Special education teachers’ Readiness and self-efficacy in utilization of assistive technologies for instruction in secondary school
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Date
2023
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Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
This study determined the Special Education Teachers’
Readiness and Self-Efficacy in Utilization of Assistive
Technologies for Instruction in Secondary School, Oyo State.
The study adopted descriptive research of the survey type.
The population for this study was made up of all special
education teachers in Oyo State. Purposive sampling
techniques were used to select 119 special education
teachers in Oyo-state. Descriptive and Inferential statistics
were used to answer the research question and test the
stated hypotheses with the aid of statistical product and
service solution (SPSS) version 20.0 at a 0.05 level of
significance. The findings indicated that special education
teachers are ready to use assistive technology for instruction
and the teachers have high self-efficacy in the use of assistive
technology for instruction. The study concluded that
assistive technology can be used to facilitate teaching and
stimulation if appropriately deployed. Therefore, it was
recommended that special Education teachers should be
encouraged to deploy assistive technology for learning
irrespective of their gender.
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Keywords
Assistive technology, Gender, Readiness, Self-efficacy.
Citation
Surajudeen, B. T., Ibironke E. S., & Aladesusi G. A. (2023). Special education teachers’ Readiness and self-efficacy in utilization of assistive technologies for instruction in secondary school. Indonesian Journal of Community and Special Needs Education, 3(1)33-42 Published by Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Available at https://doi.org/10.17509/ijcsne.v3i1