Comparison between performance and executive functions between normal and deaf children in Larestan city, Fars province

Zahra Teymouri¹

1) Bachelor of Education for Exceptional Children, Farhangian University, Fatemeh Al-Zahra Campus, Isfahan, Iran.

IOI Code : XDDC-FDAFZ
Publication : 1th National Conference on Clinical Psychology of Children and Adolescents (cpcauma.ir)
Abstract :
    Executive functions have a fundamental place in the cognitive system of individuals. The aim of this study is to compare the performance and grazing functions between normal and deaf children in Larestan city. The research method is descriptive causal-comparative and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of this study includes all normal and deaf children in Larestan city. The statistical sample also included 30 normal children and 30 deaf children who were selected by convenience sampling method. done. The required data were collected using Wisconsin test and analyzed by descriptive and inferential methods using SPSS software and independent t-test. According to the obtained results and the significance level of independent t-test (0.001) which is less than the assumed error in the study (0.05), there is a significant difference between the two groups. Therefore, deaf children should be helped to enter the community and increase their executive functions by teaching appropriate programs.

Keywords : executive functions normal children deaf children