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<DIV>Thanks, keep on researching!</DIV>
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<DIV>> SignWriting List</DIV>
<DIV>> June 7, 2007</DIV>
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<DIV>> > mohammed abushaira wrote:</DIV>
<DIV>> > The research showed that SW help the deaf student to improve there </DIV>
<DIV>> > achievement and to increase the ability to recognize the </DIV>
<DIV>> > vocabulary. But it did not search about the interaction between </DIV>
<DIV>> > groups of students. The findings showed effect to the interaction </DIV>
<DIV>> > between the group and gender in vocabulary means that we can't be </DIV>
<DIV>> > sure wether the difference between male and female related to </DIV>
<DIV>> > manipulation (training), SW lessons, or to the group. Thanks. Mohamed</DIV>
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<DIV>> Hello Mohammed!</DIV>
<DIV>> These are important results showing that SignWriting improved Deaf </DIV>
<DIV>> student's achievement and helped them recognize vocabulary. Thank you </DIV>
<DIV>> for doing this study!</DIV>
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<DIV>> If you send me the PDF of your dissertation, I will be happy to find </DIV>
<DIV>> a skilled translator to translate it from Arabic to English, and I </DIV>
<DIV>> will then give the translation to you for your correction and editing.</DIV>
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<DIV>> Thank you again, for studying the use of SignWriting in the classroom!</DIV>
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<DIV>> Val ;-)</DIV>
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<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > Valerie Sutton <SUTTON@SIGNWRITING.ORG>wrote: SignWriting List</DIV>
<DIV>> > June 2, 2007</DIV>
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<DIV>> > mohammed abushaira from Jordan wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>> > > dear Val and the list</DIV>
<DIV>> > > Here is the abstract of my research</DIV>
<DIV>> > > Dr . mohamed abu shaira</DIV>
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<DIV>> > Hello Dr. Mohammed Abu Shaira!</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > CONGRATULATIONS on completing this dissertation (abstract below), and</DIV>
<DIV>> > receiving your Ph.D!</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > Your statistical study on the efficacy of SignWriting in Deaf</DIV>
<DIV>> > Education is important research which will help educators around the</DIV>
<DIV>> > world.</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > THANK YOU for sharing this abstract with us!</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > From what I understand by reading this, that your dissertation,</DIV>
<DIV>> > through two control groups, showed statistically that SignWriting</DIV>
<DIV>> > improved the student's understanding of spoken language</DIV>
<DIV>> > vocabulary?...Have I understood this correctly?</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > And it also improved the interaction between groups of students?</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > You are the first that I know of, to do statistical studies on</DIV>
<DIV>> > SignWriting in Deaf Education...</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > Your first study was in Saudi Arabia years ago, and now this...we are</DIV>
<DIV>> > very fortunate...</DIV>
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<DIV>> > SignWriting in the Arabic Nations</DIV>
<DIV>> > http://www.signwriting.org/arabia/arabia.html</DIV>
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<DIV>> > I concur with Dr. Ingvild Roald in Norway, that your entire</DIV>
<DIV>> > dissertation will be read eagerly by other educators, if made</DIV>
<DIV>> > available....</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > Thank you again, and I am curious...Did the students enjoy learning</DIV>
<DIV>> > SignWriting?</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > Val ;-)</DIV>
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<DIV>> > The Effect of Signwriting on the Achievement and Vocabulary Acquiring</DIV>
<DIV>> > for Deaf Student at Al Amal School for Deaf in Amman City</DIV>
<DIV>> > By</DIV>
<DIV>> > Mohammed Abu Shaira</DIV>
<DIV>> > Supervised by</DIV>
<DIV>> > Dr. Ibrahim A. El-Zraigat</DIV>
<DIV>> > ABSTRACT</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of</DIV>
<DIV>> > signwriting on academic achievement and vocabulary acquiring for deaf</DIV>
<DIV>> > students at Al amal school for deaf in Amman city. To achieve this</DIV>
<DIV>> > goal, the researcher developed and applied a training program by</DIV>
<DIV>> > using Signwriting lesson which created by Valarie Suton, to teach</DIV>
<DIV>> > signwriting for deaf students at the fifth grade at Al amal school</DIV>
<DIV>> > for deaf in Amman city, and to teach them a selected part of science</DIV>
<DIV>> > book from the second semester.</DIV>
<DIV>> ></DIV>
<DIV>> > The study was conducted at a purposive sample contained of 32 male</DIV>
<DIV>> > and female students from the 5th grade , the were divided into two</DIV>
<DIV>> > groups, one of them was randomly assignment as an experimental</DIV>
<DIV>> > group which contain 15 students (10 male ,5 female) , the second was</DIV>
<DIV>> > a control group which contain 17students ( 11 male, 6 female). Two</DIV>
<DIV>> > tools used to collect the data, the first was a multiple choice test</DIV>
<DIV>> > which was built according characteristics table, the validity and</DIV>
<DIV>> > reliability for this tool was verified. The second tool was a list of</DIV>
<DIV>> > vocabulary that was selected randomly from the science lessons,</DIV>
<DIV>> > validity and reliability for this tool was verified. The two tools</DIV>
<DIV>> > were conducted as pre and post test for the two groups .The data were</DIV>
<DIV>> > analyzed by using (ANCOVA).</DIV>
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<DIV>> > The results of the study were indicated to significantly differences</DIV>
<DIV>> > between the two groups in favor of experimental groups in achievement</DIV>
<DIV>> > and vocabulary. Also, the findings showed effect to the interaction</DIV>
<DIV>> > between the group and gender in vocabulary . The study recommended</DIV>
<DIV>> > making more studies about signwriting and expands the samples and the</DIV>
<DIV>> > ages.</DIV>
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