esmaeil aslani; esmaeil zavaraki
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational multimedia on the educable mentally retarded student’s growth of self-directed learning skills in first grade of high school in Tehran, has been done. The target population includes all educable mentally retarded students of first ...
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The present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational multimedia on the educable mentally retarded student’s growth of self-directed learning skills in first grade of high school in Tehran, has been done. The target population includes all educable mentally retarded students of first grade in high school in Tehran. With using multi-stage cluster sampling method, 12 students were selected and randomly were replaced in experimental and control group. Data, questionnaires, was Fisher and colleague’s self-directed learning Scale. After the pre-test on both groups, the independent variable (education by multimedia) were administered in six sessions on the experimental group and the control group were well away from the independent variable. After completing the education with multimedia, post-test was conducted in both of groups. The results showed that the experimental group in the component willingness to learn and management was significant progress compared to the control group, respectively. But in self-control components, there was no significant difference between control and experimental groups.
