Comparison of Closed Caption and Transcript Use (graph). Reasons follow by # of students who use closed captions, followed by # of students who use transcripts for that purpose. Helps me retain information: 963, 668. Helps me focus: 1001, 491. Helps me overcome poor audio quality: 958, 428. Helps me understand difficult vocabulary: 418, 288. Other: 155, 273. Helps me in sound-sensitive environment (650, 261). My professor has an accent: 285, 178. I have difficulty with hearing: 288, 136. English is my second language: 112, 75.