Randomized Trial of Tablet Computers for Education and Learning in Children and Young People with Low Vision.

ABSTRACT:

Significance

Mobile devices such as tablet computers have become widely available as mainstream devices and are also used in some schools, but there is an absence of robust information regarding the efficacy of any optical/electronic low vision device or tablet computer in supporting education of young people with low vision.

Purpose

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is needed to measure the impact of tablet computers on education, specifically on independent access to educational material, in children and young people with low vision. We conducted a pilot RCT to determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale trial.

Methods

This was a randomized multicenter pilot trial across two sites in the United Kingdom and one site in India. Forty children and young peopl

SUBMITTER: Gothwal VK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6133228 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature