Teaching Braille to Sighted Individuals through Technology: A Systematic Review

Abstract

This study examined the studies on teaching braille to sighted individuals through technology. This systematic review study conducted research on Web of Science, ERIC, Academic Search Ultimate, Google Scholar, and Scopus. As a result of the search, ten studies related to the subject were ultimately included. The researchers analyzed these studies through descriptive analysis. As a result of the research, it was determined that the studies examined were mainly conducted to introduce software or provide information/examine existing software or resources and evaluate the effect of a computer-based program. In addition, the researchers revealed that mostly single-subject design studies were conducted. Almost all the participants in the studies were undergraduate students. In all these studies, researchers collected data by recording within the software, braille, and printed reading passages and analyzed them primarily through graphical analysis. Finally, it was revealed that there were more studies in which information about the software and the revisions made according to the test of the software were presented as qualitative findings.