Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Speech Communication
First Advisor
Douglas Martin
Term of Graduation
Winter 1998
Date of Publication
12-9-1998
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech Communication: Speech and Hearing Sciences
Department
Speech Communication
Language
English
Subjects
Stuttering -- Diagnosis -- Computer-assisted instruction, Oral communication -- Study and teaching (Higher), Interactive multimedia
Physical Description
1 online resource (40 pages)
Abstract
Significant deficits in clinical preparedness for fluency disorders and computer literacy have been identified through research. A hypermedia program that teaches students how to identify moments of stuttering could address both clinical preparedness issues and computer literacy. It is the purpose of this study to investigate the validity of a hypermedia program as a training tool. Twenty-one college students were divided into 2 groups based on scores from a pre-training assessment task. Group A attended traditional classroom lectures to learn the skill of stuttering identification, whereas Group B used the hypermedia program. All participants were given a post-training video assessment task wherein they individually identified each syllable stuttered. Results of the comparison found no significant difference on post-training performances between the classroom group and the computer group. These findings indicate that the hypermedia program was at least as effective as traditional classroom instruction in training the skill of stuttering identification. Implications from this study include restructuring use of class time, employing hypermedia programs for both initial training and continuing education purposes, and identification of future areas of research.
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Recommended Citation
Wakem, Johna Delene, "Identification of Stuttering Moments: Is Hypermedia Training as Effective as Traditional Classroom Instruction?" (1998). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 7045.