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Rems-Smario, Julie – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Implemented in 1998, the original intention of the California Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP) was to provide Deaf babies early language opportunities so they can be successful academically. However, 20 years after the inception of the NHSP, Deaf children continue to be the lowest-performing group of students in public schools. One reason…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Low Achievement
Mitchiner, Julie Cantrell – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines Deaf parents with children who have cochlear implants on their beliefs and perspectives of bilingualism in American Sign Language and English using complementary mixed methods through surveys and follow-up interviews. Seventeen families participated in the survey and eight families continued their participation in semi-formal…
Descriptors: Deafness, Assistive Technology, Bilingualism, Self Concept
Radford, Curt L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Advances in technology have significantly influenced educational delivery options, particularly in the area of American Sign Language (ASL) instruction. As a result, ASL online courses are currently being explored in higher education. The review of literature remains relatively unexplored regarding the effectiveness of learning ASL online. In…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Online Courses, Instructional Effectiveness, Expressive Language
Mercado Cruz, Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Traditional classrooms are not being designed with deaf and hard of hearing learners in mind. Providing equal learning opportunities with the use of appropriate instructional design strategies to deaf and hard of hearing learners requires that instructional designers, faculty, and educational institutions understand what accommodations and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research
Hebert, Amy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
It is well documented that attrition in the postsecondary settings for students who are deaf or hard of hearing is greatly due to their academic and communication skills, as well as pre-entry attributes. However there is little evidence that indicates why students who are deaf or hard of hearing are successful in the postsecondary setting. This…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, College Students, Hypothesis Testing
Smith-Pethybridge, Valorie – ProQuest LLC, 2009
College personnel are required to provide accommodations for students who are deaf and hard of hearing (D/HoH), but few empirical studies have been conducted on D/HoH students as they learn under the various accommodation conditions (sign language interpreting, SLI, real-time captioning, RTC, and both). Guided by the experiences of students who…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Metacognition