Fatimah Nosrati; Bagher Ghobari Bonab; Sara Sharifi
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of combining education with the help of video training through WhatsApp to improve the fluent reading of students with learning disabilities. For this purpose, 3 boys from the primary school in Marivan who were referred to the Learning Disabilities ...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of combining education with the help of video training through WhatsApp to improve the fluent reading of students with learning disabilities. For this purpose, 3 boys from the primary school in Marivan who were referred to the Learning Disabilities Center by the schools were diagnosed as dyslexic using the Wechsler test and Fallahchai dyslexia test (1374) and selected by the available sampling method. They were trained through WhatsApp in a one-test method and multi-baseline design using different people in 30 sessions of 35 minutes. In order to collect information, the graph analysis method and effect size index were used. Findings showed that the use of a combined method with the use of online education (WhatsApp) is effective in improving the fluent reading of these students. Conclusion: The increasing use of online education and technologies such as mobile phones and their applications in improving the quality of treatment for learning disabilities can provide effective assistance to these students.
Sakine Pourtaleb; Bagher Ghobari Bonab; Sogand Ghasemzadeh; Hamed Babakri
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Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the forgiveness program in reducing anger problems and promoting anger management in adolescents residing in Tehran Correctional Center. This study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design and control group. ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the forgiveness program in reducing anger problems and promoting anger management in adolescents residing in Tehran Correctional Center. This study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design and control group. In this study, 30 adolescents with behavioral problems residing in the correctional center were selected by available sampling method. Subjects were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in 16 sessions of 120-minute forgiveness training sessions, while the control group was not trained. The data collection tool in this study was the STAXI-2 Spielberger Anger-Trait Anger Questionnaire and the obtained data were analyzed by univariate covariance method using SPSS software version 23. Findings showed that forgiveness program training has a significant effect on anger management skills of adolescents with behavioral problems (p <0.05). Therefore, teaching this program is associated with positive and effective results on controlling and managing the anger of the experimental group, and paying attention to forgiveness programs in reducing adolescent behavioral problems is necessary and of particular importance.
Abbas Sheikh mohammadi; .Gholam Ali Afrooz; Ali Akbar Arjmandnia; Rozita Davari Ashtiani; Bagher Gobari Bonab
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating role of parental coping strategies with children's negative emotions in the association of ADHD symptoms and children's social skills. Method: The present study is a correlational study. Participants were 191 children 7 to 13 years old ...
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating role of parental coping strategies with children's negative emotions in the association of ADHD symptoms and children's social skills. Method: The present study is a correlational study. Participants were 191 children 7 to 13 years old (female: 43 %, male: 56 %) and their parents. Parents completed the Conners’s Parents Rating Scale-Revised: short form (CPRS-R: S), social skills rating system (SSRS), and Coping with Children’s Negative Emotions Scale (CCNES). The SPSS software (version 26) was used for analyzing the data. Results: Regression analysis results showed that ADHD symptoms and parental coping strategies with children's negative emotions can predict social skills in children. Moderation analysis showed that parental supportive strategies moderates the relation of ADHD symptoms and social skills. Conclusion: Based on these findings using supportive strategies by parents have effect on the association of ADHD symptoms and social skills. The clinical and functional implications of the results have discussed.
Ali Sharifi; Hamid Alizadeh; Bagher Ghobari bonab; Noor Ali Farrokhi
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The aim of this study was to investigate the profile analysis of memory and attention functioning in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder and Comorbid Condition. The descriptive and causal-comparative method was used for this research. Thirty students with ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the profile analysis of memory and attention functioning in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder and Comorbid Condition. The descriptive and causal-comparative method was used for this research. Thirty students with ADHD, 30 students with an SLD, 30 children with the comorbid condition (ADHD + SLD) were selected by the convenience sampling method after diagnosis and evaluation with regard to the working memory and attention functioning in them. The MANOVA and post hoc Cheffe test were used to analyze the collected data. Furthermore, the profile functioning of the four groups in the working memory and attention was presented in a graph. The results of the study showed significant differences between normal children and children with ADHD, children with SLD, and children with the comorbid condition in terms of working memory and attention (p<01). Also, the ADHD group showed the weakest functioning regarding attention, and the weakest function regarding working memory was reported for the SLD group. Additionally, Paired comparison was done for each of the four groups. According to these findings, it can be concluded that comorbidity of these two disorders has a negative effect on working memory. Though, the comorbid condition can play a moderating role in the functioning of attention.
