International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education
Vol 2, No 1 (2018): International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education

The Readiness of Typical Student in Communication By Using Sign Language in Hearing Impairment Integration Programe

Mohd Hanafi Mohd Yasin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Liong Kon Thai (The National University of Malaysia)
Nuur Thaqifah Mohd Tahir (The National University of Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 May 2018

Abstract

This research is regarding the readiness of typical student in communication by using sign language in Hearing Impairment Integration Programme. There were 60 typical students from a Special Education Integration Programme of secondary school in Malacca were chosen as research respondents. The instrument of the research was a set of questionnaire which consisted of four parts, namely Student’s demography (Part A), Student’s knowledge (Part B), Student’s ability to communicate (Part C) and Student’s interest to communicate (Part D). The questionnaire was adapted from the research of Asnul Dahar and Rabiah's 'The Readiness of Students in Following Vocational Subjects at Jerantut District, Rural Secondary School in Pahang'.  Descriptive analysis was used to analysis the data. Mean score was used to determine the level of respondents' perception of each question. The findings showed a positive relationship between typical students towards communication medium by using sign language. Typical students were seen to be interested in communicating using sign language and were willing to attend the Sign Language class if offered.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijpte

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Subject

Education Social Sciences

Description

International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal emphasizes on the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. The journal is published by the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, ...