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Using Microcomputers to Train Teachers of the Handicapped

James M. Kauffman is a professor of special education at the University of Virginia and is Senior Editor of RASE. He intends to continue his research into the application of microcomputer simulation as a means of training teachers of milldly handicapped children. Professor Kauffman will hold an appointment in the Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Virginia while on research leave during the 1986–87 academic year.

Harold R. Strang

Harold Strang is a professor of education in the Department of Educational Studies at the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. He also codirects the Microcomputer Simulation Teacher Training Project funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. He received his PhD fromm the University of Kansas and conducts research on microcomputer applications in education.

Ann B. Loper

Ann B. Loper, Assistant professor in the Department of Educational Studies, University of Virginia, is a co-director of the Microcomputer Simulation Teacher Training Project at the CUT School of Education. Dr. Loper received her PhD from the University of Texas in 1972. In aaition to her research concerning the uses of simulation for teacher training, she has conducted research concerning metacognitive behavior of exceptional children and quantitative methods for assessing learning disability.

Research has indicated the basic instructional and behavior management skills needed for effective teaching of pupils who need remedial or special education. Notwithstanding this research, teacher training programs seldom if ever provide optimal practice of and feedback on these skills. Progress in teacher training is impeded by practical difficulties in providing systematically planned and controlled experiences with children. Microcomputer simulation of pupils offers one means of addressing some of the practical problems of teacher training. A simulation is described and general findings to date are summarized. Anticipated developments and potential benefits are discussed.

Remedial and Special Education, Vol. 6, No. 5, 13-17 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/074193258500600504


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