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The Assessment of Written Phrasal Constructs and Grammar of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students with Varying Expressive Language Abilities
Joint Authors
Bowers, Lisa M.
Dostal, Hannah
Wolbers, Kimberly A.
Graham, Shannon C.
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this study was to examine the written phrasal constructs and grammar usage of deaf and hard of hearing students with varying expressive language skills.
Twenty-nine d/hh middle school students attending a residential school for the deaf were divided into three language groups: students using spoken English, ASL/English bilinguals, and language delayed learners.
Personal narrative writing samples were collected at the beginning, middle, and end of the academic year.
The samples were divided into T-units and coded for language variables, including word efficiency ratio (WER) scores according to the Structural Analysis of Written Language (SAWL) and phrasal errors.
The repeated measures ANOVA for WER III showed a statistically significant main effect with no between-subjects factor, demonstrating that students from all three language groups made positive gains in their written outcomes over one academic year.
There was a reduction in phrasal errors over the course of the year for all language groups.
Differences in word efficiency ratio scores by language groups are discussed.
Findings from this study suggest that SAWL is an effective tool in assessing the grammaticality of written compositions for d/hh students with varying language abilities over time.
Instructional implications are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bowers, Lisa M.& Dostal, Hannah& Wolbers, Kimberly A.& Graham, Shannon C.. 2018. The Assessment of Written Phrasal Constructs and Grammar of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students with Varying Expressive Language Abilities. Education Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156991
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bowers, Lisa M.…[et al.]. The Assessment of Written Phrasal Constructs and Grammar of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students with Varying Expressive Language Abilities. Education Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156991
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bowers, Lisa M.& Dostal, Hannah& Wolbers, Kimberly A.& Graham, Shannon C.. The Assessment of Written Phrasal Constructs and Grammar of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students with Varying Expressive Language Abilities. Education Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156991
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156991