Dissertation abstract - Effect of SignWriting at School for Deaf in Jordan

[mohammed abushaira]

Hello Val and list 
   
  The research showed that SW help the deaf student to improve there achievement and to increase the ability to recognize the vocabulary 
  But it did not search about the interaction between groups of students.
  the findings showed effect to the interaction  
  between the group and gender in vocabulary means that we cant be sure wither the difference between male and female related to manipulation (training) SW lesson  or to the group
  thanks >>>> 
  Mohamed         
   


Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:  SignWriting List
June 2, 2007

mohammed abushaira from Jordan wrote:

> dear Val and the list
> Here is the abstract of my research
> Dr . mohamed abu shaira

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Hello Dr. Mohammed Abu Shaira!

CONGRATULATIONS on completing this dissertation (abstract below), and 
receiving your Ph.D!

Your statistical study on the efficacy of SignWriting in Deaf 
Education is important research which will help educators around the 
world.

THANK YOU for sharing this abstract with us!

>From what I understand by reading this, that your dissertation, 
through two control groups, showed statistically that SignWriting 
improved the student's understanding of spoken language 
vocabulary?...Have I understood this correctly?

And it also improved the interaction between groups of students?

You are the first that I know of, to do statistical studies on 
SignWriting in Deaf Education...

Your first study was in Saudi Arabia years ago, and now this...we are 
very fortunate...

SignWriting in the Arabic Nations
http://www.signwriting.org/arabia/arabia.html


I concur with Dr. Ingvild Roald in Norway, that your entire 
dissertation will be read eagerly by other educators, if made 
available....

Thank you again, and I am curious...Did the students enjoy learning 
SignWriting?

Val ;-)



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The Effect of Signwriting on the Achievement and Vocabulary Acquiring 
for Deaf Student at Al Amal School for Deaf in Amman City
By
Mohammed Abu Shaira
Supervised by
Dr. Ibrahim A. El-Zraigat
ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 
signwriting on academic achievement and vocabulary acquiring for deaf 
students at Al amal school for deaf in Amman city. To achieve this 
goal, the researcher developed and applied a training program by 
using Signwriting lesson which created by Valarie Suton, to teach 
signwriting for deaf students at the fifth grade at Al amal school 
for deaf in Amman city, and to teach them a selected part of science 
book from the second semester.

The study was conducted at a purposive sample contained of 32 male 
and female students from the 5th grade , the were divided into two 
groups, one of them was randomly assignment as an experimental 
group which contain 15 students (10 male ,5 female) , the second was 
a control group which contain 17students ( 11 male, 6 female). Two 
tools used to collect the data, the first was a multiple choice test 
which was built according characteristics table, the validity and 
reliability for this tool was verified. The second tool was a list of 
vocabulary that was selected randomly from the science lessons, 
validity and reliability for this tool was verified. The two tools 
were conducted as pre and post test for the two groups .The data were 
analyzed by using (ANCOVA).

The results of the study were indicated to significantly differences 
between the two groups in favor of experimental groups in achievement 
and vocabulary. Also, the findings showed effect to the interaction 
between the group and gender in vocabulary . The study recommended 
making more studies about signwriting and expands the samples and the 
ages.






       
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