ERIC Number: EJ1388859
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-726X
EISSN: EISSN-1543-0375
Investigating the Writing Achievement of Deaf Learners
Mayer, Connie; Trezek, Beverly J.
American Annals of the Deaf, v167 n5 p625-643 2023
This study investigated writing achievement in a Canadian cohort of school-aged deaf learners (N = 64). In the current context, in which most students are educated in inclusive settings and use hearing technologies, the goal was to establish whether outcomes approach those of hearing-age peers and identify demographic factors (e.g., gender, grade, additional disability, home language, hearing loss, hearing technology, auditory perception) influencing performance. Results indicated that a high percentage of participants performed in the average range or higher on a standardized, norm-referenced assessment, the Test of Written Language--Fourth Edition (TOWL-4, Hammill & Larsen, 2009). Grade, type of hearing loss, higher auditory perception scores, and absence of an additional disability were identified as variables of significance. As auditory access continues to improve, additional investigations of writing achievement in this population will be essential to further inform educational policy and pedagogical practice.
Descriptors: Deafness, Students with Disabilities, Writing Achievement, Hearing Impairments, Instructional Program Divisions, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Auditory Perception, Disabilities, Comorbidity, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Assistive Technology, Language Usage, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
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