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Education--Data processing--Study and teaching (Higher); Speech therapists--Attitudes; Speech therapists--Training of; Academic theses;

Abstract

The study examined the effects of instruction type on speech language pathology graduate students' (n = 10) interest, speed, and accuracy in being trained to create PowerPoint phonological awareness click-lessons. Half of the subjects (n = 5) received instruction during an in-service proceeding; while the remaining subjects (n = 5) received training via a tutorial manual written by the researcher. The clinicians involved in the study completed written questionnaires before and after reviewing click-lessons and recreating portions of a Rhyme Time program and recorded the time needed to complete ten tutorial slides in this program. Statistical analyses were completed to evaluate the effect of in-service versus written manual training (p = .05). A statistical difference was noted in the two groups' ratings of the usefulness of click-lessons in the treatment setting with the in-service group rating the lessons as having a higher level of usefulness. No difference was evident in the number of errors produced, perceived difficulty, time needed to replicate slides, perceived ease to complete the task, and desire to utilize the training they received.

Year of Submission

2003

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Communicative Disorders

First Advisor

Lauren Nelson

Second Advisor

Clifford Highnam

Third Advisor

Theresa Kouri

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Date Original

2003

Object Description

1 PDF file (145 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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