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Team Team AUDIOAUDIO
Rita Geller Masha Gorelik
Liz Kim Matt Mosteller
Kelly Quinn Meagan Rose
Assessing & Understanding Deaf Individuals’ Occupations
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Agenda
• Terminology
• Research Problem
• Present Status
• Methodology
• Team Dynamics
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Terminology
• Specialized university– National Technical Institute of the Deaf (NTID)– Gallaudet University
• Mainstream university– University of Maryland– Towson University
• Disability Support Services (DSS)• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
– Addendum
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Problem
• Employment & income of deaf individuals is lower than that of hearing individuals.
• Hearing employees quickly receive raises & promotions over the deaf and hard of hearing employees.
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Research Question
What are the differences between the communication skills of deaf students at
specialized and mainstream universities?
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Hypothesis
Deaf students at specialized universities will have more refined communication skills
compared to deaf students at mainstream universities.
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Progress
• Overview• Training• IRB approvals
– University of Maryland– Towson University– Gallaudet University– NTID
• Establishing contacts
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• Pilot Test– Gems 100 students– Upper-class Gemstone teams
• Rubrics
• Literature Review
• Thesis
ProgresProgresss
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Methodology
• Develop Survey
• Recruit Participants
• Online Survey
• Personal Interview
• Data Analysis
• Conclusions
OvervieOvervieww
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Recruiting Participants• NTID
– Flyers and mailings
• Gallaudet University– Alumni Association– Student sponsor: Dr. Matthew Bakke
• Towson University – DSS office: email
• University of Maryland– DSS office: email
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• Online survey– SurveyMonkey.com– Likert scale questions– Written response questions– Demographics– Request for participants in personal interview– Approximately 30 minutes
Data CollectionSurveySurvey
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Online Survey
• SPSS computer software
• Written response rubric
• Data vs. Demographics
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• Personal Interview– Conduct at participants’ universities– Mock job interview– Approximately 1 hour
Methodology: Data Methodology: Data CollectionCollection
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• Analysis– Interview oral response rubric– Data vs. Demographics
Methodology: AnalysisMethodology: Analysis
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• Conclusions– Correlation not causation– Recommendations for both types of university– Publish findings in academic journals
Methodology: Methodology: ConclusionConclusion
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Team Dynamics
• Subgroups– Tasks– Schools
• Leader and support
• Early deadlines
• Contacts
• Interesting project