Difference on word memory span and reading comprehension between Deaf and Hearung People

• Main Authors: Fang-Chih Liu, 劉芳志
• Other Authors: Min-sheng Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93321247420821254814

碩士 === 雲林科技大學 === 工業工程與管理研究所碩士班 === 97 === Two experiments were conducted to examine the performance on word working memory and reading comprehension between deaf and hearing by manipulating input modalities. Input modalities contained visual, auditory and both channels for hearing subjects. On the other hand, the stimulus were presented by visual, sign and both for the deaf subjects. The result of Exp.1 showed that deaf subjects’ performance was significantly lower than hearing ones on memory span task. Deaf subjects’ accuracy of recall by writing for deaf was superior to the one by sign. For the hearing subjects, there was no significant difference on memory span task between written recall and vocal recall. The result also demonstrated that the performance of reading comprehension for deaf subjects was inferior to the hearing ones. Mode of information acquisition may be a factor in deaf subject’s reading comprehension.