Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ920570
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
EISSN: N/A
Assistive Technology for Students with Visual Impairments: Challenges and Needs in Teachers' Preparation Programs and Practice
Zhou, Li; Parker, Amy T.; Smith, Derrick W.; Griffin-Shirley, Nora
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v105 n4 p197-210 Apr 2011
This article reports on a survey of 165 teachers of students with visual impairments in Texas to examine their perceptions of their knowledge of assistive technology. The results showed that they had significant deficits in knowledge in 55 (74.32%) of the 74 assistive technology competencies that were examined and that 57.5% of them lacked adequate confidence about teaching assistive technology to students. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs, Knowledge Level, Teacher Competencies, Surveys, Special Schools, Teacher Attitudes
American Foundation for the Blind. 11 Penn Plaza Suite 300, New York, NY 10001. Tel: 800-232-5463; Tel: 212-502-7600; e-mail: afbinfo@afb.net; Web site: http://www.afb.org/store
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
