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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Literacy of Integrating Assistive Technology into Classroom Instruction for Special Education Teachers in Taiwan
Authors : Ming Chung Chen, Chi Nung Chu, Chien-Chuan Ko
Published in: Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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This study surveyed the special education teachers’ literacy for inte-grating assistive technology into the instruction in Taiwan. At first, a scale for literacy of assistive technology integration for special education teachers was developed through Delphi technique. 391 special education teachers completed the web-based questionnaire. The results reveal that the teachers’ AT literacy were inadequate. