Developing SANAs Computer-Based Auditory Training Program (CBATP) and Examining Its Effect on Auditory Skills of Deaf Children Under Three Years Old

Yaribakht , Maryam; Movallali , Guita; Vakili, Samira

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Yaribakht M, Movallali G, Vakili S. Developing SANAs Computer-Based Auditory Training Program (CBATP) and Examining Its Effect on Auditory Skills of Deaf Children Under Three Years Old. MEJDS 2024; 14 :13-13
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Developing SANAs Computer-Based Auditory Training Program (CBATP) and Examining Its Effect on Auditory Skills of Deaf Children Under Three Years Old

Maryam Yaribakht¹

, Guita Movallali ^*

², Samira Vakili³

1- PhD Student in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

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Abstract
Background & Objectives: Children's spoken language development is directly related to their auditory ability. Given the importance of the early years of life in acquiring language and speech, early detection and intervention of deafness are highly noticed. Interventions are performed in different ways. There are three methods of auditory training: individual, group, and home/computer–based. In addition to being an effective tool for circulating knowledge in different groups, technology–based education is used to rehabilitate various disorders, including auditory ones. The research and statements report that the auditory training software and its possibility of remote implementation play a significant role in providing early services to families with deaf children and are promising to complete the supply of early intervention. So, this study aimed to develop a virtual auditory training software program and investigate its effect on the auditory skills of deaf children under three years old.
Methods: The quasi–experimental study employed a pretest–posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included 30 severely to profoundly deaf children of 0–3 years of age. They were selected using convenience purposive sampling. The deaf children used implants or hearing aids. Their parents were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire (Coninx et al., 2009) was used to collect data. This research was conducted in two stages. First, a software was compiled, designed, and tested according to the educational needs. In the second stage, this software was applied to the experimental group to improve their auditory skills. The control group received the traditional intervention. The study data were collected from two groups in the posttest and pretest. Then, data analysis was done using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance) at a significance level of 0.05 in SPSS version 27 software.
Results: The results showed a significant difference between the subjects in the control and experimental groups regarding auditory skills score by controlling pretest (p< 0.001). The effect of the difference was 44%.
Conclusion: According to the results of research, computer–based auditory training programs (CBATPs) have a positive effect on increasing the listening skills of deaf children, and it is possible to consider it as a complementary system of traditional education due to the conditions of society (parents' concerns, epidemics, etc.).

Keywords: Auditory training program, Computer-based auditory training, Deaf children, Auditory skill

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