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In 1987 Wynand de Wet (now
Dr. de Wet), did his practical research for an M.Ed. (Psychology) degree
on the Audiblox program at a school for the deaf in South
Africa. The subject of the research project concerned the optimization of
intelligence actualization by using Audiblox.
Twenty-four children with
learning problems participated in the study, and were divided into 3
groups.
The children in Group A
received Audiblox tuition. The children were tutored simultaneously
in a group by means of the Persepto for 27.5 hours between April 27 and
August 27, 1987. The first edition of the group application of the
Audiblox program was followed. No diagnostic testing was done
beforehand.
The children in Group B
received remedial education. They were tested beforehand and based on the
diagnosis each child received individualized tuition on a one-on-one basis
for 27.5 hours between April 27 and August 27, 1987.
The children in Group C
were submitted to non-cognitive activities for 27.5 hours during this
period.
All 24 children were
tested before and after on the Starren Snijders-Oomen Non-verbal Scale
(SSON), a non-verbal IQ test that can be used for deaf children.
Dr. de Wet reported that
he could do nearly all the Audiblox exercises without adaptations,
except the auditory exercises. Because he had to use sign-language, the
children could not close their eyes.
The average scores of the three groups on the SSON
test were as follows: |
