The Level of Social Skills amongst Students with and without Learning Disabilities in Jordan According to Their Teachers
Keywords:
learning disabilities, social skillsAbstract
The study aimed at investigating the level of social skills
amongst students with and without learning disabilities (LD), and
whether it differs according to variables of gender, age or their
interaction. Two hundred and seventy eight students (181 students
without LD, and 97 students with LD) from schools which included
resources rooms in Irbid Second Directorate of Education and
Learning, were participated in the study. For the purpose of data
collection, the study employed a modified version of the Social Skills
Scale for Children with LD which was developed by Haroun (2005).
The results of the study indicated that both children with and without
LD demonstrated a moderate level of social skills, with higher means
for children without LD on the total scale and its dimensions.
Additionally, female children without LD had the highest level of
social skills amongst the participating children, particularly in the
skills of appropriate work habits and following school rules. The
results also indicated that children without LD from the youngest and
the oldest age groups (7-9 years and above 9-12 years, respectively)
had a higher level of social skills than the children from the middle
age group (above 12 years).