April 2012

Research on the learning effects of multimedia assisted instruction on mandarin vocabulary acquisition for Vietnamese students (Part II): A case study

  This study discusses the effects of using multimedia assisted instruction for Mandarin vocabulary learning by Vietnamese students with the assistance of the ASSURE model. The aim is to understand the difficulties encountered by these students and the effects during the learning progress of multimedia assisted instruction. In order to fulfill the above-mentioned study purposes, this study makes use of...

Author(s): Chen-Yuan Chen and Wan-Lin Chung

April 2012

Awareness among family members having children with mental retardation on relevant legislations in India

  In India, Acts and legislations are in place for persons with mental retardation. Three major Acts namely Rehabilitation Council of India Act (1992), Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act (1995) and National Trust for welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental retardation and Multiples disabilities Act (1999). Many families having persons...

Author(s): Balabaskar Kuppusamy, Jayanthi Narayan and Deepa Nair