EPSY211 : Psychology for Especial Groups

Department

Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences

Academic Program

Bachelor in Education and Psychology

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

EPSY 100EPSY 203

Overview

The historical development of caring for the disabled and Islam’s care for them, the concept of identification, strategies and programs, guidance and rehabilitation of the disabled, mental retardation (concept-causes-classification-characteristics), psychological counseling for the parents of the retarded child, psychological counseling for the mentally retarded, visual disability (definition-classification-characteristics), hearing disability (concept - causes - characteristics), motor disability (concept - manifestations - characteristics), learning difficulties (concept - causes - classification - characteristics), mental superiority (concept - classification - influencing factors - characteristics.

Intended learning outcomes

The student should be able to:

1. The student should know the historical development of caring for the disabled and Islam's care for them

2. The student should explain the concept of identification, its strategies and programmes, and guide and rehabilitate the disabled

3. The student should explain mental retardation (concept-causes-classification-characteristics)

4. The student should explain the psychological guidance to the parents of the retarded child, the psychological guidance for the mentally retarded

5. The student should explain the visual disability, the hearing disability, the motor disability (definition - classification - characteristics)

6. The student should explain learning difficulties and mental superiority (concept - classification - influencing factors - characteristics.

7. The student should explain emotional disorders (concept-classification-causes-characteristics)

8. The student should discuss the historical development of caring for the disabled and Islam's care for them

9. That the student concludes the concept of identification, its strategies and programs, guidance and rehabilitation of the disabled

10. The student should review mental retardation (concept-causes-classification-characteristics)

11. The student should discuss the psychological counseling for the parents of the retarded child, the psychological counseling for the mentally retarded

12. The student should clarify the visual disability, the hearing disability, the motor disability (definition - classification - characteristics)

13. The student should compare learning difficulties and mental superiority (concept - classification - influencing factors - characteristics.

14. The student should recall emotional disorders (concept-classification-causes-characteristics)

15. The student should design a presentation explaining the historical development of caring for the disabled and caring for Islam

16. That the student explain how to identify, strategies and programs

17. The student should write an electronic essay explaining mental retardation (concept-causes-classification-characteristics)

18. To design a visual presentation explaining the psychological counseling for the parents of the retarded child, the psychological counseling for the mentally retarded

19. The student should design a worksheet showing the visual disability, the hearing disability, the motor disability (definition - classification - characteristics)

20. The student should write a scientific paper dealing with learning difficulties and mental superiority (concept - classification - influencing factors - characteristics and the role of the family in detecting, developing and caring for the gifted child. The gifted are double idiosyncratic

21. The student should design a worksheet showing emotional disorders (concept-classification-causes-characteristics)

22. The student should be able to operate and use the computer effectively

23. The student should be able to work in a group work group

24. Communicate and interact with others and form a positive idea of himself.

25. The turnout and the ability to deliver oral and positivity

26. Dealing with ethical rules.

The ability to diagnose problems and find solutions

Teaching and learning methods

1. Lectures

2. Brainstorming

3. Cooperative learning

4. Presenting examples and problems during the lecture

5. Using the internet to enhance the content of the material.

6. Students’ participation and discussion during the lecture.

7. Scientific activities (e.g. writing a report or criticizing it as a visual presentation)

Methods of assessments

Student assessment in this course is distributed as follows: (Semester work 40% and final 60%)

Term work: (40 marks)

divided between:First written test of objective tests or vignettes (15 marks)

A second written test of the type of objective tests or vignettes (15 marks)

Scientific activities (eg writing a report or giving a presentation) (10 marks)

Final: written exam (60 marks)

Course contents.

The week

Scientific topic

1

The historical development of the care of the disabled and the care of Islam for them

2

The concept of identification, strategies and programs

3

Guidance and rehabilitation of the disabled

4

Mental retardation (concept - causes - classification - characteristics)

5

First midterm exam (two hours)

6

Psychological counseling for parents of a retarded child

7

Psychological counseling for the mentally retarded

8

Visual impairment (definition - classification - characteristics)

9

Hearing impairment (concept - causes - characteristics)

10

Second midterm exam (two hours)

11

Mobility disability (concept - manifestations - characteristics)

12

Learning difficulties (concept - causes - classification - characteristics)

13

Mental superiority (concept - classification - influencing factors - characteristics) The role of the family in detecting, developing and caring for the gifted child. Gifted Dual Privacy

14

Emotional disorders (concept - classification - causes - characteristics)

15-16

Final Exam

References

Reference title

Publisher

Published

Author

Country of publication

Introduction to special education for children with special needs

House of Culture

2014

Saeed Hassan Al , Azza

Oman

The psychology of special groups (psychology for the extraordinary)

University Knowledge House

2014

Abdul fattah Ali Ghazal

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Arabic language 1 (AR103)
Fundamentals of Education (EPSY101)
computer 1 (CS100)
General English1 (EN100)
General Psychology (EPSY 100)
The Basics of Scientific Research (EPSY 111)
communication skills (EPSY 112)
Emotional and Moral Education (EPSY 113)
Quranic studies2 (AR102)
Philosophy of education (ُُEPSY 123)
Developmental Psychology (EPSY 203)
General Teaching Methods (EPSY 201)
Physiological psychology (EPSY 122)
General English2 (EN101)
Arabic language 2 (AR104)
Computer 2 (CS101)
School violence psychology (EPSY 121)
Basics Of Curriculums (EPSY 202)
Psychology for Especial Groups (EPSY211)
Arabic language 3 (AR105)
Psychology of motivations and emotions (EPSY 214)
Psychology schools (EPSY 213)
Educational Psychology (EPSY 200)
Social Psychology (EPSY 212)
Psychology of Play (EPSY 221)
Research Methods (EPSY301)
Arabic language 4 (AR106)
Learning Difficulties (EPSY 222)
Curriculum Development (EPSY 223)
Psychology of Personalities (EPSY 224)
Contemporary educational trends (EPSY 225)
Measurements and Evaluation (EPSY 302)
Psychological Health (EPSY 401)
Teaching learning Aids (EPSY 303)
Special teaching methods (EPSY 311)
Educational and psychological texts and terms (EPSY 312)
Linguistic psychology (EPSY 313)
Educational descriptive statistics (EPSY 314)
Intelligence and its parameters (EPSY 315)
The psychology of individual differences (EPSY 322)
Education Technology Applications (EPSY 328)
Research Hall in Education and Psychology (EPSY 327)
Inferential Statistics (EPSY 326)
Teaching Ethics (EPSY 325)
Thinking Skills (EPSY 324)
Diagnostic Tests and Scales (EPSY 323)
Learning Theories (EPSY 321)
Teaching applications (EPSY 411)
Positive Psychology (EPSY 412)
Cognitive Psychology (EPSY 413)
School Management (EPSY 414)
Graduation Project (EPSY 416)
Educational guidance and counseling (EPSY415)
Teaching Practice (EPSY 402)
Graduation Project 2 (EPSY 422)