Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q Volume 66, Issue 2 62 Figure 1 Questions to Ask When Reading Research by Section Image Description. This figure is organized according to six components of research articles; (a) introduction, (b) purpose, (c) participants, (d) procedures, (e) results, and (f) discussion. A definition is given for each element as well as questions readers may consider pertinent to each. The questions can be summarized by asking if the authors gave enough detail to understand their participants and replicate their procedures, consider limitations of the study, and gleam implications of the findings. All research articles should begin with a review of the existing literature on the topic of interest. Introduction • What has been done before? The purpose of the study should be directly focused on the gaps in the literature that the author's preceding literature review just pointed to. Purpose • What is being investigated? The authors should describe how participants were selected, how many participants there were, and their demographic characteristics (i.e. ethnicity, gender, age, etc.) Participants • Who is being studied and what are their demographic characteristics? The specifics of how a study was conducted is enumerated in the procedures section. Procedures • What is the design (ie.e. large group, single case) and method of data collection? • What measures are being used? • Were the researchers proprerly trained and did they ensure procedural fidelity? Authors may organize their presentation of results by their specific research questions. Results • What were the findings of the investigation? The discussion section should provide direct answers to the research questions stated in the introduction of the article. Discussion • What do the findings mean in relation to the exiswting literature? • What are the immplications of the findings and what populations might benefit from the findings? • What were the limitaitons of the investigation?

• Cover Page
• Table of Contents
• Message from the Editor
• President's Message
• Virginia Murray Sowell Student of the Year
• Deborah D. Hatton Dissertation of the Year
• Teacher of the Year
• Advocate of the Year
• Distinguished Service Award
• Functional Vision Assessment: Delphi Study Results and Where We Need to Go
• The Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Matrix: Unique Considerations for Integrated Assessment and Intervention
• Using a Cohort Model to Address Cortical Visual Impairment in New York City
• Strategies for Teaching Tactile Tangible Symbol Systems: Case Study on a Learner with Deafblindness
• Lessons for Reading and Contributing to Research: Findings and Implications from a Descriptive Review of Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
• Going Virtual for Students with Visual Impairments: Providing Education and Programs for Children Birth to 22
• Peer Support Arrangements for Students with Visual Impairments
• Service Determination for Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired