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The Importance Of Using Assistive Technology With Students With Intellectual Disabilities In Inclusive Education Schools, Dr. Nabil Sharaf Almalki, Budur Mohammed Al-Harthi
The Importance Of Using Assistive Technology With Students With Intellectual Disabilities In Inclusive Education Schools, Dr. Nabil Sharaf Almalki, Budur Mohammed Al-Harthi
International Journal for Research in Education
The study aimed to identify importance of using assistive technology with students with intellectual disabilities in inclusive education schools from the perspective of teachers and to reveal statistically significant differences in means of their responses about importance of using assistive technology in inclusive schools according to the following variables (number of students in classroom, degree of disability, years of experience, and attending training on using technology). The researchers used the descriptive method. The sample consisted of 134 female teachers in inclusive education schools in Riyadh and 106 teachers completed the questionnaire. Results showed that teachers agreed on the importance of …
Making A Difference To The Student Experience Through Purposeful Course Design, Lucia Zundans-Fraser, Alan Bain
Making A Difference To The Student Experience Through Purposeful Course Design, Lucia Zundans-Fraser, Alan Bain
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
The study described examines the student experience in a graduate inclusive education course purposefully designed to address areas of need identified. These include the need for theory to underpin course design, the need for collaborative practice, and the need to reduce the theory-to-practice gap. Throughout their enrolment and after course completion, feedback from students is presented and examined in order to determine whether these needs have been met through the design of the course. Findings suggest that the organisation of learning materials, embedded capacity-building skills, and the practical applicability of course content was highly regarded by students and contributed to …