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SignWriting in Education

“Teacher's Attitudes
About SignWriting
According Some Variables”

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Dr. Mohamed AbuShaira
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Dr. Abd elaroof Mahfooz


Teachers of the Deaf, at a school for the Deaf in Jeddah, Saudi Arabi, learn SignWriting, 2015

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“Teacher's Attitudes
About SignWriting
According Some Variables ”

by
Mohammed Abushaira. Ph,D
Associate professor
Special Education Department 
University Of Jeddah
King Abulaziz University
Saudi Arabia

and

Abd-el Raoof Mahfooz. Ph,D
Associate professor
Special education department
University Of Jeddah
King Abulaziz University
Saudi Arabia

The survey study aimed to investigate teacher’s attitudes about SignWriting according some variables (Country, Sex, Education level, SW skills, SW model, SW experience) and aimed to know the most SW software used by teachers. A questionnaire designed and distributed online to achieve study goal, it consists of three parts (Cover Letter, Demographic information and (14) Paragraph). 17 participants respond to the questionnaire from 7 countries. The results showed that teachers attitudes about SignWriting is positive and high, the total score mean= 59.64 with standard deviation = 8.91. It also showed that there are significant statistical differences in total score mean according sex favor male, but there are no a significant statistical differences in total score mean according to other variables. The results showed SignPuddle Online is the most frequented software, 15 of 17 participants used it.

Key words: Attitudes, Deaf, SignWriting, Sign Language, Teachers, Valerie Sutton.

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Teachers of the Deaf, at a school for the Deaf in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabi, learn SignWriting, 2015.

Below: Dr. Mohamed AbuShaira presenting
SignWriting to the teachers above.

Related Links

SignWriting in Arabic Nations

SignWriting in Jordan

Dissertation on SignWriting in Arabic

SignWriting Research in Saudi Arabia 2002

SignWriting Workshop in Saudi Arabia & US 2013

Teacher's Attitudes About SignWriting Survey Online

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