Television Literacy: Comprehension of Program Content Using Closed Captions for the Deaf

Abstract

This study assessed deaf and hearing students' comprehension of captions with and without visuals/video. Results indicate that reading grade level is highly correlated with caption comprehension test scores. Comprehension of the deaf students was consistently below that of hearing students. The captioned video produced significantly better comprehension by deaf students, suggesting the importance of visual information. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)