Developing Social Competences in Students with Learning Disabilities - Shey, Patrick Fonyuy
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This quasi-experimental study explored the effects of social skills training on the social competence of students with learning disabilities. The study utilised 24 form three students with learning disabilities who had social skills deficits in two secondary schools. Data were obtained using two instruments. The Social Skills Assessment-Adolescent Version, a test developed by McGinnis and Goldstein in 1997 and the Merrell (2002) Social Behaviour Scales, Second Edition (SSBS-2). A Master Plan of Activities developed by the researcher was used as a guide during the social skills training…mehr

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This quasi-experimental study explored the effects of social skills training on the social competence of students with learning disabilities. The study utilised 24 form three students with learning disabilities who had social skills deficits in two secondary schools. Data were obtained using two instruments. The Social Skills Assessment-Adolescent Version, a test developed by McGinnis and Goldstein in 1997 and the Merrell (2002) Social Behaviour Scales, Second Edition (SSBS-2). A Master Plan of Activities developed by the researcher was used as a guide during the social skills training programme. The quantitative data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 12. Descriptive statistics were used to present the distribution of subjects between and within subsets using frequencies, proportions and multiple response sets. The major findings obtained was that: Different social skills training techniques can be used to improve the social competency of students with learning disabilities.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Patrick Fonyuy Shey is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Buea, Cameroon. He read History of International Relations at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. He earned a Masters Degree in Special Needs Education from the University of Oslo, Norway and a Doctorate Degree in Special Education from the University of Buea, Cameroon.