TY - JOUR
T1 - Teachers' Attitudes, Motivation, and Use of iPads to Support Children With Learning Disabilities Versus Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
AU - Eden, Sigal
AU - Navon, Margalit
AU - Shamir, Adina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2019 International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - The aim of the current study is to compare teachers' attitudes, motivation, and use of iPads to support teaching children with learning disabilities (LD) versus children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Three hundred and nine teachers (294 females and 15 males) between the ages of 25 to 62 (M = 42.66) participated in the study. The teachers were divided into two groups according to their students' disability type: 221 teachers of students with LD and 88 teachers of students with ASD. The teachers were evaluated by six questionnaires: demographic characteristics, general technology use, experience with iPads, digital competencies, attitudes toward iPads, and teacher's preparedness for iPad use. Results show that teachers in both groups find that the iPad is a useful tool to promote teaching and learning. However, the findings reveal that teachers of children with ASD use iPads more frequently and for a longer duration in the classroom. Furthermore, teachers of students with ASD seek more training.
AB - The aim of the current study is to compare teachers' attitudes, motivation, and use of iPads to support teaching children with learning disabilities (LD) versus children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Three hundred and nine teachers (294 females and 15 males) between the ages of 25 to 62 (M = 42.66) participated in the study. The teachers were divided into two groups according to their students' disability type: 221 teachers of students with LD and 88 teachers of students with ASD. The teachers were evaluated by six questionnaires: demographic characteristics, general technology use, experience with iPads, digital competencies, attitudes toward iPads, and teacher's preparedness for iPad use. Results show that teachers in both groups find that the iPad is a useful tool to promote teaching and learning. However, the findings reveal that teachers of children with ASD use iPads more frequently and for a longer duration in the classroom. Furthermore, teachers of students with ASD seek more training.
KW - attitudes
KW - autism
KW - iPads
KW - learning disability
KW - special educational needs
KW - teachers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076895958&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1891/1945-8959.18.2.131
DO - 10.1891/1945-8959.18.2.131
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AN - SCOPUS:85076895958
SN - 1945-8959
VL - 18
SP - 131
EP - 159
JO - Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology
JF - Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology
IS - 2
ER -