The impact of Information and communication Technology (ICT) on the education of Students with Learning Disability
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The use of modern technologies has become a part of the wider lifestyle in the delivery of instruction and over the years, in the future, they will probably continue to be an essential part of the pedagogy.The application of gadgets and the Internet appears to be able to improve the quality of instruction delivery especially students with learning disabilities, the quality of their learning disabilities, their classroom situations, while facilitating communications and access to information.Also, using gadgets can aid students gain experience with technology.Many questions have arose in relation to the use of gadgets in learning.Much research focuses on investigating the impact of ICT on student achievement while few have focused on children with learning disabilities.The purpose of this research is to investigate whether and to what extent students with learning disabilities perform better with the use of gadgets compared to the traditional learning method, the study also seek to find out the level of ICT capabilities of the teachers in using gadgets to train the children The results of the research, which was carried out on a sample of 94 primary and junior secondary students showed that children with learning disabilities adapt easily to this new learning environment and that they perform better compared to the traditional teaching method.The study also finds out the teachers are ready to use the gadgets, however, those gadgets are not easily accessible to those teachers
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4403145827