Dyslexic students in higher education and virtual learning environments: an exploratory study.

This paper presents the results of an interview-based study of the use of virtual learning environments (VLEs) among dyslexic students. Interviews were carried out with 12 informants who had been formally diagnosed as dyslexic. The informants were either enrolled in a university or college programme...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 574 - 585
Autores principales: Habib, L., Berget, G., Sandnes, F. E., Sanderson, N., Kahn, P., Fagernes, S., Olcay, A.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2012
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Sumario:This paper presents the results of an interview-based study of the use of virtual learning environments (VLEs) among dyslexic students. Interviews were carried out with 12 informants who had been formally diagnosed as dyslexic. The informants were either enrolled in a university or college programme, or had graduated less than a year before the interview. The findings reveal that dyslexic students experience a number of challenges associated with VLE use, including information overload, imperfect word processing tools, inadequate search functions, and having to relate to more than one system at a time.