広島大学

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

• Master of Education, Meisei University
• Hiroshima University

Research Fields

• Social sciences;Education;Special needs education

Research Keywords

• reading
• assessment
• Education of Visual Impairment People
• Assistive Technology

Affiliated Academic Societies

• Japanese Society of Digital Textbook, 2013/04
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• Community for Innovation of Education and learning through Computers and communication networks, 2014/04
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• The Japanese Psychonomie Society, 2024/04
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• Japan Academy of Learning Disabilities, 2016/05
• Japanese Ophthalmological Society, 2016/08
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• association for education and rehabilitation of the blind and visually impaired, 2010
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Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Research Tutorial IIB
2. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Educational Methods/ Teaching Skills and Information Literacy Education
4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Special Needs Education
5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Primary School Teaching Practice
6. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Seminar on Evaluation and Assessment of Visual Impairments
7. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Psychology and Physiology of Visual Impairments
8. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, Introduction to Universal Design for Learning
9. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Instractional Methods of "Autonomous Activities"(JIRITSU-KATSUDO) for Students with Visual Impairments I
10. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Introduction of Teaching Practice in Special Needs Schools
11. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Teaching Practice in Special Needs Schools
12. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Methods of Research on Special Needs Education I
13. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Methods of Research on Special Needs Education II
14. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Study in Graduation Thesis
15. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Study in Graduation Thesis
16. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Introduction of the Assistive Technology on Special Needs Education
17. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Management of Low Vision
18. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Teaching Methods for Students with Visual Impairments
19. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, Introduction of the Assistive Technology on Special Needs Education
20. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Methods for Developing Instructional Materials for Students with Visual Impairments
21. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Special Needs Education
22. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Special Needs Education
23. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession
24. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Advanced Study in Special Needs Education
25. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Study in Special Needs Education
26. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Further Study in Learning and Curriculum Development
27. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Practical Study in Special Needs Education
28. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Seminar on Visual Impairment
29. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Further Study in Psychology of Visual Impairment
30. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Special Study
31. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Special Study
32. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Clinical Seminar on Special Needs Education
33. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar on Research Methods of Children with Disabilities I
34. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study on Graduation Thesis
35. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Introduction to Education for Children with Visual Impairments
36. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Teaching Practice in Special Support Schools
37. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar on Research Methods of Children with Disabilities II
38. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Introduction of the Assistive Technology on Special Needs Education
39. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in Research of Special Needs Education I
40. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study in Special Needs Education
41. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Further Study in Instructional Methods for Children with Visual Impairments I
42. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study in Research of Special Needs Education II
43. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Further Study in Testing and Assessment of Children with Visual Impairments

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. Analysis of veering during gait in blind individuals, GAIT & POSTURE, 109, 183-188, 202403
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2. Conditions for digital reading suitable for readers with impaired vision: Effect of font size and layout, ICETC '22: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers, 581-586, 20220000
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3. ★, Selecting a Print Size Suitable for Low Vision Readers - MNREAD and Related Research -, 48(4), 323-331, 200705
4. ★, Research concerning Visual Stress and Related Factors, 10, 86-90, 20110301
5. ★, Evaluation of the suitability of use of a magnifier using MNREAD-Jk – A case report, 10, 63-67, 20110301
6. The effect of structure of character of visibility of line width - in low vision simulation at blur-, 57, 101-107, 20080201
7. An "e-Learning" system containing educational materials specifically designed for people with severe visual impairment (blind), Annual report of Research and Clinical Center for Children with Disabilities, 15-20, 200703
8. Class of Jiritsu-Katsudo in UK, Research bulletin of Special Education Center, 55-63, 201003
9. Effect of Character Size on Latencies in Reading : Evaluation Using Low-Vision Simulation, 58(5), 274-278, 20070528
10. Proposal of BrailleML as an XML for Japanese Braille Conversion from ODF to BrailleML, IEICE technical report. Speech, 106(487), 31-36, 20070118
11. Determining the Size of Characters for Large-Scale Projected Presentations for People With Low Vision : A Method Using the Results of Reading Evaluation Tests, The Japanese journal of special education, 45(1), 1-11, 20070530
12. Development and evaluation of a portable computer as a reading for people with low-vision, Bulletin of Fukuoka University of Educaton Part 4 Education and psychology, 123-130, 2007
13. Evaluation of the subjective degree of difficulty of verbally explaining materials other than text, Research bulletin of Special Education Center, 105-109, 201103
14. ★, Reading rate in digital reading: Effect of display style and character size, The Science of Reading, 59(1), 24-32, 20170215
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15. Effects on Readability of Retinal Eccentricity and Type of Character, 20, 105-110

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

1. Conditions for digital reading suitable for readers with impaired vision: Effect of font size and layout, Ujima Kazuhito, The 14th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers, Without Invitation, English
2. Development of a Reader System That Can Be Optimized for Individual Needs, Ujima Kazuhito, The 14th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers, With Invitation, English
3. Which is better digital textbook format for students with low vision for daily learning situations: reflowable or fixed?., Nakano,Y.,Ujima,K.,Nagai,N., & Tanaka,Y., Europran Society of Low-vision Research and Rehabilitation 2019, 2019, Without Invitation, English
4. Effects of moving window and notation system for fractions on computational speed, Suzuki, Mao, and Ujina, kazuhito, suzuki mao, the 12th International Conference by the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation, 2017/07/25, Without Invitation, English, Netherlands, Hague, experimental
5. Effect of display style for digital reading on maximum print size, Ujina Kazuhito, VISION2017 -the 12th International Conference by the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation, 2017/07/25, Without Invitation, English, International Conference by the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation, Hague,

Social Activities

Other Social Contributions

1. 2nd Instruction meeting of ICT for education of visual impairment people, Developing the digital contents (MM DAISY, UDB), Ujima labo., 2016/06/26, Hiroshima University