فعالية برنامج لتنمية مهارات المعلمين في استخدام تطبيقات الآيباد الملائمة لتعليم الطلبة ذوي الإعاقة الفكرية

Abstract EN

The purpose of the research is to examine the effectiveness of a training program for developing teachers’ skills of using the appropriate iPad® applications for teaching students with intellectual disabilities.

The experimental method was used, the sample of 12 teachers was chosen (experimental group: n= 6 and control group: n= 6), with a pre-post-scale “Teachers’ skills of using the appropriate iPad® applications for teaching students with intellectual disabilities scale” (prepared by the researcher) and follow-up measurement after 2 months of the end of the program.

The results showed that the program was effective in increasing teachers’ skills in using “educational iPad® applications” (including Alphabet applications, numbers, video editing, educational games, an application for Quran named iEN for Quran, pictures collecting, producing e-stories application), and “organizational applications” (including planning, implementing and evaluating teaching application, taking notes, Microsoft OneNote for example, iEN Toolkit, iEN Learning Management System, other applications from an educational services company called Tatweer).

The results were discussed and some recommendations were suggested at the end of the research.