%0 Journal Article %1 OTDbase37820 %A Glickman, L. %A Deitz, J. %A Anson, D. %A Stewart, K. %D 1996 %J AJOT %K access computer lit-review disability %N 7 %P 545--553 %T The Effect of Switch Control Site on Computer Skills of Infants & Toddler %U http://thebishops.org/otdbase/FMPro?-db=otdbase%5fdatabase.fp3&-format=detail.htm&-lay=list&-max=20&-recid=37820&-find= %V 50 %X The purpose of this study was to determine whether switch control site (head vs. hand) affects the age at which children can successfully activate a computer to play a cause-and-effect game. Sample- 72 - randomly divided into two groups & (head or hand switch), with stratification for gender & age (9-11 mos, 12-14 mos, 15-17 mos). After a maximum of 5 minutes of training, each was given 5 opportunities to activate a Jelly Bean switch to play a computer game. Competence was defined as 4-5 successful switch activations. Results - given - Conclusion. The findings provide developmental guidelines for using switches (head vs. hand) to activate computers to play ... & suggest that the clinicians may consider introducing basic computer & switch skills to children as young as 9 months of age. However, the clinician is cautioned that the head switch may be more difficult to master than the hand switch & that additional research involving children with motor impairment is needed as all Subjects had normal development.

@article{OTDbase37820, abstract = {{The purpose of this study was to determine whether switch control site (head vs. hand) affects the age at which children can successfully activate a computer to play a cause-and-effect game. Sample- 72 - randomly divided into two groups \& (head or hand switch), with stratification for gender \& age (9-11 mos, 12-14 mos, 15-17 mos). After a maximum of 5 minutes of training, each was given 5 opportunities to activate a Jelly Bean switch to play a computer game. Competence was defined as 4-5 successful switch activations. Results - given - Conclusion. The findings provide developmental guidelines for using switches (head vs. hand) to activate computers to play ... \& suggest that the clinicians may consider introducing basic computer \& switch skills to children as young as 9 months of age. However, the clinician is cautioned that the head switch may be more difficult to master than the hand switch \& that additional research involving children with motor impairment is needed as all Subjects had normal development.}}, added-at = {2007-02-16T15:24:54.000+0100}, author = {Glickman, L. and Deitz, J. and Anson, D. and Stewart, K.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/254dd6cddcd1fcb88578d7a39941c8f15/willwade}, citeulike-article-id = {274089}, interhash = {0a970ca41065e207906c749aea8fde40}, intrahash = {54dd6cddcd1fcb88578d7a39941c8f15}, journal = {AJOT}, keywords = {access computer lit-review disability}, number = 7, pages = {545--553}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2007-02-16T15:24:58.000+0100}, title = {{The Effect of Switch Control Site on Computer Skills of Infants \& Toddler}}, url = {http://thebishops.org/otdbase/FMPro?-db=otdbase%5fdatabase.fp3\&-format=detail.htm\&-lay=list\&-max=20\&-recid=37820\&-find=}, volume = 50, year = 1996 }