Descriptor
| Manual Communication | 2 |
| Nonverbal Communication | 2 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Body Language | 1 |
| College Freshmen | 1 |
| Communication Disorders | 1 |
| Communication Skills | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Maintenance | 1 |
| Memory | 1 |
| Performance Factors | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 2 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedMcLean, James E.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1991
This study of eight severely mentally retarded nonverbal adults examined the form and function characteristics of intentional communication acts. Subjects who engaged in only contact gestures produced no protodeclarative type communication acts, whereas subjects who used distal as well as contact gestures produced some protodeclaratives.…
Descriptors: Adults, Body Language, Communication Skills, Manual Communication
Peer reviewedLieberth, Ann K.; Gamble, Mary Ellen Bellile – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1991
This study evaluated the recognition and retention of transparent and nontransparent manual signs by 50 sign-naive hearing college freshmen. There was a significant decrease in the number of nontransparent signs retained as the period of time after training increased. Implications for sign language training with nonverbal hearing persons are…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Communication Disorders, Higher Education, Maintenance
