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Peer reviewedMaxwell, Madeline M. – Sign Language Studies, 1983
A study examined whether deaf high school students' written English reflects their teachers' use of English sign markers in simultaneous communication by comparing the teachers' signed story with the students' interpretation. The students' output and teachers' input differed only in ways familiar from research on children's imitation and semantic…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Comprehension, Deafness, Interpretive Skills
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Madeline M. – Sign Language Studies, 1985
Reports on a study of the status of sign language in universities and colleges that offer major concentration in education of the deaf. Results show that there is no standard for or consistency in the place of sign language at schools offering majors in the education of the deaf. (SED)
Descriptors: Deafness, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, School Surveys
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Madeline M. – Sign Language Studies, 1990
A review of the research about languages, modes of expression, and usage rules and related cultural, linguistic, physiological, and sociopolitical issues concludes that more research is needed before any one method of communication can be recommended above others for the effective education of deaf children. (134 references) (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Acquisition