Mohaddeseh Shafipoor; Fatimah Nosrati; Bagher Ghobari Bonab
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of multimedia educational program based on social stories and Video modeling on using spoon and fork skill of intellectually disabled students. This research is a multi-lingual single-subject experimental design using different subjects. The research ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of multimedia educational program based on social stories and Video modeling on using spoon and fork skill of intellectually disabled students. This research is a multi-lingual single-subject experimental design using different subjects. The research design used in this study is a multiple baseline across participants single-subject experimental design with different subjects. The statistical population includes all first grade intellectually disabled students who were studying in Baghcheban elementary school in Minoodasht City in Golestan Province in 2018-2019 academic year. The subjects were 4 intellectually disabled students (2 girls and 2 boys) who have 50-70 IQ score and were selected with convenience sampling methods using AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale. A researcher-made questionnaire was developed to identify the demographic characteristics of subjects and WISC-IV was used to measure their intelligence. For evaluating the subjects' mastery of using spoon and fork skill a researcher-made checklist for using eating utensils based on AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale and the skill training manual for intellectually disabled children published by Iran's Special Education Organization was used. For analyzing the data, the graphing analysis method was used and after plotting the charts using R software, the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable were analyzed through the analysis of the trends. Regarding the results, it seems that the multimedia educational program used in the present study was effective in intellectually disabled students’ learning to use spoon and fork and led to improve these skills in subjects.
nayereh naghdi; bagher ghobari
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Abstract Teachers spend significant hours of a day with intellectually disabled students; thus suitable and valuable information can be extracted from their lived experiences. Present study was conducted to explore lived experiences of teachers of students with intellectual disabilities in terms of ...
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Abstract Teachers spend significant hours of a day with intellectually disabled students; thus suitable and valuable information can be extracted from their lived experiences. Present study was conducted to explore lived experiences of teachers of students with intellectual disabilities in terms of characteristics, behaviors, reactions and interactions between themselves and students with intellectual disabilities. Present study employed a phenomenological research conducted via the semi-structured interview technique of data collection. Therefore, 19 participants were selected based on the inclusion criteria among teachers of students with intellectual disabilities. To analyze data, Colaizzi’s method was employed. After extracting themes and categorizing them, 5 main themes including changes in beliefs, the lack of coordination in providing services, the effect of career stress on personal life , coaching requirements and parents’ expectations as well. Moreover, fifteen subthemes were identified. The relationship of the main themes and subthemes are presented in the article. Exploring lived experiences of teachers indicated that this affected group are influenced by their students with intellectual disability in one way or another way may influence the students in different ways. Thus the teachers’ lived experiences can be used for solving students’, parents’, and teachers’ problems.
masoumeh imani; hamid alizadeh; farangis kazemi; bagher ghobari bonab
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Objective: The aim of this study was Developing training programs based on Direct Instruction and evaluation of its effectiveness on solving math problem in students with Learning Disorders. Methods: To fulfill the stated goal five students who were studying in fifth grade in one of primary school in ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was Developing training programs based on Direct Instruction and evaluation of its effectiveness on solving math problem in students with Learning Disorders. Methods: To fulfill the stated goal five students who were studying in fifth grade in one of primary school in karaj, selected as subjects and the following instruments were administered on them: questionnaire of diagnosis for learning disability(sadeghi & alizadeh, 2016), test of mathematical problem solving which was developed and validated by researcher and personal records of participants. Data were collected by using a single subject research design during baseline and intervention phases. After collecting the data on baseline conditions, a DI program based on the content of the fourth grade math book in elementary school was designed and implemented on all five students and every student was instructed on problem solving based DI program between 7 to 13 sessions lasted for 45- 60 minuets. Results: Comparing students during baseline and intervention phases showed that Direct Instruction program was effective on improving mathematics problem solving skills in five students. All five students were reached the criterion level that was established in advance. Conclusion: It is concluded that DI is effective on improvement of mathematics problem solving skills and it can be used in related interventions.
shahrooz nemati; farnaz mehdipour maralani
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This study examined the attachment to God and resiliency among mothers of normal and intellectual disability children. Ex post facto (correlational) design was used. In the same vein, to gathering data in school of regular and special education needs, clustering sampling was used. After excluding incomplete ...
