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Earth Science Videodisc Program for Hearing Impaired

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: 1 R43 HD33061-01,
Agency Tracking Number: 29293
Amount: $743,498.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1997
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1839 Garden Avenue
Eugene, OR 97403
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Donald Steely
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Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

Poor academic performance among deaf and hard-of-hearing students, particularly in science, is partattributable to inappropriate science materials that assume students can both hear and read. Furtherdelivery is usually poor because teachers are untrained in the communication needs of this populatioincorporate recent advances in CD-ROM technology with research-based teaching practices and programsearth science content to deaf and hard-of-hearing students. This project addresses critical issues oinstruction by: effectively presenting material to students with diverse ASL, English reading, and horganizing science content to facilitate mastery and higher order thinking; and efficiently overcomitechnological problems common in current hearing-impaired products. In Phase I, four prototype earthbe produced and evaluated. The prototype will be a stand-alone, turn-key system including videodisc,monitor, keyboard, and headphones. The utility of this prototype will be evaluated with 10 middle anhaving a wide range of ASL, English reading, and hearing abilities. In Phase II, a complete 35- lesswill be developed and its efficacy tested in a randomized control trial.

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