TEACHING “NANOTECHNOLOGY” FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING

Abstract

The present study aims to reveal how to teach basic nanotechnology in daily life to students with deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). The study used a single-subject research approach in one special needs elementary school in Bandung (i.e., four students with DHH using pre- and post-test). The teaching was delivered using a bilingual method (i.e., sign and writing-and-speaking methods) completed with experimental demonstration. The results revealed that difficult subject (such as nanotechnology) could be taught to DHH students. However, the main key point is the way how to deliver the subject. The additional experimental demonstration is effective to boost the level of students’ understanding. In addition, the surrounding factors (i.e., light brightness) have a great impact for DHH students to understand what the teacher has articulated during the teaching and learning process as they relied on reading the lip movements of the teacher.

Keywords

• Deaf and hard of hearing
• Elementary student
• Light brightness
• Nanoscience
• Teaching