The role of blended learning in developing academic and social skills of deaf and hearing impaired students from the viewpoint of their teachers

Dr.Mohammad Othman Bashatwa¹

¹Associate Professor of Special Education - Taif University - College of Education - Department of Special Education, [email protected]

Volume:13 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 170-196 | June 2021 | https://doi.org/10.54940/ep98342570 | PDF

Received: 5 Jan 2021 | Accepted: 10 August 2021

Abstract:

This study aimed to identify the role of blended learning in developing academic and social skills of deaf and hearing impaired students from the viewpoint of their teachers. The sample of the study consisted of (35) teachers from the teachers of deaf and hearing impaired students in the integration schools in the public education schools and the Al-Amal Institute for the Deaf in Taif City, and the study was based on the descriptive approach, and a questionnaire was used to collect data. The results showed that the role of blended learning in developing academic skills among deaf and hearing impaired students from the viewpoint of their teachers was at a medium level, and at a high level in developing social skills, and there were no statistically significant differences in the teachers' viewpoint of the role of blended learning in developing academic skills and social skills for deaf and hearing impaired students attributed to the variables of the teacher's experience and academic qualification. In light of the results of the study, a set of recommendations were presented.

Keywords:

 Blended learning, deaf and hearing impaired students, academic and social skills

How to cite this paper:

Bashatwa, M (2021). The role of blended learning in developing academic and social skills of deaf and hearing impaired students from the viewpoint of their teachers, Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Educational and Psychological Sciences, Vol (13), No (2)