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Comprehension of television messages by deaf students at various stages of education.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19350951     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Since television captioning first became available in Spain, advances have occurred on two fronts: a progressive increase in the number of programs with captions and improved captioning technology. The present study explores the effectiveness of captioning through analysis of deaf viewers' comprehension, taking into account the contribution of the program's verbal and visual information. The study participants, comprising two groups of deaf students at different educational stages, were asked to explain what they had understood after watching a film under two conditions: voice and sound but without captions; and voice, sound, and captions. Results indicate that deaf students have difficulty accessing the information even under the voice/sound/caption condition, not only due to their level of reading ability but also to the speed of caption presentation when oral content is literally transcribed on the screen in its entirety.
Authors:
Cristina Cambra; Núria Silvestre; Aurora Leal
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American annals of the deaf     Volume:  153     ISSN:  0002-726X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am Ann Deaf     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-08     Completed Date:  2009-04-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0414670     Medline TA:  Am Ann Deaf     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  425-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Child
Cochlear Implants*
Comprehension*
Data Collection
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Deafness*
Humans
Reading
Sex Factors
Television*

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