تقييم مستوي اداء الطلبة الصم و ضعاف السمع في مهارات التعبير الكتابي في الاردن في ضوء عدد من المتغيرات ذات الصلة

Evaluation of the performance level of deaf and hard of hearing students in written expression skills in Jordan in the light of a number of related variables

The main purpose of the present study was to assess expressive writing skills among deaf and hard of hearing students. The sample of the study consisted of 172 students enrolled at schools for deaf children in Jordan. An expressive writing skills test was developed and used in assessing spontaneous writing of students. The reliability and validity of the test were established. The researcher used the t-test and ANOVA to answer the research questions. The results indicated that the deaf and hard of hearing students had poor expressive writing skills in general. Additionally, findings revealed that students at grade seven had better expressive writing skills than students at lower grades. Also, the results showed that students who had a hearing loss of 90 dB or above had better expressive writing skills than other students on the dimensions of content and vocabulary. Differences between mean scores of students who used sign language and total communication were in favor of students who used sign language. The study recommended adding expressive writing skills to these students' curricula.