نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Aim: This study adapted and validated the Feeling Words curriculum for improving emotional skills in preschool children with hearing loss in Isfahan.
Method: This study was of an applied nature and employed a sequential exploratory mixed-methods research approach. The statistical population consisted of psychology and special education specialists, teachers, and mothers of children with hearing impairment in 2024-2025. For translation evaluation, four evaluators were purposively selected. For the pilot implementation, three children with hearing loss were selected using convenience sampling. For content validation, 12 participants (four specialists, four teachers, and four parents) were purposively selected. Instruments comprised the original program protocol and a researcher‑developed questionnaire. Content validity was assessed using CVR (Lawshe's method) and CVI (Waltz & Bausell's method). Reliability was calculated via inter‑rater agreement percentage. Data were analyzed descriptively.
Findings: Mean expert agreement on session content was 9.63/10 (96.3%), indicating good reliability. Mean S‑CVR/Ave across all sessions was 0.98, and mean S‑CVI/Ave was also 0.98, demonstrating excellent validity. Agreement percentages across sessions ranged from 95.8% to 99.2%.
Conclusion: The Feeling Words curriculum for Iranian children with hearing loss demonstrated favorable validity and reliability indices. Therefore, it appears that this program, adapted for teaching emotional skills to these children, is useful and effective.
کلیدواژهها English