Effect of Electronic Games on Problem-Solving Skills in a Sample of Hearing-Impaired Children in Pre-School
This study aimed to answer the question of whether the Tablet devices affected children's problem solving skills in hearing-impaired children. It was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The research involved sixteen five-year-old hearing-impaired children and divided these children equally into...
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doaj-4af1d7022994474b9f37ee1c2301f5482020-11-25T00:00:30ZaraSultan Qaboos UniversityJournal of Educational and Psychological Studies2218-65062521-70462016-03-0110223625410.24200/jeps.vol10iss2pp236-254912Effect of Electronic Games on Problem-Solving Skills in a Sample of Hearing-Impaired Children in Pre-SchoolMaryam H. O. Turkestani0King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaThis study aimed to answer the question of whether the Tablet devices affected children's problem solving skills in hearing-impaired children. It was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The research involved sixteen five-year-old hearing-impaired children and divided these children equally into two groups (experimental and control group). The experimental hearing-impaired children played with an iPad devices for a period of 6 months. The children were assessed at entry to the study on their problem solving capacities, in order to compare their development, using four subscales of the British Ability Scale-II (BAS-II). The four sub-scales were non-verbal. The results revealed significant differences between the experimental and control groups in their capacity to solve problems, using four subscales of the BAS II: Block Building (BB), Picture Similarities (PS), Pattern Construction (PC) and Copying (C), which showed the effectiveness of the technology devices on the skills of hearing impaired children.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jeps/article/view/956Electronic games, hearing impaired children, tablets, British Ability Scale-ii (bas-II), problem- solving skills. |
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Effect of Electronic Games on Problem-Solving Skills in a Sample of Hearing-Impaired Children in Pre-School |
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Effect of Electronic Games on Problem-Solving Skills in a Sample of Hearing-Impaired Children in Pre-School |
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Effect of Electronic Games on Problem-Solving Skills in a Sample of Hearing-Impaired Children in Pre-School |
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Effect of Electronic Games on Problem-Solving Skills in a Sample of Hearing-Impaired Children in Pre-School |
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Effect of Electronic Games on Problem-Solving Skills in a Sample of Hearing-Impaired Children in Pre-School |
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effect of electronic games on problem-solving skills in a sample of hearing-impaired children in pre-school |
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Sultan Qaboos University |
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Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies |
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2218-6506 2521-7046 |
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This study aimed to answer the question of whether the Tablet devices affected children's problem solving skills in hearing-impaired children. It was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The research involved sixteen five-year-old hearing-impaired children and divided these children equally into two groups (experimental and control group). The experimental hearing-impaired children played with an iPad devices for a period of 6 months. The children were assessed at entry to the study on their problem solving capacities, in order to compare their development, using four subscales of the British Ability Scale-II (BAS-II). The four sub-scales were non-verbal. The results revealed significant differences between the experimental and control groups in their capacity to solve problems, using four subscales of the BAS II: Block Building (BB), Picture Similarities (PS), Pattern Construction (PC) and Copying (C), which showed the effectiveness of the technology devices on the skills of hearing impaired children. |
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Electronic games, hearing impaired children, tablets, British Ability Scale-ii (bas-II), problem- solving skills. |
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