The effectiveness of training program in improving some technical skills among a sample of educable children with intellectual disability

Abstract EN

The current research aims to verify the effectiveness of training program based on artistic activities to improve some Artistic skills among a sample of educable children with intellectual disabability.

The study sample consists of ten children with intellectual disabilities who are able to learn (4 males - 6 females) whose age ranges from (6-8) years, with a mean age of (6.700) years, a standard deviation is (0.8366), and an average of intelligence Score (IQ) is (62.200).

The researchers use the technical skills scale for educable children with intellectual disability (prepared by researchers), and a training program to improve technical skills among the sample of research (prepared by researchers).

The program is applied in a school of intellectual disabilities in Benha City in Qaliubiya Governorate.

The results of the research indicate the effectiveness of training program in improving technical skills among educable children with intellectual disabily, where there are a significant statistical differences (0.01) between the mean ranks scores of the experimental group in pre and post assessment on technical skills scale, favoring the post assessment, and there are no significant statistical differences between the mean ranks scores of the experimental group in post and follow-up assessment (after two months), on technical skills scale.