Overview

Advances in media, technology and psychology have had an enormous effect on how students learn and how teachers teach. This book presents new media applications for teaching as well as new methodologies to help students with special needs. An investigation of the effectiveness of multimedia computer assisted instruction is presented. The needs of the autistic are addressed in this book as well, with attention given to the use of Virtual Reality applications that may improve the learning, training and quality of life of people with autism as well as other learning difficulties. Musculoskeletal diseases such as rheumatoid and osteoarthritis are some of the major causes of chronic disability. Education is considered to be an integral part of their treatment, equipping patients to cope with the different stages of these progressive diseases. Continued development and innovative use of new media will most likely broaden its appeal and enhance their educational efficacy.

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Author:   Onan Demir ,  Cari Celik
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.692kg
ISBN:  

9781607410737

ISBN 10:   1607410737
Pages:   259
Publication Date:   15 December 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface; The Effects of Text, Graphic Images & Audio on Learning; Do Illustrated Instructional Books Promote Multimedia Learning?; The rise of the computer as an assistive technology for education in chronic musculoskeletal disease; Relational Frame Theory & Behavioral Interventions for Young Children with Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities; The Use of a Racetracks Procedures to Improve the Academic Behaviors of Students in Special & Remedial Education: Suggestions for School Personnel; Analysis of Social Stories Interventions to Teach Social Skills to Students with ASD; Virtual Reality as a tool to Improve the quality of Life of People with Autism & Learning Difficulties; Disproportionality in Special Education: Synthesis, Illustration & Implications; What's in a Name? The Inconsistence in Special Education Diagnoses & Labels; Realistic Mathematics Education for Young Students with Special Educational Needs; Using University-Based Consultation to Implement Positive Behavior Support Interventions in the Classroom; Patient Education in an Acute Care Setting. Feasibility & Medium-Time Effects of a Short Participatory Patient-Education Focusing on Hypertension in Elderly Patients with Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes; Embracing Data: Potential Uses for Data Logging in Online Learning Environments; Index.

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