This study aims to conduct an extensive detailed analysis of the Odia Braille reading comprehension among students with visual disability. Specifically, the study explores their reading speed and hand or finger movements. The study also aims to investigate any comprehension difficulties and reading errors they may encounter. Six students from the 9th and 10th grades, aged between 14 and 16, participated in the study. We observed participants hand movements to understand how reading errors were connected to hand movement and identify the students reading difficulties. We also evaluated the participants Odia Braille reading skills, including their reading speed (in words per minute), errors, and comprehension. The average speed of Odia Braille reader is 17.64wpm. According to the study, there was a noticeable correlation between reading speed and reading errors. As reading speed decreased, the number of reading errors tended to increase. Moreover, the study established a link between reduced Braille reading errors and improved reading comprehension. In contrast, the study found that better comprehension was associated with increased reading speed. The researchers concluded with some interesting findings about preferred Braille reading patterns. These findings have important theoretical, developmental, and methodological implications for instruction.
翻译:本研究旨在对视觉障碍学生的奥里亚盲文阅读理解进行详尽分析。具体而言,研究聚焦于他们的阅读速度及手部或手指运动。同时,研究也探讨了可能遇到的阅读理解困难与阅读错误。六名9至10年级、年龄在14至16岁之间的学生参与了本次研究。我们观察了参与者的手部运动,以理解阅读错误如何与手部运动相关联,并识别学生的阅读困难。我们还评估了参与者的奥里亚盲文阅读技能,包括阅读速度(以每分钟单词数计)、错误率及理解力。奥里亚盲文阅读者的平均速度为17.64单词/分钟。研究表明,阅读速度与阅读错误之间存在显著相关性:阅读速度降低时,错误数量趋于增加。此外,研究建立了减少盲文阅读错误与提升阅读理解力之间的联系。相反,研究还发现,更好的理解力与更快的阅读速度相关。研究人员最终得出了一些关于盲文阅读偏好模式的有趣发现。这些发现对教学实践具有重要的理论、发展及方法论意义。