The Effectiveness of Multimedia Education on Increasing the Social Skills of Students with Externalizing Psychological Disorders

Subject Areas : Education

Mahboobe Taher ¹ , nasere shakeri ² , Zahra Shahhosseini ³

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Shahrood, Iran
2 - Phd of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran
3 - PhD Student in Counseling, Counseling Department, Shahrood Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Institute, Shahrood, Iran.

Received: 2022-12-09 Accepted : 2023-09-23 Published : 2023-09-23

Keywords: social skill, externalizing disorder, Multimedia education,

Abstract :

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of multimedia teaching on increasing the social skills of students with externalizing psychological disorder.research methodology: The research method was quasi-experimental. In this study, 30 students suffering from externalizing disorder were selected by available sampling method in Shahrood city, and they were trained in 10 sessions using a multimedia training program. The tools of the current research were Achenbach questionnaire, social skills questionnaire and multimedia training package. To analyze the findings, covariance test was used (P ≥ 0.05).Findings and Conclusion: The results of covariance analysis indicated the effectiveness of multimedia teaching on increasing the social skills of students with manifest psychological disorder. (P≥0.05).Therefore, it is recommended that the education system put this style of multimedia education on the agenda.    

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