The Effect Of Emotional Intelligence On The Academic Adjustment With Hearing Impairment Students In Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This research study focused on identifying the effect of emotional intelligence program on academic adjustment for the academic adaptation of students with hearing impairment in Saudi Arabia. The mixed method was used in the study methodology. The respondents were distributed into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The researcher used Academic Adjustment Test (2011) to measure the skills of academic adjustment. The study sample consisted of (61) students with hearing impairment from the first, second and third secondary grades from different secondary schools in North Western Kingdom Saudi Arabia. The results of the study showed that the emotional intelligence program affects all aspects of academic adjustment for students with hearing impairment in Saudi Arabia, and that the academic adaptation of these students depends on emotional intelligence.