A Program Based on the Communicative Theory Using the Educational Platform "Google Classroom" to Develop Scientific Concepts and Visual Thinking Skills in Science for Deaf Students in Technical Secondary Schools

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كلية التربية جامعة بورسعيد

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The current research aimed to determine the impact of a program based on the communicative theory using the educational platform "Google Classroom" on the development of scientific concepts and visual thinking skills in science for students with hearing impairments in technical secondary education. The research sample consisted of (12) male and female students with hearing impairments from the second year of technical secondary schools at Al-Amal Schools for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the governorates of Port Said and Damietta. The research employed the descriptive analytical method and the experimental method (quasi-experimental design). The research tools included a scientific concepts test and a visual thinking skills test in the unit of "Magnetism and Electricity." The results indicated a statistically significant difference between the mean ranks of the control and experimental groups in the post-test for scientific concepts and visual thinking skills in favor of the experimental group. Additionally, there was a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test results of the experimental group in favor of the post-test. The research concluded that the program based on the communicative theory had a positive effect on developing scientific concepts and visual thinking skills for deaf students in the second year of technical secondary school. The research recommended the need to promote a culture of collaborative e-learning for both regular students and students with special needs, particularly those with hearing impairments.

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