Development of a Functional Social Assessment Tool for Arabic-Speaking Egyptian Deaf Children

IF 1.1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Deafness & Education International Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI:10.1080/14643154.2021.1905940

Omayma Afsah, Sara Elawady, Wessam Elshawaf, T. Abou-Elsaad

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ABSTRACT Background: Deafness is the most common sensory impairment in human beings, with significant social and psychological implications. Several questionnaires were designed to evaluate the social and emotional abilities of English-speaking deaf children. This study's objective was to create Arabic questionnaires to assess the social abilities of Arabic-speaking Egyptian deaf children. Methods: Two Arabic questionnaires targeting social abilities were designed by selecting items from two English-based questionnaires and translating them into Arabic. The questionnaires were administered to 140 Egyptian children aged 3–12 years who were arranged into two age groups. They included 60 children with typical hearing, 60 deaf children fitted with hearing aids, and 20 children with cochlear implants. Results: Children with typical hearing showed the best performance with non-significant differences between cochlear implanted and hearing aided children. The best predictors of the social abilities of Egyptian deaf children were language age and severity of hearing loss. Conclusion: The designed Arabic questionnaires are valid and reliable functional assessment tools that can be used to evaluate and monitor the social performance of deaf children.

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阿拉伯语埃及聋儿功能社会评估工具的开发

背景:耳聋是人类最常见的感觉障碍，具有重要的社会和心理影响。设计了几份问卷来评估说英语的聋儿的社交和情感能力。本研究的目的是制作阿拉伯语问卷来评估说阿拉伯语的埃及聋儿的社交能力。方法:从两份英文问卷中选择题目并翻译成阿拉伯文，设计两份阿拉伯文社会能力调查问卷。140名3-12岁的埃及儿童被分为两个年龄组，接受了问卷调查。他们包括60名听力正常的儿童，60名装有助听器的失聪儿童，以及20名装有人工耳蜗的儿童。结果:听力正常的儿童表现最好，人工耳蜗与助听儿童无显著性差异。埃及失聪儿童社交能力的最佳预测指标是语言年龄和听力损失的严重程度。结论:设计的阿拉伯文问卷是一种有效、可靠的功能评估工具，可用于聋儿社会表现的评价和监测。

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Deafness & Education International EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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2.70

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7.10%

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期刊介绍： Deafness and Education International is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly, in alliance with the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD) and the Australian Association of Teachers of the Deaf (AATD). The journal provides a forum for teachers and other professionals involved with the education and development of deaf infants, children and young people, and readily welcomes relevant contributions from this area of expertise. Submissions may fall within the areas of linguistics, education, personal-social and cognitive developments of deaf children, spoken language, sign language, deaf culture and traditions, audiological issues, cochlear implants, educational technology, general child development.