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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/jksmee.2016.30.4.515-530

A Study on 3D Printed Tactile mathematics textbook for Visually Impaired Students  

Lee, Sang-Gu (Department of Mathematics, Sungkyunkwan University)
Park, Kyung-Eun (Department of Mathematics Education, Sungkyunkwan University)
Ham, Yoon-Mee (Department of Mathematics, Kyonggi University)
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Communications of Mathematical Education / v.30, no.4, 2016 , pp. 515-530 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently an extensive study of the mathematicians who have overcome the visually impaired and contribute to the academic in math was published. In the case of Korea, we can find there are mathematicians who have overcome physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy and polio. However there is no example of blind person who majored mathematics to become a mathematic's teacher or professor and have entered any mathematics related professions. This let us to study the reasons that caused difficulties to visually impaired students majoring in mathematics. We also suggest ways that may help blind students to have access to mathematics intuitively. In this study, we propose a tactile mathematics textbooks and teaching manuals utilizing 3D printing which the visually impaired students can touch and feel. We can supply such materials to visually impaired youth, special education teachers and parents in Korea. As a result, visually impaired students will be able to access mathematics easily and can build their confidence in mathematics. We hope that some blind students with mathematical talent do not hesitate to major mathematics and choose career in mathematical professions.
Keywords
visually impaired student; tactile math text; teaching and learning model; 3D-Printing; Sage;
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