Investigating the Development/Usefulness of Teaching Materials for Portable Tablets for Paramedical Students with Visual Impairments

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381297
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Tsukuba University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Ohkoshi Norio 筑波技術大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (80203751)
• Research Collaborator: SHIRAIWA Nobuko ; SUOH Sachie
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 視覚障害教育 / 医療教育 / 医療教育 / タブレット端末 / VOCALOID / 音声ペン / ドットコード

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A tablet-compatible electronic textbook with a voice narration option was developed for medical students with visual impairments. The voice narrations were particularly useful for practical problems, illustrations, and images, while the voice guidance was effective for anatomical models and skeletal muscle memorization diagrams using a voice UD pen. A dot code enabling explanations of multiple parts in a single diagram was useful for explanations of particularly complicated diagrams and illustrations. Materials using mnemonic songs are also being developed, and an improvement in academic results is expected accordingly.

Free Research Field

神経内科学