Title :
A research on web-based cooperative learning of hearing impaired university learner
Author :
Sheng, Li Hua ; Xu, Jia Cheng
Author_Institution :
Educ. Technol. Dept., Capital Normal Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Learners with hearing impairment has the largest population among all types of learners with special needs. With the development of computer and network technology, a lot of barrier-free Web sites were set up and provide convenient environment for hearing-impaired learners, thus, learners of this kind desire more and more network-learning. From the practice of cooperative-learning based on network of university students with hearing impairment, the author found that: those learners´ attitudes to cooperative-learning changed much; learning achievement, the capacity of general practice and the interpersonal skills improved, then giving out some advices on how to improve performance of cooperative-learning based on network .
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; groupware; handicapped aids; Web-based cooperative learning; barrier-free Web site; computer technology; hearing impaired university learner; network technology; Auditory system; Collaborative work; Communications technology; Computer networks; Computer science; Computer science education; Databases; Educational technology; Information technology; Sampling methods; Web-based Cooperative Learning; hearing impaired learner; research;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science & Education, 2009. ICCSE '09. 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanning
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3520-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3521-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSE.2009.5228301