Teacher Survey of Captioned Media

By Gallaudet University

Captioned Media and Educational Technology: Research into Contemporary School Practice

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Captioning and Adaptation Branch
Grant Award: H026R30005

Captioned Video Survey

• Teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students
• Random sample of students
• Spring 1994
• Two-thirds from local school programs
• 212 teachers total
• 175 classroom teachers (the rest resource, itinerant, etc.)

Use of Video

• 94 percent of classroom teachers had used video during the academic year
• Estimated frequency of use--once a week

Are captioned video materials valuable?

• Very valuable--81%
• Valuable--19%
• Not valuable--0%

Were all, some, or none captioned?

• Some--64%
• All--26%
• None--10%

What was done to make uncaptioned videos accessible?

• Teacher interpreted--77.2%
• Someone else interpreted--29.3%
• Amplification--5.7%
• Other--6.5%

Where do you obtain captioned video materials?

• School library--50%
• CFV--44%
• Video store--38%
• Record/VCR--22%
• Purchase--19%
• Public library--14%
• Modern Talking Pictures--3%

For your last use only--Where did you obtain captioned video materials?

• Borrowed--56.3%
• Rented--14.3%
• Purchased--13.4%
• Recorded--13.4%
• Other--2.7%
• Not applicable--1.8%

Last use only: Other information

• 34% of videos were not captioned or signed
• 63% said the captioning level was appropriate for students
• 88% used videotapes; 10% used films
• Teachers' difficulties with captioned video media
• 56% reported difficulties obtaining
• 44% did not mention difficulties obtaining
• 18% reported difficulties in using

Problems: Comments about reading level

• Too hard--28%
• Too fast--14%
• Too easy--6%
• Too slow--3%

Problems with captioned video media

• Hard/fast--32%
• Coverage--23%
• Errors--22%
• None--16%

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Tags: history, captioning