Investigating Deaf Students' Use of Visual Multimedia Resources in Reading Comprehension

Autor/inn/en	Nikolaraizi, Magda; Vekiri, Ioanna; Easterbrooks, Susan R.
Titel	Investigating Deaf Students' Use of Visual Multimedia Resources in Reading Comprehension
Quelle	In: American Annals of the Deaf, 157 (2013) 5, S.458-473 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-726X
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Literacy; Visual Literacy; Sign Language; Visual Aids; Video Technology; Reading Comprehension; Computer Software; Concept Mapping; Deafness; Protocol Analysis; Foreign Countries; Mixed Methods Research; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Literacy; Visualization; Visualisation; Schreib- und Lesekompetenz; Visualisierung; Gebärdensprache; Anschauungsmaterial; Leseverstehen; Concept Map; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Ausland; Griechenland
Abstract	A mixed research design was used to examine how deaf students used the visual resources of a multimedia software package that was designed to support reading comprehension. The viewing behavior of 8 deaf students, ages 8-12 years, was recorded during their interaction with multimedia software that included narrative texts enriched with Greek Sign Language videos, pictures, and concept maps. Also, students' reading comprehension was assessed through reading comprehension questions and retelling. Analysis of the students' viewing behavior data, their answers to reading comprehension questions, their "think alouds," and their story retells indicated that they used visual resources, but they did not exploit them in a strategic manner to aid their reading comprehension. The study underscores the important role of mediated instruction in "visual literacy" skills that enable students to learn how to process visual aids in a way that supports their reading comprehension. (Contains 5 tables and 8 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10