Thursday, March 26, 2015

Ch. 10 Questions


Question #  15 -

Describe the general characteristics of memory aids?

Answer in your own words:

It would be recording; word completion; prediction, and information retrieval.

Question #

What are the most commonly used alternatives to printed text output?

Answer in your own words:

Text to speech screen and tape measure is really the same thing. An example  of speech output would be used talking calculators.

 

Question #

Why is ADHD not considered a LD.

 

Answer in your own words:

ADHD is when a person attention span is short and they are very easily distracted and a learning disability would be classified as when people can not comprehend information.

 

Question #

What interventions are commonly applied to the treatments of LD?

Answer in your own words:

Using spell check after completing assignments; word prediction are just a few ways to make sure the information is correct.

 

Question #

List the major characteristics of dementia that may be aided by cognitive technologies?

Answer in your own words:

The main symptoms would be day to day functioning, impairment of multiple areas of cognition  and normal levels of conscious.

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