The effectiveness of educational technology on the management of reading problems and verbal fluency of slow-paced children
Document Type : Scientific research
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Visiting lecturer at the Department of Literature and English Language, Farhangian University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to determine the effectiveness of using educational technology in managing and improving reading problems and verbal fluency of slow-paced children. The method of this study was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group, the statistical population includes 64 male children with reading problems in medical centers in Marand. Among the target population, 34 male children with reading problems were selected as the sample size using the purposeful sampling method and based on the Wechsler IQ test and the diagnostic test of reading and dyslexia by Karami Nouri and Moradi and divided into two experimental groups. Including 17 children and the control including 17 children were placed randomly. At first, both groups were evaluated by reading diagnostic tests. The experimental group received training in educational technology in 12 sessions of 90 minutes during one year, and at the end, both groups were re-evaluated. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis. The results of this research showed that the use of educational technology improves reading problems and verbal fluency in slow-paced children; Therefore, by using educational technology, reading problems and verbal fluency can be managed and improved in slow-paced children
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Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Summer 2023Pages 52-74
- Receive Date 24 August 2023
- Revise Date 01 September 2023
- Accept Date 06 September 2023