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.
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.