impairments. The result of the study was the development of a highly...
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The Relationship between Computer and Internet Use and Performance on Standardized Tests by Secondary School Students with Visual Impairments
Li Zhou; Nora Griffin-Shirley; Pat Kelley; Devender R. Banda; William Y. Lan; Amy T. Parker; Derrick W. Smith
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 106, No. 10 (2012) pp. 609–621
Introduction: The study presented here explored the relationship between computer and Internet use and the performance on standardized tests by secondary school students with visual impairments. Methods: With data retrieved from the first three...