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This study examined the attachment to God and resiliency among mothers of normal and intellectual disability children. Ex post facto (correlational) design was used. In the same vein, to gathering data in school of regular and special education needs, clustering sampling was used. After excluding incomplete questionnaires, 92 mothers of children with intellectual disabilities and 94 mothers of children with normal were selected to analysis of data. The Hotelling's index revealed significant difference in all of aspects include (avoidance attachment, secure attachment, anxious attachment to God and resiliency) between two groups. In multiple regression model, The Stepwise method, have predicted the relationship between secure attachment to God with resiliency among mothers of normal children and avoidance attachment to God with decreased resiliency among mothers of intellectual disabilities as well. The results show that the type of attachment to God can be predicts the resiliency in the face of the challenges of life.
hojat pirzadi
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Objective: The current article studies the effective intervention procedures in the context of the behavioral model, Precision Teaching (PT) for children and adolescent with learning or reading disabilities. Methods: Articles and materials were studies by searching some relevant terms such as precision ...
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Objective: The current article studies the effective intervention procedures in the context of the behavioral model, Precision Teaching (PT) for children and adolescent with learning or reading disabilities. Methods: Articles and materials were studies by searching some relevant terms such as precision teaching, evidence-based methods/intervention, best practices, and learning disability/disorder. In addition, some domestic studies were extensively reviewed. Rsults: Results indicated that effective interventions in the area of reading difficulties were found in the context of behavioral paradigm. One of the prevalent procedure was PT that has much commonalities with “response to intervention”. PT has some exclusive features such as continuous assessment of student performance, recording and presentation of student performance on a chart, and making educational, and academic decisions based on the performance of students which makes this method more effective for students with reading disabilities. Conclusion: Accordingly, we conclude that PT is an effective method in teaching students with learning disabilities. This technique has attracted investigators and professionals attention due to its special advantages in instruction. Theoretical foundation, principle conceptualization and definition of this technique are elaborated.
shahrooz nemati; bagher ghobaribonab
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This study examined the life experiences and the factors that mothers of children with intellectual disabilities used to forgive others.For this purpose, a qualitative method was used. 20 mothers of children with intellectual disabilities, who referred to the Department of Education to complete their ...
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This study examined the life experiences and the factors that mothers of children with intellectual disabilities used to forgive others.For this purpose, a qualitative method was used. 20 mothers of children with intellectual disabilities, who referred to the Department of Education to complete their children's assessment data, were selected randomly. To gather data,semi-structure interview was used. These mothers were interviewed up to the saturation point. Dataanalysisthroughopencodeanddeterminingthemajor and minorpropositionsshowedthat mothers of children with intellectual disabilities used spiritual resources, internal resources, and social interests and resources to forgive others. These findings indicate that the rich content in the Iranian-Islamic culture help the mothers of children with intellectual disabilities to forgive others.
Ahmad Beh-Pajooh; Sheyda Amirafshari; Bagher Ghobari Bonab; Ali Akbar Arjmandnia
Volume 2, Issue 8 , February 2012, , Pages 1-20
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The present study aims atidentifyingthe role of prenatal maternal stressors in having attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this ex post facto research, 64 children with ADHD and 61 normal children were identified by teachers in nursery and elementary schools in Parand, Iran using a diagnostic ...
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The present study aims atidentifyingthe role of prenatal maternal stressors in having attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this ex post facto research, 64 children with ADHD and 61 normal children were identified by teachers in nursery and elementary schools in Parand, Iran using a diagnostic checklist for ADHD. In order to identify the prenatal maternal stressors, a checklist was developed by the researchers and administrated to two groups of mothers. Inthisstudy, the prenatal factors were considered as predictive variables, ADHD as criterionvariable and gender as control variable. Resultsshowedthatmother’s disease, argumentswith relativesandmother’s concern over financial problems during pregnancy were significantly higher in mothers of children with ADHD than the normal group. The results also showed that there was a significant difference between the average weight of ADHD and normal children at birth time. In other words the average weight of children with ADHD was significantly lower than normal children