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Showing 1 to 20 of 92 for “"multi-sensory"”.
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A multi-sensory curriculum for young children : [a paper] ...
… it was decided to test out it the use of a multi-sensory curriculum does influence the achievement level of young children.
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Our Third Ear: A Multi-Sensory Experience of Sound
Our Third Ear aims to create a multi-sensory experience by fusing sight, touch, and sound. By creating a means of physically feeling music, listeners can connect with songs, bands, and individual musicians on a profoundly personal level. The potential for unintended applications like learning to …
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A multi-sensory approach to facilitating reading readiness in kindergarten
There is no abstract available for this dissertation.
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An accessible and multi-sensory web-based approach to Dyslexia screening
Encouraging the use of multiple senses to teach dyslexic children has become common practice in schools and computer-based tests that follow a multi-sensory approach to dyslexia screening have emerged over the past decade. At the present time, there are no statistically valid computer-based tests …
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Multi-sensory gamma stimulation ameliorates Alzheimer's-associated pathology and improves cognition
… flicker at 40 Hz, termed Gamma ENtrainment Using Sensory stimulus, or 'GENUS', was shown to impact pathology in the visual cortex of AD-mouse models. However, it is not known whether other sensory modalities at 40 Hz can change pathology in higher order brain regions, or affect cognition, in …
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Auditory development and multi-sensory integration in the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus
… how the morphology of auditory and mechanosensory systems can be used to explain a fish's ability to localize sound. I suggest that the overall position of the otoliths and hair cells in the head of the round goby, along with the extensive array of neuromasts on the head both contribute to …
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Integration Of Multi-Sensory Earth Observations For Characterization Of Air Quality Events
In order to characterize air quality events, such as dust storms or smoke events from fires, a wide variety of Earth observations are needed from satellites, surface monitors and models. Traditionally, the burden of data access and processing was placed on the data user. These challenges of …
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Multi-Sensory Materials in the Teaching of Third and Fourth Grade Arithmetic
… of the writer’s knowledge in (1) the use of multi-sensory materials in teaching, (2) the philosophy of visual education, and (3) the newest theories of teaching arithmetic in the intermediate grades.
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Algorithmic techniques for manual-scanning and multi-sensory representation of optical coherence tomography data
… This thesis also describes an approach for multi-sensory representation of OCT data by converting OCT data and images into sound. Audio rendering of OCT data when used in conjunction with the visual display may facilitate rapid interpretation of OCT data as the human auditory sense can …
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Brain Boot Camp: The Effect of Multi-Sensory Training on Physical Function in Older Adults
… and higher risk of mortality. It is clear from multiple studies that an older adults physical function can be modified through physical activity. However, there is emerging evidence that physical activity interventions designed to improve physical function may be more effective if they can be …
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A descriptive bibliography of non-projected multi-sensory aids for the teaching of secondary mathematics
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University
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Multi-sensory teaching techniques in foreign language acquisition for students with specific learning disabilities and dyslexia
This study shows how multisensory techniques, which have been used in other learning situations, have been used successfully in teaching English as a foreign language. This thesis discusses the problems faced by pupils with learning disabilities (L.D.) and why their difficulty in learning English …
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Using a multi-sensory teaching approach to impact learning and community in a second grade classroom
The purpose of this study was to examine how multi-sensory education impacts learning and community in a second grade general education classroom. Lesson plans that targeted multiple senses - and oftentimes included team-building activities - were developed and implemented in the classroom. …
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Hybrid-Adaptive Switched Control for Robotic Manipulator Interacting with Arbitrary Surface Shapes Under Multi-Sensory Guidance
… seamless and efficient integration of the sensory information and smoothly switch between different interaction modes, an original hybrid switching scheme is proposed that applies a supervisory (decision making) module and a mixture of hard and blend switches to support data fusion from …
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A study examining the effect of multi-sensory stimulation on the descriptive writing of fourth grade students
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if multi-sensory stimulation during writing exercises would increase the number of descriptive elements used by fourth grade students. Thirty-five students in two intact classrooms participated in the nonequivalent control group design study. A learning …
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The effectiveness of a multi-sensory phonological awareness and letter knowledge training programme for disadvantaged first graders
… study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a multi-sensory phonological awareness and letter knowledge programme for disadvantaged first graders. One control group and one experimental group, each consisting of 20 children, were matched for age, gender, school readiness, socio-economic status …
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The Age-Related Effects of Visual Input on Multi-Sensory Weighting Process During Locomotion and Unexpected Slip Perturbations
… injuries among older adults. Age-related sensory degradation may increase instability and increase the risk of slips and falls in older adults. The integration of three sensory systems (visual, proprioceptive, and vestibular systems) and the respective weighting of each are needed to …
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MULTI-SENSORY APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE: A SOMAESTHETIC APPROACH TO THE EXPLORATION OF TASTE SMELL AND TOUCH IN FOOD-BASED ART
Even though food-based artworks are no longer a new occurrence within art practice, the particular practice of food that uses taste, smell and touch as artistic medium is still relatively new. This practice poses new challenges at both the creative and receptive ends: for the audience the challenge …
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The use of multi-sensory stimulation to improve functional performance in older people with dementia: a randomised single blind trial
… people with dementia (Stubbings & Sharp, 1999). Multisensory Environments (MSEs) utilising advanced sensory stimulating equipment targeting the senses, have been successfully used in dementia care, severe learning disabilities and palliative care (Baker et al, 1997). Despite this, no controlled …
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