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Evaluation Of Sentence List Equivalency For The Timit Sentences By Cochlear Implant Recipients, Sarah E. King
Evaluation Of Sentence List Equivalency For The Timit Sentences By Cochlear Implant Recipients, Sarah E. King
Independent Studies and Capstones
The equivalency of 34 TIMIT sentence lists was evaluated using adult cochlear implant recipients to determine if they should be recommended for future clinical or research use. Because these sentences incorporate gender, dialect and speaking rate variations, they have the potential to better represent speech recognition abilities in real-world communication situations.
Parents As Advocates For Their Hearing Impaired Children Transitioning From A Private Setting To A Mainstream Setting, Elizabeth Anne Pitlyk
Parents As Advocates For Their Hearing Impaired Children Transitioning From A Private Setting To A Mainstream Setting, Elizabeth Anne Pitlyk
Independent Studies and Capstones
This project studied the experiences of parents whose hearing impaired children moved from private education settings into mainstream education.
Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions In The Bullfrog, Rachel E. Lohr
Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions In The Bullfrog, Rachel E. Lohr
Independent Studies and Capstones
Recovery of distortion product otoacoustic emissions in the bullfrog after noise exposure does not correlate with hair cell damage noted on the amphibian papilla.
Effect Of Auditory Processing On The Preference Of Monaural Amplification For Adults With Symmetrical Hearing Loss, Valerie Danielle Lynch
Effect Of Auditory Processing On The Preference Of Monaural Amplification For Adults With Symmetrical Hearing Loss, Valerie Danielle Lynch
Independent Studies and Capstones
The purpose of this project was to determine if subjects with symmetrical hearing loss who prefer a monaural hearing aid fit to a binaural hearing aid fit may demonstrate an auditory processing disorder causing them to experience binaural interference when fit binaurally.
Determining The Efficacy Of Summer School On Maintaining Hearing-Impaired Children’S Language Levels, Paula Anne Mathias
Determining The Efficacy Of Summer School On Maintaining Hearing-Impaired Children’S Language Levels, Paula Anne Mathias
Independent Studies and Capstones
This paper discusses the process of determining the efficacy of summer school on maintaining hearing-impaired children’s language levels.
A Study Of The Tags, An Enduring Teaching Tool: Teachers’ Perspectives On The Teacher Assessment Of Grammatical Structures Teaching Practices And Application, Andrea Martin
Independent Studies and Capstones
This paper is studied look at the Teacher’s Assessment of Grammatical Structures (TAGS), Teacher Assessment of Spoken Language (TASL), and Cottage Acquisition Scales for Listening, Language and Speech (CASLLS) criterion-referenced language assessments as well as an inquiry into how teachers of the deaf use the TAGS currently as a teaching tool.
Development Of A High-Frequency Hearing Loss Questionnaire For Children, Jamie M. Baum
Development Of A High-Frequency Hearing Loss Questionnaire For Children, Jamie M. Baum
Independent Studies and Capstones
The "Pediatric Assessment of Hearing" questionnaire was developed to evaluate how children with high-frequency hearing loss perform in various listening conditions.
Creating A Parent Workshop That Encompasses And Meets The Educational Desires For Parents Of Children With Hearing Impairments Being Taught In An Oral Deaf Education Program, Megan Beauduy
Independent Studies and Capstones
The purpose of this study was to create a parent workshop that was developed around the parents’ educational needs. The workshop demonstrated that the parents’ educational needs can be met through a workshop that is based on those needs and takes into consideration factors that will encourage parent involvement.
Evaluating Social Skills In Long Term Cochlear Implant Recipients, Amy Lee Bell
Evaluating Social Skills In Long Term Cochlear Implant Recipients, Amy Lee Bell
Independent Studies and Capstones
A longitudinal study observing cochlear implant recipients' social skills using ratings from their parents and the students themselves over time. The study looked at how adolescents using cochlear implants rate their own social skills compared to an age matched normative group of hearing students, and compared these ratings with social skills ratings obtained from their parents. The study also compared social ratings in adolescence to previous ratings of the same children obtained in elementary school.
Quality Of Life In Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study, Sarah A. Borton
Quality Of Life In Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study, Sarah A. Borton
Independent Studies and Capstones
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the impact of unilateral hearing loss on the quality of life of children. Focus group sessions were held for parents and children or adolescents with unilateral hearing loss to discuss their perceptions. Parents and children or adolescents completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Findings were presented depicting which domains of quality of life are most affected.
Speech And The Hearing-Impaired Child: Evaluation And Revision Of The Cid Speech Skills Worksheet, Lauren Nichole Mungenast
Speech And The Hearing-Impaired Child: Evaluation And Revision Of The Cid Speech Skills Worksheet, Lauren Nichole Mungenast
Independent Studies and Capstones
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current use of the Central Institute for the Deaf’s Speech Skills Worksheet by teacher of the deaf and speech-language pathologists, review the current literature on speech development in hearing-impaired children, and apply the findings to develop a more comprehensive Speech Skills Worksheet.
