Date of Award
6-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Reader/Committee Chair
Phillips, Kathleen, Ph.D.
Abstract
This project assesses Saudi Arabian special education teachers’ perceptions about their competencies and professional development needs on assistive technology (AT). The researcher developed an online self-administrated 27 question survey in order to evaluate special education teachers’ perceived knowledge regarding AT, as well as to investigate their needs for professional development. The survey webpage link was sent via email to 110 special education teachers at General Directorate of Education in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 37 teachers participate in this study for a 33.6% response rate. The findings indicate that special education teachers are not confident in their ability to correctly utilize AT in a classroom. The results also show that participants are interested in receiving AT training. In addition, it indicates that special education teachers preferred face-to-face learning methods for AT training.
Recommended Citation
Almethen, Mazen Abdurhman, "SAUDI SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM" (2017). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 448.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/448