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Assessment The Level Of Cognitive Performance And Social Interaction Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Jordan, بنان صالح المبيضين, Ibrahim Abdallah El-Zraigat University Of Jordan Jul 2020

Assessment The Level Of Cognitive Performance And Social Interaction Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Jordan, بنان صالح المبيضين, Ibrahim Abdallah El-Zraigat University Of Jordan

Jordanian Educational Journal

The present study aimed at assessing the level of cognitive performance and social interaction in a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder in Jordan. The sample included 10 cases of persons with autism spectrum disorder aged between 15 and 16 years. To achieve the goal of the study, the researchers constructed a scale of social interaction and a scale of cognitive performance. The reliability and validity of the scales were ascertained. To answer the questions of the study, the researchers have used means, standard deviation, and Mann-Whitney U test. The results showed that the performance level on the social …


The Effectiveness Of A Teaching Program Based On Descriptive Gestures In The Development Of Expressive And Social Behaviors Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, حنين عبدالصَّمد, Ibrahim Abdallah El-Zraigat University Of Jordan Jul 2020

The Effectiveness Of A Teaching Program Based On Descriptive Gestures In The Development Of Expressive And Social Behaviors Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, حنين عبدالصَّمد, Ibrahim Abdallah El-Zraigat University Of Jordan

Jordanian Educational Journal

The goal of the study was to investigate the effictiveness of a program based on teaching descriptive gesture in developing socially expressive behaviors among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jordan. To achieve the objective of the study, a purposeful sample consisting of (20) was selected from Amman city. The sample of the study was assigned randomly into two groups, experimental and control each consisting of (10) students. A scale of socially expressive behaviors as well as a program based on descriptive gestures was used. Validity and reliability were established, and then the training program was administrated. Results of the …


The Evaluation Of The Degree Of Application Of Special Education Teachers In Jordan To The Strategies Of Applied Behavior Analysis In Light Of Some Variables, ميساء عبدالحميد العجارمة, Dr.Jamal Al-Khatib Jul 2020

The Evaluation Of The Degree Of Application Of Special Education Teachers In Jordan To The Strategies Of Applied Behavior Analysis In Light Of Some Variables, ميساء عبدالحميد العجارمة, Dr.Jamal Al-Khatib

Jordanian Educational Journal

The objective of this study was to examine special education teacher's application of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). A scale with satisfactory content validity and internal consistency was constructed on (200) teachers of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, and learning disabilities who were chosen by the stratified random sample method from (27) public and private schools and special needs' centers in Amman. The results showed that teachers possess a high level application of (ABA). Furthermore, the results revealed no significant differences among teachers due to specialization, training, teaching experience and/or disability types. The results also revealed significant differences among teachers due …


The Efficacy Of A Behavior Modification Training Program For Teachers Of Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders In Reducing Behavioral Problems And Developing Their Students' Social Behavior, اخلاص نواف البري, Jamil Samadi Jul 2020

The Efficacy Of A Behavior Modification Training Program For Teachers Of Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders In Reducing Behavioral Problems And Developing Their Students' Social Behavior, اخلاص نواف البري, Jamil Samadi

Jordanian Educational Journal

The aim of this study was to measure the efficacy of a behavior modification training program for teachers of students with autism spectrum disorders in reducing behavioral problems and developing their students' social skills. The study sample consisted of all teachers of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Autism Center in Irbid, (12) teachers, who were divided randomly into two main groups: control group of (6) teachers, and experimental group of (6) teachers. The study population consisted of all students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (45) at Al Awaj Center, where a sample was chosen from (24) children between the …