A Comparative Study of Children who are Deaf and their Parents Literate Abilities in Sign Language The Case of Morning Star Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hearing Catholic

The present study was designed to compare children who are deaf and their parents' literate abilities in sign language in Morning Star Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hearing Catholic Primary School Akum, Bamendain the North West Region of Cameroon. The ex post facto and survey designs were used to conduct the study. The population was all the 15 pupils who are deaf in Morning Star Inclusive Primary School Akum and their 12 parents in 2019. The sample consisted of 12 pupils who are deaf and their 10 parents. This sample was chosen by simple random sampling. Questionnaires were administered to pupils and their parents to collect the required data. Using the questionnaires, data was collected to determine whether there was a significant difference in the mean comprehension level of Sign Language between parents and their children who are deaf. Also some datafrom the questionnaires was collected and analyzed to determine the factors affecting pupils who are deaf and their parents learning of Sign Language. The data on the comparative analysis was analyzed by using Student t test inferential statistics. The data that was collected to determine the factors affecting pupils who are deaf and their parents learning of Sign Language was analyzed by using descriptive statistics specifically percentages. The results showed that 1 there is a significant difference between pupils who are deaf and their parents mean ability to write Sign Language 2 there is a significant difference between pupils who are deaf and their parents mean ability to read Sign Language 3 several factors especially material resources affect pupils who are deaf learning of sign language and 4 several factors especially material resources and social influences affect parents of pupils who are deaf learning of sign language. Ngeh Emmanuel Amambua | Kibinkiri Eric Len "A Comparative Study of Children who are Deaf and their Parents Literate Abilities in Sign Language: The Case of Morning Star Deaf and Hard of Hearing/Hearing Catholic" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33593.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/33593/a-comparative-study-of-children-who-are-deaf-and-their-parents-literate-abilities-in-sign-language-the-case-of-morning-star-deaf-and-hard-of-hearinghearing-catholic/ngeh-emmanuel-amambua