ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE AMONG SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES: TYPES, LEVELS OF USE AND REPORTED BARRIERS.

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dc.contributor.advisorMcLaughlin, Margareten_US
dc.contributor.authorConstantinescu, Carmenen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSpecial Educationen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-18T05:54:08Z
dc.date.available2015-09-18T05:54:08Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractSpecial education teachers are expected to integrate assistive technology (AT) for students with disabilities per Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). However, the legal mandates do not provide clear guidelines regarding the type, the frequency, and the purpose for which AT can be used and, often, the decision of AT integration is left up to teachers and members of Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) teams who may or may not have complete knowledge of the AT implementation strategies. This research study provides an overview of how teachers of different content areas in a technology-rich self-contained secondary program for students with learning disabilities implemented AT in their daily instruction. Teacher reports and observations reflected discrepancies in how teachers may perceive their teaching with AT and revealed that, in spite of having access to a variety of technologies, there continues to be a focus on using low and medium AT (less complex technology). Specific factors (barriers) that influenced the integration of technology for students with learning disabilities are also investigated and described.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2M355
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/17051
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSpecial educationen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducational technologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledTeacher educationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledassistive technologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrollededucational technologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledinstructional technologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledlearning disabilitiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledspecial education technologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledstudents with disabilitiesen_US
dc.titleASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE AMONG SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES: TYPES, LEVELS OF USE AND REPORTED BARRIERS.en_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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