National Sign Language Interpreting Project
Eliminating
Communication and
Technological Barriers
to STEM Education
Improving Access to STEM Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
Foundations of Effective
Communication in
the Classroom
Foundations of Math Performance by Deaf and Hearing Student
Raising and Educating
a Deaf Child
(Q & A for parents
and professionals)
Cognitive and Metacognitive Foundations of
STEM Learning by Deaf Students
Sponsored by National Science Foundation
Research and Evaluation on Education in Science
and Engineering (REESE) Program
Grant# REC-0814332
The project explores potential strategies for strengthening the foundations of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) learning by deaf students. Research focuses on the effects of comprehension monitoring (metacognitive) skills on learning when materials are presented via sign language or text. Relations among metacognition, prior content knowledge, and integrative learning strategies among deaf and hearing students are being explored. On the basis of our previous work, we expect that metacomprehension will vary as a function of factors such as method of presentation, students' preferred mode of communication, the nature of the materials, and demographic variables.
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