Research Article

Examination of Written Products of Students With Learning Disability in Terms of Readability and Legibility / Özel Öğrenme Güçlüğü Olan Öğrencilerin Yazılı Ürünlerinin Okunabilirlik ve Okunaklılık Açısından İncelenmesi

Volume: 14 Number: 2 April 29, 2023
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Examination of Written Products of Students With Learning Disability in Terms of Readability and Legibility / Özel Öğrenme Güçlüğü Olan Öğrencilerin Yazılı Ürünlerinin Okunabilirlik ve Okunaklılık Açısından İncelenmesi

Abstract

Special learning disabilities are the most common type of disability experienced by school-aged children. There are some problems in the written expressions of students with special learning disabilities, some of these problems are that the written products are not legible and cannot be read by the readers. In this study, the readability and readability of narratives written by students in grades 4, 6 and 8 with or without special learning disabilities were examined in both comparative and developmental terms. This study was conducted using a comparative descriptive model, one of the quantitative search methods. The participants were 22 grade four students, 34 grade six students, and 32 grade eight students with specific learning disabilities and usually developmental students. In the study, readability formulas and a multidimensional readability scale developed by Ateşman, Çetinkaya and Bezirci and Yılmaz, considering the linguistic characteristics of Turkish, were used. Based on the legibility findings, it was found that students with special learning disabilities wrote stories that were not as readable as their peers without special learning disabilities at all levels. Furthermore, it is observed that the progress of the score level in the two groups differentiates readability, though not at a significant level. When the readability findings are examined, there is a significant difference in favor of students without special learning disabilities at all grade levels in the calculations made only according to the Bezirci and Yılmaz formula. When the readability of the stories written by students with special learning difficulties was examined according to the grade level, it was found that there was only a differentiation according to the Bezirci and Yılmaz formula. On the other hand, it is observed that the stories written by students without special learning disabilities differ depending on the academic level depending on all the readability formulas. The fact that readability levels vary depending on the formula used demonstrates that there is no common formula in Turkey. The outcomes were discussed in the context of the literature. Moreover, on the basis of the findings of the study, suggestions for applications and research are provided.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 29, 2023

Submission Date

December 4, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 13, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 14 Number: 2

APA
Ceylan, M. (2023). Özel Öğrenme Güçlüğü Olan Öğrencilerin Yazılı Ürünlerinin Okunabilirlik ve Okunaklılık Açısından İncelenmesi / Examination of Written Products of Students with Learning Disability in Terms of Readability and Legibility. E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 14(2), 141-155. https://doi.org/10.19160/e-ijer.1214549

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