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Speech-Language Pathology Students’ Motivation For Learning, Amie M. King, Steffany M. Chleboun
Speech-Language Pathology Students’ Motivation For Learning, Amie M. King, Steffany M. Chleboun
Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders
The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to attempt to gain a better understanding of speech-language pathology students’ motivations for learning. Motivation was assessed in undergraduate and graduate students in two categories of coursework. Results showed statistically significant differences between undergraduate and graduate students in the overall areas of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation, while there were no significant differences in other areas of motivation. These results were situated in potential implications for students, professors, and programs as well as the need for follow-up studies.
Deaf Education: The Past, Present, And Future, Diana Burke
Deaf Education: The Past, Present, And Future, Diana Burke
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Back in the 1800's, sign language was banned from schools because of the prevailing view that sign language inhibited children who are deaf from interacting with the hearing society. Today, due to the growth of technology, children who are deaf can communicate using sign language and spoken language. These children can attend mainstream schools or schools for the Deaf. This paper will focus on the history of schools for the Deaf and my observations as a student observer at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB). VSDB is a residential school providing students who are deaf and blind …