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

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
June 7, 2007

> mohammed abushaira wrote:
> 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 can't be  
> sure wether the difference between male and female related to  
> manipulation (training), SW lessons, or to the group. Thanks. Mohamed

Hello Mohammed!
These are important results showing that SignWriting improved Deaf  
student's achievement and helped them recognize vocabulary. Thank you  
for doing this study!

If you send me the PDF of your dissertation, I will be happy to find  
a skilled translator to translate it from Arabic to English, and I  
will then give the translation to you for your correction and editing.

Thank you again, for studying the use of SignWriting in the classroom!

Val ;-)














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> 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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