TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION OF THE DEAF: INTEGRATED L3IV-CAI INTERFACE

THIS PROPOSAL SPECIFIES THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF VIDEODISC BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF DEAF ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. THE RESULTING PRODUCT WILL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON EXISTING AUDIOVISUAL FILMSTRIPS. IT WILL COMBINE A LEVEL 3 INTERACTIVE VIDEODISC (L3IV) AND A COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION DISKETTE (CAI) ON THE TOPIC BASIC SOLDERING FOR ELECTRONIC REPAIR. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE (1) STILL-FRAME AND LIVE ACTION VIDEO IMAGES OF SOLDERING SKILLS: (2) LIVE ACTION VIDEO IMAGES OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) COMMENTARY: (3) 4TH-5TH GRADE READING LEVEL TEXT DESCRIPTIONS: (4) COMPUTER GENERATED GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION TO ILLUSTRATE DIFFICULT FACTS OR CONCEPTS: AND (5) MULTIPLE-PATH COMPETENCY-BASED DESIGN TO ENSURE MAXIMUM SUCCESS WITH LEARNERS. THE CAI LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WILL INCORPORATE AN INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS DESIGN (ISD) UTILIZING VERIFIED PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF LEARING, ESPECIALLY DESIGNATED FOR A HANDICAPPED POPULATION.