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- Creators: Azuma, Tamiko
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The increase of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) cases in recent war history has increased the urgency of research regarding how veterans are affected by TBIs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of TBI on speech recognition in noise. The AzBio Sentence Test was completed for signal-to-noise ratios (S/N) from -10 dB to +15 dB for a control group of ten participants and one US military veteran with history of service-connected TBI. All participants had normal hearing sensitivity defined as thresholds of 20 dB or better at frequencies from 250-8000 Hz in addition to having tympanograms within normal limits. Comparison of the data collected on the control group versus the veteran suggested that the veteran performed worse than the majority of the control group on the AzBio Sentence Test. Further research with more participants would be beneficial to our understanding of how veterans with TBI perform on speech recognition tests in the presence of background noise.
ContributorsCorvasce, Erica Marie (Author) / Peterson, Kathleen (Thesis director) / Williams, Erica (Committee member) / Azuma, Tamiko (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Speech and Hearing Science (Contributor)
Created2015-05
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The purpose of this research project was to assess the self-perceptions of academic and social success in bilingual college students, with a special comparison between students who did not speak English as their first language and students who did speak English as their first language. The bilingual participants were primarily recruited from Arizona State University (ASU) classes and international student organizations. In the survey, participants identified the languages they speak and provided ratings for the following: their English language proficiency, their preference and comfort level in various academic situations (e.g., visiting professors during office hours, studying for exams), their preference and comfort level in various social situations (e.g., making friends at college, language preference with friends), and their testing format preferences (e.g., multiple choice, essay). Participants also were asked to provide their opinions on tools that could be added to Canvas to assist students who do not speak English as their first language (e.g., translation dictionary). Results revealed that academic and social preferences were influenced by students’ level of English proficiency and reflect differences in confidence across settings. The summary findings will be utilized to create a list of recommendations for college faculty instructors and peer counselors to help mitigate the challenges faced by college bilingual students.
ContributorsLood, Adrienne (Author) / Azuma, Tamiko (Thesis director) / Rodriguez, Norma (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2023-05
ContributorsLood, Adrienne (Author) / Azuma, Tamiko (Thesis director) / Rodriguez, Norma (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2023-05
ContributorsLood, Adrienne (Author) / Azuma, Tamiko (Thesis director) / Rodriguez, Norma (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2023-05