教導中、重度視障者使用智慧型手機的教學策略之探究

Exploring the Teaching Strategies to Guide Persons with Severe Visual Impairment for Using Smartphones

本研究旨在探究教導中、重度視障者使用智慧型手機之教學策略，研究參與者為視障成人共22位，包含17位中、重度視覺障礙學員及5位具有視覺障礙並從事智慧型手機教學之教師。本研究以質性研究法之深度訪談進行資料蒐集，並將訪談逐字稿及教學者的教學紀錄進行質性資料分析。研究結果發現，適合中、重度視障者的教學策略包含：一、教導智慧型手機外部結構及其定向方位；二、智慧型手機操作之手勢動作及力道；三、協助建立心理方格地圖以增進搜尋「圖示按鈕」效率；四、增進基本功能的使用效能；五、增進智慧型手機輸入能力；六、鼓勵視障者利用App擴充智慧型手機功能。此外，本研究發現視覺障礙者使用智慧型手機的需求及興趣為社交、交通引導與休閒娛樂。本研究亦提出教學策略和教學重點順序之建議。

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore strategies for teaching people with moderate and severe visual impairment (VI) to learn to use a smartphone. Participants are all adults with VI, including 5 smartphone instructors and 17 learners. The research conducted a qualitative analysis of verbatim interviews transcript, and the instructors’ teaching records. The research findings are divided into the following 6 aspects: (1) Strategies to help locate the external structure of smartphones. (2) Strategies for using operation gesture performance and finger dexterity and strength. (3) Strategies to establish a mental map for improving the efficiency of searching for pictorial buttons. (4) Enhancing the efficient use of telephone functions. (5) Teaching strategies for improving the input ability of smartphones. (6) Strategies for using smartphone Apps to expand the functionality of smartphones. In addition, this study found that the needs and interests of people with VI in using smartphone are in social interaction, independent traveling and movement, and leisure activities. This study also provides suggestions for future research.