Non- verbal communication patterns among visually impaired individuals aged 3-26 years
Source
The International Interdisciplinary Journal of Education
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 6 (30 Jun. 2013), pp.591-600, 10 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2013-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study investigated non- verbal communication patterns produced by visually impaired individuals aged 3-26 years, and the extent of being influenced by chronological age, the age in which visual impairment had occurred, and the visual impairment severity variables.
Procedures : In order to achieve study’s objectives; 94 participants of parents and teachers of visually impaired students responded to Non-verbal Communication Patterns Scale, as well as, a video recording was taken to (36) visually impaired students aged 3-26 years.
Means and standard deviations of parent and teacher responses were calculated along with One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
Video recorded sessions were analyzed and coded in observation forms by two neutral raters.
Results: The results of conducted ANOVA revealed the presence of statistically significant differences in the visually impaired participants’ production of non-verbal communication patterns on two variables: Face expressions of emotions and Para language sounds due to chronological age, while there were no statistically significant differences on body language variable.
Results of Schaffe’s Test revealed that 6-12 years age category had the most production of face expressions of emotions and Para language sounds, while 3-5 years age category had the least production in these domains.
The video recorded analysis results revealed the presence of differences in production means of visually impaired students of non-verbal communication patterns due to the age in which visual impairment had occurred, and to the severity of visual impairment variables; thus, those with low vision and acquired visual impairment had more production of non- verbal communication patterns in comparison to those with blindness and congenital visual impairment.
Study
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Subayhi, Ahmad S. A.. 2013. Non- verbal communication patterns among visually impaired individuals aged 3-26 years. The International Interdisciplinary Journal of Education،Vol. 2, no. 6, pp.591-600.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Subayhi, Ahmad S. A.. Non- verbal communication patterns among visually impaired individuals aged 3-26 years. The International Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Vol. 2, no. 6 (Jun. 2013), pp.591-600.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-665830
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Subayhi, Ahmad S. A.. Non- verbal communication patterns among visually impaired individuals aged 3-26 years. The International Interdisciplinary Journal of Education. 2013. Vol. 2, no. 6, pp.591-600.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-665830
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-665830