title: Performance of a group of deaf and hard-of-hearing students and a comparison group of hearing students on a series of problem-solving tasks.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of a group of school-age deaf and hard-of-hearing students and a matched group of hearing students on a series of problem-solving tasks. The results indicated that the hearing group performed better than the deaf and hard-of-hearing group. As they got older, both groups made incremental gains in problem-solving ability, and the gap between the deaf and hard-of-hearing group and the hearing group narrowed. Possible reasons for the results are discussed and suggestions for intervention and future research are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Luckner
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McNeill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003638:Deafness; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D006311:Hearing Disorders; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis