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The Computer as A Catalyst for Mutual Support and Empowerment Among Learning Disabled Students
Brad L. Larson,Bruce B. Roberts +1 more
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In this article, a small group of learning disabled high school students around the computer once a week over a period of four months was investigated to investigate uses of the computer which promote social skills and esteem, and the most positive results occurred when the students were given a chance to share their computer skills with other students through tutoring program.Abstract:
To investigate uses of the computer which promote social skills and esteem, the first author met with a small group of learning disabled high school students around the computer once a week over a period of four months. Most computer work was in the LOGO computer language, which was chosen because of its ability to interest the students. Initially it was assumed that by modeling socially supportive behavior at the computer, the experimenter could help foster its development in the students. A number of testing measures, both objective and subjective, were used to provide a composite picture of the development of supportive skills and esteem. In the final analysis, the most positive results occurred when the students were given a chance to share their computer skills with other students through a tutoring program.read more
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