A role-playing program’s effect on social intelligence in deaf children with cochlear implants

This study investigates the impact of training programs based on role-playing in improving social intelligence (SI) skills among a sample of deaf children using cochlear implants. The researchers employed an experimental method with a sample of fifteen children with cochlear implants, aged between 9 and 13 years. The results indicated that training programs based on role-playing significantly improved SI skills among deaf children with cochlear implants, as evidenced by a notable difference between pre-test and post-test scores in favor of the post-test. Deaf children demonstrated enhanced social interaction skills after the training, which can be attributed to the use of role-playing, stepwise reinforcement, and direct communication. Improvements in language, teamwork, and emotional expression highlight the program’s effectiveness in fostering social integration. Training children with cochlear implants through role-playing and stepwise reinforcement effectively enhanced their SI skills. Among the research recommendations, it is suggested that the curriculum and rehabilitation plans for deaf children with cochlear implants should incorporate classroom and extracurricular social activities based on role-playing to further improve their social intelligence skills.