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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

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 …