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ERIC Number: EJ1329924
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2167-3454
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What Do You Meme? Meme Humor Comprehension in Adolescents with Language Disorder or Hearing Loss
Buxbaum, Lindsey; Pedersen, Holly F.; Gilson, Cheryl; Magnus, Lesley
Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, v11 n1 Jan 2022
Easy access to the internet allows adolescents to share humor, such as memes, via social media. This quasi-experimental study investigated whether there was a difference in the number of memes comprehended on an assessment test among adolescents who were typically developing, adolescents who were deaf or hard of hearing, and adolescents with language disorders. It also sought to determine if the meme's picture, whether related to the text or unrelated, contributed to adolescents' comprehension. Participants were given a short reading screening and a multiple-choice test of meme comprehension. Adolescents who were typically developing out-performed adolescents who were deaf or hard of hearing or who had language disorders. Supporting pictures did not appear to aid in meme comprehension. Findings from this study suggest the need for professionals to include direct instruction of humor when working with adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have language disorders.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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