The last article I read mentioned that study habits and cognitive level and interpretation of material likely played a part in how DHH students learn and succeed academically, so I thought it’d be a good idea to research any differences in studying. This study found that differences in studying were very slight and that DHH students were just as capable of making meaning of the material learned. The inventory identified eight scales for studying, and found that DHH students were statistically significant on four of the eight scales. The study also found (and it was briefly mentioned in the last article as well) that DHH students have a more difficult time making connections between different topics, which was more pronounced in students who explicitly used sign. However, DHH students are more likely to critically analyze topics taught.
Previous literature focused on how there were different levels of learning, e.g. “surface level”, which is similar to regurgitation. This is similar to what was mentioned in the previous article of “meaning” versus “reproducing” orientations toward learning. This study definitely found that DHH students were just as capable, if not more likely, to apply the meaning orientation to their learning and studying. The researchers believe that this does not have to do with the context of their studies, but because of the difference in their Deaf education that may have pushed them to make those real-world applications while learning to give curriculum context. However, the study also found that DHH students scored higher than hearing students on scores of reproducing orientations too. In general, they found that DHH students felt more anxiety about succeeding in academics than hearing students do. They believe that this anxiety and fear of failure may be tied to the idea that DHH students have a harder time making connections between topics. This seems to have some implications on cognitive patterns and development of DHH students.
I wonder how much of these cognitive developments or attitudes are affected by their immersion in the Deaf community, or if these are simply the hallmarks of growing up DHH. Regardless, it seems that Lindsay will feel anxious about succeeding academically, especially since she will need to rely on indirect knowledge transmission (text and interpreters), she will push herself to accurately and truly learn the information, and hopefully do well academically at the institution.
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