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Problem and aim. The paper deals with the problem of adapting educational video materials for teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The paper is aimed at identifying and justifying the theoretical bases for adaptation of video materials for teaching students with hearing impairment both during in-class learning and self-study. Methodology. The study was conducted at the Centre for inclusive education of Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University, the experiment involved 11 hearing-impaired students majoring in “Mechanical Engineering”. The participants of the experiment were offered short educational socio-cultural videos of equal complexity, while first video was dubbed with subtitles, and the second one – with a sign language translation. In the first part of the experiment, participants were asked to give a brief summary of the material presented in the video in a free form. In the second part of the experiment, participants were asked to answer test questions on the content of video materials related to some details of the material presented. In conclusion, students were asked to answer questions about their preferences for dubbing video materials and the reasons for their choice. Results and discussion. The results obtained during this experiment demonstrate the preferred use of subtitles when adapting video materials for deaf and hard of hearing students. However, when complex abstract concepts appear in the video, subtitles do not make them easier to understand. In this regard, when developing electronic resources that include video materials, it is possible to provide for the combined use of sign dubbing and subtitles.

. Introduction. The paper describes the use of distance educational technologies at M. T. Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University for students with hearing impairment. The paper aims to present preliminary results of the use of an e-course, which takes into account their special educational needs caused by specific features of their thinking models and information perception. Materials and methods. This paper demonstrates the students’ assignment scores and the outcomes of the questionnaire survey on their independent work with the e-course in descriptive geometry. These results are based on testing, survey, and observations made by teachers. Results. The paper presents a structure of the e-course on descriptive geometry, its resources, and elements. The e-course includes educational PowerPoint presentations, lecture notes, students’ workbooks, step-by-step instructions for doing tasks, electronic teaching aids, animated videos, 3D models, drawings, educational layouts, reference books, and National Standards. The assignment scores and the findings of the questionnaire survey on work with the course are discussed. Conclusion. The introduction of the e-course on descriptive geometry for hearing-impaired students at a technical university facilitates better understanding and efficient learning. It is however necessary to take into account some difficulties encountered by these students during their independent work with e-resources. Keywords: distance technologies, e-learning course, descriptive geometry, teaching students with hearing impairments.

The main objectives of this paper are to present the primary results of our study conducted at M.T. Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University and aimed at identifying special features of information perception by hearing-impaired students. The paper also presents the analysis of the experiment results and general recommendations concerning teaching deaf and hearing impaired students. The results of this study make a definite contribution to the theory of teaching students with hearing impairments. The recommendations presented can be taken into account when developing curricula and syllabus for future educators and trainee teachers in order to develop their competency to work in an inclusive education system. The experimental work was aimed at analyzing the differences in levels of cognitive construal while processing information (perception, attention, memory, etc.) based on using digital versus non-digital platforms (paper and interactive whiteboard, etc.). The main preliminary result of the experiments at the moment is the confirmation of significant difference in some cognitive construal indicators of deaf and hearing impaired students regarding memory and information processing skills in reading, as well as in prevailing mental models. The recommendations formulated on the basis of the study results are considered in Pedagogical Communications course at M.T. Kalashnikov ISTU included in Vocational Education curriculum, and we believe it will contribute to developing students' competency to work with hearing-impaired students in the system of inclusive education.

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