[Nfbkabs] FW: [napub] Braille reader research

[Shannon Caldwell]

FYI 
See message below about research involving Braille. 
Shannon Caldwell 


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Subject: [napub] Braille reader research

 Braille reader research
>
> This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Terri Hedhpeth, Arizona State
> University.
>
> Hello all,
>
> Terri Hedgpeth here. We have a visiting professor from New Zealand who is
> doing some exciting research on how Braille readers read Braille.
> This is exciting
> because there is the potential for this research to inform the manner in
> which Braille is taught, and how Braille literacy can be improved. I hope
> you will participate in his study. It isn't very often we have a chance to
> be a part in such exciting research. Feel free to share this with other
> Braille readers. Also if interested, please be sure to contact Dr. Hughes
> in
> the next week or so, so he can schedule you in. Please read Dr. Hughes's
> message below.
>
>
> Research on Braille reading
>
> I am Dr Barry Hughes, a research scholar in the Department of Kinesiology
> at
> Arizona State University visiting from the University of Auckland in New
> Zealand.
> I have done research in collaboration with blind people for over 20 years,
> both in US and in New Zealand. I am working with two experienced
> scientists
> here: Professor George Stelmach and Associate Research Professor Arend Van
> Gemmert.
>
> We are conducting a research study to investigate some important aspects
> how
> your fingers and brain work together during Braille reading. We are
> planning
> a series of studies to study this coordination between fingers and brain
> in
> the hope of better understanding how it works and then developing ideas
> for
> how to improve its teaching and learning.
>
> I am recruiting individuals to take part in one or more studies (up to 6
> maximum) which will take no more than 90 minutes per study. In
> compensation
> for your time, we will pay you $25 cash per study. We will arrange for
> transportation to and from the university's main Tempe campus if you
> require
> it.
>
>
> The research will involve you reading sample Braille text of various
> lengths
> comprising words of greater or lesser familiarity. We will be measuring
> the
> position of your dominant reading finger and its speed as you read.
> This is all. Later we will do some math on these recordings and see if we
> can learn something new about how your brain interprets the patterns at
> your
> fingerpad and controls how your reading finger moves.
>
> Your participation in this study is completely voluntary.
>
> There are several important criteria for participation:
>
> . You SHOULD BE 21 years or older
> . You SHOULD be a good reader of Braille in English . You SHOULD NOT have
> any residual vision that permits you to read even large size text . You
> SHOULD NOT have any impairments or disabilities other than a visual one
>
> These criteria are important for scientific purposes. If you fit these
> criteria, we would like you to consider participating.
>
> If you are interested and would like more information concerning any
> aspect
> the research study, please contact me by either: emailing me at
> barry.hughes at asu.edu or calling me anytime on my cell: (480) 334-5374
>
> Dr. Terri Hedgpeth
>
> Academic Research Professional
>
> Cubic, iCare box 87-8309
>
> Arizona State University
>
> Tempe, AZ 85287-8309
>
> (480) 727-8133 (voice)
>
> (480) 965-2751 (fax)
>
> http://cubic.asu.edu
>
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