title: The efficiency and effectiveness of an interactive videodisc system to teach sign language vocabulary.
abstract: Forty students enrolled in the course 74.153, Introduction to Sign Language, at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania participated in a study using an interactive videodisc system to teach sign language vocabulary. The experimental group (n = 20) learned signs via an interactive videodisc system while the control group (n = 20) learned the same signs through a traditional classroom approach. Results indicated no significant differences between the groups in their ability to recognize signs. In addition, the experimental group took one-third less time to learn as many signs as the control group.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Slike
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chiavacci
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hobbis
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008369:Manual Communication; D012813:Sign Language; D014741:Video Recording; D014742:Videodisc Recording