School Counselors In The Mainstream Setting: A Tool For Working With Students With Hearing Impairments In The Public School Environment, Andrea Lynn Niekamp
School Counselors In The Mainstream Setting: A Tool For Working With Students With Hearing Impairments In The Public School Environment, Andrea Lynn Niekamp
Independent Studies and Capstones
This study looks at public school counselors who work with hearing impaired students and the counselor’s awareness of specific issues of problems of these students.
Activities For Social Skills Development In Deaf Children Preparing To Enter The Mainstream, Dorie L. Noll
Activities For Social Skills Development In Deaf Children Preparing To Enter The Mainstream, Dorie L. Noll
Independent Studies and Capstones
A sample of regular education teachers was surveyed to assess the social skills of recently mainstreamed students from oral deaf programs in their classrooms. In addition, a curriculum of social skills activities was developed to help prepare students from oral deaf schools to enter the mainstream.
Current Infection Control Trends In Audiology, Alison Burco
Current Infection Control Trends In Audiology, Alison Burco
Independent Studies and Capstones
The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth assessment of current infection control practice trends in a group of practicing audiologists. The study investigated the extent to which Universal Precautions are applied in the clinical settings, the percentages of respondents familiar with general infection control nomenclature, and the future educational directives.
Are Distortion Levels A Problem With Digital Signal Processing Hearing Aids And Frequency Modulation (Fm) Systems?, Claire Buxton
Are Distortion Levels A Problem With Digital Signal Processing Hearing Aids And Frequency Modulation (Fm) Systems?, Claire Buxton
Independent Studies and Capstones
The purpose of this study was to examine objective and subjective distortion present when frequency modulation (FM) systems were coupled with four digital signal processing (DSP) hearing aids. Electroacoustic analysis and subjective listening tests by experienced audiologists revealed that distortion levels varied across hearing aids and channels.
More Appropriate: Additional Stories For Students Who Are Hearing Impaired Using The "Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence" (S.P.I.R.E.) Curriculum, Audrey Jane Davis
More Appropriate: Additional Stories For Students Who Are Hearing Impaired Using The "Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence" (S.P.I.R.E.) Curriculum, Audrey Jane Davis
Independent Studies and Capstones
S.P.I.R.E., at use at Central Institute for the Deaf, is a comprehensive, multi-sensory systematic reading and language program that targets at risk and struggling students. The purpose of this project was to write additional stories and sentences for students who are hearing impaired through reader 2 that may be used in conjunction with the exiting stories and supplements.
An Examination Of Cued Speech As A Tool For Language, Literacy, And Bilingualism For Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing, Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds
An Examination Of Cued Speech As A Tool For Language, Literacy, And Bilingualism For Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing, Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds
Independent Studies and Capstones
This study examines the purpose and uses of Cued Speech, its benefits and limitations, and its effectiveness as a tool for language, literacy, and bilingualism.
Acoustical Barriers To Communication And Hearing, Aline Renee Sundeen
Acoustical Barriers To Communication And Hearing, Aline Renee Sundeen
Independent Studies and Capstones
This study examined the acoustical conditions, including the surface-dimension measurements, background noise levels, and reverberation times in classrooms in a metropolitan area. The data collected in this study will help school administrators realize that appropriate classroom acoustics are necessary for both hearing impaired and normal hearing students.
Subjective Versus Objective Measures Of Daily Listening Environments, Jennifer Suzanne Taylor
Subjective Versus Objective Measures Of Daily Listening Environments, Jennifer Suzanne Taylor
Independent Studies and Capstones
This study examined hearing impaired listeners’ subjective perceptions of listening environments through a listening questionnaire and compared these results to objective measures mimicked by the questionnaire in the datalogging device SAM (Sound Activity Meter). Results indicate audiologists should not rely on patient reports of “typical” listening environments for hearing aid selection as significant discrepancies were present between several of the subjective and objective measures.
Role Of Synuclein Proteins In Auditory Function, Catherine A. Young
Role Of Synuclein Proteins In Auditory Function, Catherine A. Young
Independent Studies and Capstones
The recent discovery of synuclein proteins in peripheral auditory tissues has prompted a closer examination of the role of these proteins in hearing. In the present study, auditory brainstem response thresholds of synuclein knockout mice are compared to wild type mice.
Comparison Of Computerized Dynamic Posturography (Cdp) Results With Subjective Visual Vertical (Svv) Test In Patients With And Without Vestibular Dysfunction: Effects Of Horizontal Headshaking, Kristy Lee Greco
Independent Studies and Capstones
The goal of the study was to identify what effect headshaking in the horizontal plane has on Computerized Dynamic Posturography results in normals and patients with unilateral vestibular dysfunction. Additionally, the results were compared to results of the dynamic subjective visual vertical test.