Assessing the Efficacy of an Interactive Thinking Tools Based Teaching Program in Teaching Hearing Disable Individuals

Abstract

The study aimed to assess the efficacy of an interactive thinking tools based teaching program in teaching hearing disable individuals in Al-Zarqa educational district , and also to  develop a scale of achievement motivation among hearing disable students . The sample of the study consisted of 20 male and female students with hearing disability from the high basic stage in the academic year 2010/2011 whom were randomly selected and . were distributed into two main groups : an experimental group ( 10 male and female students ) and a control one( 10 male and female students ) . To check for the equivalence of the two groups of the study, the scale of  pre achievement motivation was applied as a tool of the study, means and standard deviation were calculated for the students' pre assessments on each dimension of the dimensions of achievement motivation scale and on the scale as whole .Achievement motivation scale was used as the tool of the study . results of the study indicated that there were plausible differences between the means of the post tests on each dimension of the achievement motivation scale dimensions and on the scale as whole according to the variable of the group ( experimental or control ) and also that there were plausible differences between the means of experimental group students pre and post assessments on each dimension of the achievement motivation scale dimensions and on the scale as whole according to the assessment variable ( pre or post ) . In light of the results of the study, the researchers concluded with a group of recommendations among them : Conducting training courses for teachers to train them on computerized educational programs that are based on interactive tools and methods to stimulate achievement motivation among hearing impaired students .

Key word: Interactive Thinking, Teaching, Program, Hearing, Disable Individuals