Abstract
It is known that the use of technology to support individualization and motivation in education programs for hearing-impaired individuals has positive results. This research aims to reveal the views of teachers, students, and parents to develop the social activities of hearing-impaired students by supporting them with technology. This research was conducted with the phenomenology pattern, one of the qualitative research designs. Data were collected through semi-structured interview forms prepared separately for teachers, students, and parents. The participants of the study consisted of 20 primary school teachers, 20 hearing-impaired primary school students, and 20 parents of hearing-impaired students, who were working in various primary schools in Kazakhstan in the 2022-2023 academic year. As a result of the research, the majority of the participants believed the communication problems mostly faced by students with hearing impairment outweighed the psychological and school problems. The majority of the participants stated that the students were willing to participate in social activities if they were supported.
 Keywords: Hearing impaired students; social activity; technology
Highlights
Sensory perception is of great importance in the education and social environment of hearing-impaired individuals in educational life and social activities
Comparing the performance of deaf and hearing children on the semantic fluency task, they found that deaf children produced fewer items in the semantic fluency task than hearing children
In the study conducted by Ata (2020), they found that social activities had a positive effect on students participating in sports activities in gaining social behaviors with higher socialization scores
Summary
Sensory perception is of great importance in the education and social environment of hearing-impaired individuals in educational life and social activities. Impairment in the sense of hearing; negatively affects communication skills, language and speech development, and the physical development of the child, causing restrictions in the person's life (Mitchell & Quittner, 1996). With the development of technology, developments in hearing aids provide opportunities for individuals with hearing impairment to receive education and socialize under equal conditions. It is very important to realize the learning-teaching processes of hearing-impaired children with appropriate methods and techniques and to support them with technology applications to respond to their special needs at the highest level. It is thought that these opportunities will gain meaning when technology is included in educational and social activities with this instructional approach (Yoon & Choi, 2010).
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