Understanding the Visual Impairment Student’s Epistemic Beliefs With Low English Lexicons Spelling Competence

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10.2991/assehr.k.201021.043How to use a DOI?

Keywords

visual impairment, epistemic beliefs, English lexicons

Abstract

Learners with visual impairment have different way of acquiring and understanding written material. The learners with visual impairment learn through listening then memorizing the sounds as it is sounded. While writing, both of nondisabled learners and learners with visual impairment urge to recall the words that have been memorized. Learners with no vision will have more difficulties to write the letter because blind encode syllables by the sound as unity of word. The reading problem will affect their writing especially spelling. Since blind encode syllables by the sound as unity of words, they tend to write the words as it is sounded. This affects their English spelling since English words do not spelled as it is sounded. Factors contribute to the spelling errors committed by blind student are lack exposure to the words’ formation, inherent of language (silent letter, homophone and borrowing words), different characteristics of L1 and L2, and student’s preferences on reading (use-screen readers more than braille text). Research shows that the beliefs individuals hold about knowledge and knowing (epistemic beliefs) influence learning approaches and outcomes. However, little is known about the nature of visual impairment student’s epistemic beliefs and how best to measure these. In this case study, one postgraduate student who are visually impaired was asked to spell 50 English words which are closed to their characteristics as the student with different abilities. Interviews also enabled the participant to describe wider range of his epistemic beliefs. These results indicate that although the visual impaired student has low English lexicons spelling competence, surprisingly he has sophisticated epistemic beliefs which holds implications for further research.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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AU  - Ive Emaliana
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DA  - 2020/10/22
TI  - Understanding the Visual Impairment Student’s Epistemic Beliefs With Low English Lexicons Spelling Competence
BT  - Proceedings of the Brawijaya International Conference on Multidisciplinary Sciences and Technology (BICMST 2020)
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