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100 1 a| Allen, Nicole E,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Visual representations in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) :b| an eye tracking study to explore influences of abstraction, realism, and familiarity on the gaze patterns of a person with Angelman syndrome who uses AAC technologies and implications for research and the art classroom /c| by Nicole E Allen.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2016.;

300 a| 84 pages :b| color illustrations;

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538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web.;

502 b| M.A.Ed.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2016.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the School of Art and Design.;

500 a| Advisor: Cynthia Bickley-Green.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 18, 2016).;

520 3 a| People who are non-verbal and have intellectual disabilities often use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies to have a voice, but are often left out of decisions about how their language is represented visually and how its lexical symbols are organized. The gap between designing effective images as part of a visual language expands as many images designated for use on AAC technologies are based upon assumptions of what is appropriate and effective. This eye tracking study explores the effects of images with varying levels of familiarity, abstraction, and realism, and how these factors affect the gaze patterns of someone with Angelman syndrome and is also an emerging communicator. Results revealed evidence to support Kress and van Leewen's theories describing how salience and vectors, when employed in images, influence ways of looking and the reading of images. Further exploration into how visual elements can direct the gaze and potentially create more effective visual language representations could inform educational and research practices to allow people without a voice to become more active agents in their lives, communities, and discourses.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

650 0 a| People with disabilitiesx| Means of communication.=| ^A121723;

650 0 a| Artx| Study and teaching.=| ^A16335;

650 0 a| Angelman syndrome.=| ^A1167122;

650 0 a| Eye tracking.=| ^A1195159;

653 a| profound disabilities;

700 1 a| Bickley-Green, Cynthia,e| degree supervisor.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| School of Art and Design.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Visual representations in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) : an eye tracking study to explore influences of abstraction, realism, and familiarity on the gaze patterns of a person with Angelman syndrome who uses AAC technologies and implications for research and the art classroom / by Nicole E Allen.

Author/creator	Allen, Nicole E author.
Other author	Bickley-Green, Cynthia, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. School of Art and Design.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2016.
Description	84 pages : color illustrations
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	People with disabilities--Means of communication. Art--Study and teaching. Angelman syndrome. Eye tracking.

Summary	People who are non-verbal and have intellectual disabilities often use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies to have a voice, but are often left out of decisions about how their language is represented visually and how its lexical symbols are organized. The gap between designing effective images as part of a visual language expands as many images designated for use on AAC technologies are based upon assumptions of what is appropriate and effective. This eye tracking study explores the effects of images with varying levels of familiarity, abstraction, and realism, and how these factors affect the gaze patterns of someone with Angelman syndrome and is also an emerging communicator. Results revealed evidence to support Kress and van Leewen's theories describing how salience and vectors, when employed in images, influence ways of looking and the reading of images. Further exploration into how visual elements can direct the gaze and potentially create more effective visual language representations could inform educational and research practices to allow people without a voice to become more active agents in their lives, communities, and discourses.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the School of Art and Design.
General note	Advisor: Cynthia Bickley-Green.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 18, 2016).
Dissertation note	M.A.Ed. East Carolina University 2016.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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