If online learning works for you, what about deaf students? Emerging challenges of online learning for deaf and hearing-impaired students during COVID-19: a literature review

Universal Access in the Information Society, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 22(3), P. 1027 - 1046

Published: July 25, 2022

Language: Английский

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Ethnographic Reflections of K–12 Distance Education in Saudi Arabia: Shaping the Future of Post-Pandemic Digital Education

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(16), P. 9931 - 9931

Published: Aug. 11, 2022

The health, social, and economic challenges we have faced contributed to the improvement of educational styles learning environments. Globally, reflections COVID-19 re-perception future education anticipation new scenarios. This qualitative study aims deeply examine understand repercussions distance education—specifically K–12 (kindergarten twelfth grade) during pandemic in Saudi Arabia—and, with findings, build anticipated scenarios for post-pandemic digital education. adopts an ethnographic approach investigate cultural perspectives those whose was has been greatly affected by this transition. Qualitative large-scale data (comprising 36 observations, 387 individual interviews, 177 focus groups) were collected 7 months 2021 from 600 participants, all whom connecting various ways system varied gender, age, profession, academic degree. findings categorized into four themes: (1) outcomes, (2) teaching landscape, (3) parental involvement, (4) societal life aspects. are discussed a style that presents most crucial aspects must consider Each critical implications teachers, students, parents, researchers, authorities.

Language: Английский

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“It’s like The Matrix. You have all the numbers, all the information, but no touch, no feeling”: South African teachers’ experiences of teaching oral hard-of-hearing learners (HoHL) during COVID-19 restrictions

Medical Humanities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. medhum - 013205

Published: May 5, 2025

Background COVID-19 drastically impacted access to teaching worldwide. Furthermore, for children who are hard-of-hearing (HoH), these challenges were exacerbated, especially within contexts of infrastructural and resource constraints. Necessary protocols had implications HoH learners (HoHL) online in-person, where, example, connectivity facemask-muffled speech on teaching. Moreover, the reliance technology during South African level 5 1 restrictions revealed particular teachers HoHL themselves. Methodology This qualitative, cross-sectional study explored experiences oral in Africa pandemic. 11 grades 1–7 recruited through purposive snowball sampling participated individual, online, semi-structured interviews. Thereafter, interview transcriptions underwent thematic analysis. Findings Participants reported that constraints, information communication limitations, interruptions continuity education precautions amplified when HoHL. Teachers behavioural emotional whom they taught. there seemed be limited medical services attempting bridge gap between human interfaces, notwithstanding inconsistent support services. Conclusion that, as a consequence COVID-19, amend their assessment methodologies which emphasised inequality Africa, related navigate an unknown terrain using modified reliant constrained context where structural limitations further complicated highlighted confluence disability, resources poor mechanisms threatens educational provision with special needs.

Language: Английский

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Diffractive Perspectives on Parents’ Role in Inclusive Online, Distance, and Digital Education

Computers in the Schools, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 41(2), P. 145 - 163

Published: March 31, 2024

Before, during, and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic there is a need to understand parent work in online, distance, digital education. Findings from previous research highlighted challenges that parents of children identified with disabilities faced little acknowledgment complexities contextual nuances within across studies. The purpose this critical review was use posthuman theories engage diffractive reading generate new insights. revealed understandings about material construction parents, called for re-humanizing who were mostly portrayed as burdens, demonstrated how engaged disentangling technologies, located agencies affirmative ethics.

Language: Английский

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Applicability of Collaborative Work in the COVID-19 Era: Use of Breakout Groups in Teaching L2 Translation

Electronics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 10(22), P. 2846 - 2846

Published: Nov. 19, 2021

Social distancing became a must during the pandemic, which not only had implications for people’s social lives, but also their learning. Collaborative work was almost impossible, especially in classroom, despite great need this approach. For example, translation classes, learners needed to collaborate with peers, assisting each other translating texts. Thus, use of breakout groups is proposed study, although there no guarantee that will accept online Consequently, current research looks at learners’ acceptance on Blackboard class. To examine acceptance, an existing scale used, developed by Davis (1989) measure two factors technology acceptance: perceived usefulness and ease use. A sample 54 students Translation course Al-Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, participated study. The results show found be useful easy

Language: Английский

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Multimedia English Learning Materials for Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) Children

