Effects of Word Prediction on Writing Fluency for Students with Physical Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Mezei, Peter J.; Heller, Kathryn Wolff
Titel	Effects of Word Prediction on Writing Fluency for Students with Physical Disabilities
Quelle	In: Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 31 (2012) 1, S.3-26 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Assistive Technology; Prediction; Physical Disabilities; Writing Skills; Computer Software; Program Effectiveness; Word Processing; Writing Assignments; Spelling; Error Correction; Adolescents; Middle School Students; High School Students; Computer Uses in Education; Georgia; Peabody Individual Achievement Test; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Vorhersage; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Textverarbeitung; Schreibweise; Korrektur; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Computernutzung
Abstract	Many students with physical disabilities have difficulty with writing fluency due to motor limitations. One type of assistive technology that has been developed to improve writing speed and accuracy is word prediction software, although there is a paucity of research supporting its use for individuals with physical disabilities. This study used an alternating treatment design between word prediction versus word processing to examine fluency, accuracy, and passage length on writing draft papers by individuals who have physical disabilities. Results indicated that word prediction had little to no effectiveness in increasing writing speed for all of the students in this study, but it shows promise in decreasing spelling and typographical errors. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Division for Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. Tel: 888-232-7733; Fax: 703-264-9494; e-mail: barbara.kulik@csun.edu; Web site: http://www.cec.sped.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10