Hauser
First Name
Peter
Last Name
Hauser
Department
American Sign Language and Interpreting Education
Scholarship Year
2025
Research Center
Research Center on Culture and Language (CCL)
Scholarship Type
Uninvited Presentations
Contributors List
Isabella McGuire, Jason Listman, Jessica Contreras, Peter Hauser
Project Title
Preliminary Insights into Fingerspelling and Number Comprehension ReTest Performance
Start Date - Month
September
Start Date - Year
2022
End Date Anticipated - Month
May
End Date Anticipated - Year
2027
End Date Actual - Month
May
End Date Actual - Year
2027
Review Types
Not Applicable
Student Assistance
Undergraduate
Projected Cost
$0.00
Funding Source
Operating Budget
Resulting Product
Conference presentation
Citation

McGuire, Isabella, et al. "Preliminary Insights into Fingerspelling and Number Comprehension Test-RetestPerformance." NTID Student Research Fair. Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY. 25 Apr. 2025. Conference Presentation.

Abstract

American Sign Language (ASL) is a signed language that utilizes fingerspelling for articulating specific words and number sequences. This project aims to understand how time limitations and presentation techniques affect second language ASL learners’ ability to comprehend fingerspelling and numbers through a test-retest approach. This will be achieved by examining how repeated exposure and slower presentation speeds impact participants' performance. These findings will contribute to the discussion on appropriate presentation of ASL stimuli in assessment instruments and provide insights into the cognitive processes involved in processing fingerspelling. The results will have implications for students with disabilities who might require untimed tests or repeated viewing of stimuli on formal ASL comprehension tests. If the results demonstrate that no time limits and repeating videos does not affect comprehension then current tests should remove such restrictions.

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