SOCIAL INTERACTION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS IN CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES

Janine Joy L Tenerife,Lindley S Saladaga,John V De Vera,Jesilyn D Peconcillo,Susana D Manreal,Lilibeth C Pinili,Emerson D Peteros

doi:10.46827/ejse.v7i4.4058

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https://doi.org/10.46827/ejse.v7i4.4058

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This research assessed the social interaction and the academic performance of the deaf and hard of hearing students in a school for the deaf in Cebu City, Philippines. There were 49 respondents who were assessed in terms of their social interaction and academic performance. A survey questionnaire was used to assess the level of their social interaction and their grades were used to measure their academic performance. Data gathered were treated statistically using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that the respondents had an average age of 19.5 years old that are deaf with 3 to 4 siblings. The respondents had high social interaction with their teachers and peers but had moderate social interaction with their family members and very low social interaction with the hearing students. They perform satisfactorily in school. There were significant relationships between their interaction with their family members and the hearing students. Thus, school administrators are encouraged to design programs that would improve the social interactions of the deaf and hard of hearing students within the school community and at home. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0970/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Over the years, it has always been an issue that the society disregarded persons with disabilities and minority groups present in the community in which the deaf people are not an exception
Some of them were hard of hearing students which means that they can hear a little bit of sounds which can help them in communicating to others
The study aimed to assess the social interaction of the deaf and hard of hearing students (D/HH) students with the other members of their community

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It has always been an issue that the society disregarded persons with disabilities and minority groups present in the community in which the deaf people are not an exception. There had been fewer efforts from the hearing world to reach out to the deaf people so that social interaction between these two sectors will be made possible. It is only through sign language in which the hearing world and the deaf can communicate effectively. With the existing communication barriers between the deaf and hearing people, the deaf community oftentimes engage socially only among themselves where they can feel that they are welcomed by their peers. This is often the cause of conflict between the child and the parents because both sides cannot express their feelings and emotions effectively in order to relay the information intended for each other (Correll, 2017)

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