Research Article

Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study

Volume: 5 Number: 1 January 1, 2014
  • Canan Sola Özgüç
  • Atilla Cavkaytar
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Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate use of Instructional Technology (IT) by special education teachers in a school for students with moderate to severe intellectual disability (ID). Research questions were a) Which IT do teachers use during class time? b) What are the ways of providing IT? (c) What are the problems that teachers encountered while using IT? (d) What are the results and effects of the encountered problems? (e) Is there any use of assistive technology (AT) devices? This is a case study based on collecting and analyzing qualitative data. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine teachers; students with moderate to severe ID in the first, second, fifth, and seventh grade were observed in social studies lessons, as were eight teachers of those students. The study showed that use of IT is limited in a special school for children with ID and this situation is affecting teachers and students in a negative way. Also, use of AT is lacking

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  1. Moreover, it was observed during the observations that some teachers failed to use high-tech devices. To make a solution for this matter, computer and instructional technologies teachers may be employed at schools to support teachers on this subject. What is more, teachers may be trained on the use of new devices if schools are provided with such devices.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Canan Sola Özgüç This is me

Atilla Cavkaytar This is me

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

Submission Date

February 6, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 5 Number: 1

APA
Özgüç, C. S., & Cavkaytar, A. (2014). Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 5(1), 47-59. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.14394
AMA
1.Özgüç CS, Cavkaytar A. Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study. TOJQI. 2014;5(1):47-59. doi:10.17569/tojqi.14394
Chicago
Özgüç, Canan Sola, and Atilla Cavkaytar. 2014. “Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students With Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 5 (1): 47-59. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.14394.
EndNote
Özgüç CS, Cavkaytar A (January 1, 2014) Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 5 1 47–59.
IEEE
[1]C. S. Özgüç and A. Cavkaytar, “Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study”, TOJQI, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 47–59, Jan. 2014, doi: 10.17569/tojqi.14394.
ISNAD
Özgüç, Canan Sola - Cavkaytar, Atilla. “Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students With Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 5/1 (January 1, 2014): 47-59. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.14394.
JAMA
1.Özgüç CS, Cavkaytar A. Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study. TOJQI. 2014;5:47–59.
MLA
Özgüç, Canan Sola, and Atilla Cavkaytar. “Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students With Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 47-59, doi:10.17569/tojqi.14394.
Vancouver
1.Canan Sola Özgüç, Atilla Cavkaytar. Teacher Use of Instructional Technology in a Special Education School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study. TOJQI. 2014 Jan. 1;5(1):47-59. doi:10.17569/tojqi.14394

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