Journal of Education Technology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5(4), P. 571 - 571

Published: Nov. 26, 2021

In supporting learning for Deaf or Hard of Hearing/DHH children, it is not easy finding sources that are accessible online, especially in English. Furthermore, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when was required to be carried out there were no applications included English sign language could used by teachers and students as media. Thus, this study aims analyze need developing multimedia-based materials Hearing (DHH) children. This qualitative involved DHH instructors Special School (SLB), Bali. The analysis conducted identify ongoing situation children context multimedia materials. Interview observation techniques applying two types instruments form an interview guide field notes collect information towards needs results identified several underlie development materials, namely inadequate instructors, text-based teaching less than optimal process pandemic. Therefore, needed.

Language: Английский

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A Comprehensive Study on E-learning Environments for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Learners

Published: Jan. 20, 2023

Quality education is the fundamental right of every individual regardless disabilities they have. For Deaf or Hard Hearing (d/DHH) people, e-learning most promising way to access educational materials referred as digital learning objects (LO) at any time and space which increase their autonomous skills. This form instruction delivery was widely accepted during outbreak Covid-19. Hence a background study has been conducted investigate challenges in teaching d/DHH learners pandemic. research work aims providing personalized environment student community belonging St. Clare Oral Higher Secondary School for The Deaf, situated Kerala. To build systems, primary step review existing solutions available literature adaptation techniques implemented by them offer personalization line with components traditional adaptive systems. carried out this paper illuminates need platforms that adapt basic needs, abilities deaf will find "best solutions" objects.

Language: Английский

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Illustrated Electronic Module to Improve Elementary School Students' Creative Thinking Skills

Thinking Skills and Creativity Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5(2), P. 62 - 71

Published: Jan. 8, 2023

Low learning outcomes are caused because students need to have the ability think creatively. The findings state that help express ideas or in activities so do not run optimally. This study aims develop an electronic pictorial module improve creative thinking skills of fourth-grade elementary school students. type research is developed with ADDIE model. subjects were two material expert lecturers, media and one practitioner. test totaled 26 students—data collection using questionnaire method. instrument used rating scale instrument. Data analysis techniques qualitative descriptive statistical analysis, quantitative descriptive, inferential statistics. results experts' assessment 4.8 (very good), experts’ 4.9 practitioner 5 good). 2-way (2-tailed) significance value 0.000 <0.05 there differences abilities after use modules (e-modules). It was concluded E-Module effectively increases skills.

Language: Английский

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‘Were the Fathers Available?’: An Evaulation of Fathers’ Involvement in Emergency Remote Eeducation of Learners who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Online Learning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(2)

Published: June 1, 2023

Prior to the emergence of coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19), studies revealed lower involvement fathers education learners who are Deaf and Hard hearing (LDHH). Although research evidence reveals that work structure other commitments may be responsible for fathers’ limited their children, there is existence on LDHH remote during COVID-19 lockdowns. This study therefore explored LDHH, based mothers’ perceptions. Hinged Theory Planned Behaviour, two questions were raised answered study. Eight mothers from KwaZulu-Natal province South Africa participated this qualitative Data was gathered via a semi-structured telephonic interview, collected data analysed thematically. The findings that: (i) saw fair increase lockdowns when compared pre-COVID-19 era; (ii) father-child communication competencies (especially terms sign language), ability provide technical devices needed education, intervene promptly difficulties factors influenced perceptions Based findings, appropriate recommendations made policy practice.

Language: Английский

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School wellbeing and psychological characteristics of online learning in families of children with and without hearing loss during the Covid‐19 pandemic

Psychology in the Schools, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 60(1), P. 78 - 104

Published: July 13, 2022

Abstract This study investigated the psychological characteristics of online learning on Italian students with and without hearing loss (HL) their parents, who were forced into isolation during Covid‐19 pandemic. An survey collected information socio‐demographic data opinions concerning from 61 children (mean age 11; 25 males, 36 females), including 43 HL also parents; additionally, school wellbeing anxiety assessed. The results showed that, in both student parent groups, no significant effect was found. Additionally, State Anxiety significantly higher than Trait Anxiety, suggesting one possible impact lockdown wellbeing. Differences due to observed discussed correlation analyses. Authors believe that this is first contribution evaluation families hearing‐impaired children, perspective a successful, inclusive didactic.

Language: Английский

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