The Effect of Using Computer Program on Developing Verbal Communication among Mentally Retarded Children in the Elementary Stage in Rafha Province

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the effect of using a computer program on developing verbal communication among the educable mentally retarded students in the elementary stage in Rafha Province. The sample was selected from the students of the intellectual education classes in the elementary stage in Rafha province/ Northern Borders Region. The researchers followed the experimental method to conduct the study. The sample consisted of 20 students randomly distributed into two groups: an experimental group that was taught using the suggested verbal communication developing computer program and a control group that did not receive any educational program. The program was made up of 21 sessions. Each session lasted for 45 minutes, three times a week. The researchers used verbal communication scale to collect data and to compare the performance of the experimental and control groups in the pre and post tests. The results of the study indicated that there are statistically significant differences on the verbal communication scale among the students of the two groups at the level of (0.01) in favor of the experimental group.