A computer-based program to develop the geographical concepts of deaf primary school students

Research Abstract

A computer-based program to develop the geographical concepts of deaf primary school students Introduction to research Concepts are the basic building blocks on which knowledge is based in general, and geographical knowledge in particular. Principles, laws and theories are only links between two or more concepts. Hence, concepts that constitute the structure of science become its keys. Those who possess these keys are able to open their doors. On its various fields, dimensions and depths. The importance of concepts is that it reduces the complexity of the environment, because it is the language of science and the key to scientific knowledge as it classifies a large number of facts, events, objects and phenomena that constitute the main scientific principles and conceptual structures that represent the product of science, Which obstructs the individual in daily life situations. (Abdallah Khatabieh, Hassan al-Khalil: 2001, 197) (*). In the view of Bayer Beyer that concepts do not suddenly emerge clearly, but grow and develop all the time, the more the individual's knowledge of the concept the more the image has become more and more accurate and abstract and general, material concepts grow faster than abstract concepts because they are formed through direct experiences, While the second relies on alternative experiences and symbolic examples that require a high level of abstract thinking (Beyer, B.K: 1979, 178) The science of geography, like other sciences, consists of an interrelated set of facts, concepts, generalizations, theories, skills, and trends, thus forming a hierarchical beginning with a broad base of knowledge and facts gathered in the light of the common normative characteristics of the formation of so-called concepts. Concepts in relationships form generalizations, and consist of generalizations of theories which represent the practical and cognitive aspects of skills, attitudes, and other emotional aspects (Ahmad Hussein al-Laqani et al .: 1999, 162). In order to help students cope with the cognitive explosion, the current curriculum should be concerned with teaching concepts because it has become an educational objective at all levels of learning. It helps to deepen the students' understanding of the study material and links the many facts and details in each unit to its meaning and significance. Learning, and providing the individual with a structured cognitive construct that he uses to distinguish new examples and interpret multiple attitudes Its connected.

Research Keywords

Deaf-The computer