Level of social withdrawal among a sample of students with learning disabilities in Karak Governorate In light of the variables  of gender and class

Altarawneh, Rodaina Khader

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2023.295813

Level of social withdrawal among a sample of students with learning disabilities in Karak Governorate In light of the variables of gender and class

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Rodaina Khader Altarawneh

Counseling and Special Education Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences- Mu'tah University- Karak- Jordan

10.21608/jsrep.2023.295813

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This study aimed to determine the level of social withdrawal among students with learning disabilities and the impact of sex and grade variables on it. To achieve the study's aims, a convenience sample of (80) male and female students with learning disabilities from the second and third grades were chosen from different schools of the Education Directorates in Karak Governorate. The social withdrawal scale for students with learning disabilities was used to collect data. The study's findings indicated that students with learning disabilities had a low level of social withdrawal and that there were no statistically significant differences in their level of social withdrawal due to sex and grade.

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