The Development of the Opinions about Deaf People Scale: A Scale to Measure Hearing Adults' Beliefs about the Capabilities of Deaf Adults

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dc.contributor.authorBerkay, Paul James
dc.contributor.authorGardner, J. Emmett
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Patricia L.
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:54:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:32:23Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:54:03Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:32:23Z
dc.date.issued1995-02-01
dc.description.abstractThis report documents the development of a scale to measure hearing adults' beliefs about the capabilities of deaf adults. An item pool created from a list of misconceptions about deaf people was used to develop a 35-item Opinions About Deaf People scale, piloted with 38 university undergraduates. A revised 20-item version of the scale was piloted with 290 undergraduates. Acoefficient alpha of .83 was obtained from the second pilot, with item-total correlations ranging from .22 to .58. Factor analysis demonstrated a General Deaf Capabilities factor (eigenvalue = 5.39). Some items also correlated moderately to strongly with an Intelligence factor (eigenvalue = 1.70). Construct validity was established through correlation with Cowen's Attitudes to Deafness scale (r = .75). Analysis supports that a reliable and valid scale has been developed that can be used to measure hearing adults' beliefs about the capabilities of deaf adults in education, employment, and other appropriate settings.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationBerkay, P. J., Gardner, J. E., & Smith, P. L. (1995). The Development of the Opinions about Deaf People Scale: A Scale to Measure Hearing Adults' Beliefs about the Capabilities of Deaf Adults. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 55(1), 105-114. doi: 10.1177/0013164495055001010en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0013164495055001010en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/25595
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEducational and Psychological Measurement
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dc.titleThe Development of the Opinions about Deaf People Scale: A Scale to Measure Hearing Adults' Beliefs about the Capabilities of Deaf Adultsen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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