Study of Psychological Characteristics of Students with Hearing Loss Who Are Studying in Ordinary and Special Schools

ABSTRACT: Discussion about attending of students with special needs in ordinary and special schools is one of the disagreed discussions between specialists and scientific meetings in this field. This study has compared some psychological characteristics of students with hearing loss which are studying in ordinary and special educating centres. For doing this scientific- comparative study, students with hearing loss who are studying in ordinary and special high schools are considered as statistical population, and a sample with 100 available subjects was chosen, and questionnaires that were considered for testing psychological components full filled by participants. Psychological components under investigation conclude: feeling loneliness, rejection, and behavioural problems. Results showed students in under hearing schools of ordinary schools, in comparison with students in special schools, has more feeling of rejection and loneliness. Key words: Hearing Loss, Psychological Problems, Ordinary and Special Schools