Exploring environmental factors affecting assistive technology strategies in mathematics learning for students with physical disabilities.
To explore the environmental facilitators and barriers affecting K-12 students with physical disabilities when using two assistive technology (AT) strategies, LEGO Mindstorms robots and a computer, in mathematics lessons. A qualitative multiple case study with three students with physical disabiliti...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 66 - 78 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2024
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