Educational Games and Academic Self-Concept in Hard-of-Hearing Female Secondary Students

The current study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a training program based on educational games in developing the academic self-concept of hearing-impaired female students in secondary school. The sample consisted of six students who were intentionally selected. The study used the quasi-experimental approach. The tools included the standardized academic self-concept scale for the Arab environment, and the training program based on educational games - prepared by the researchers. The results showed statistically significant differences between the ranks of the pre- and post-measurements in developing the academic self-concept of the study sample, indicating the effectiveness of the training program. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between the ranks of the academic self-knowledge measurement of hearing-impaired female students attributed to the variable educational path and level of hearing loss. The study recommended the need to conduct further studies with large samples to verify the effectiveness of the training program based on educational games in developing the academic self-concept of hearing-impaired female students in different educational stages.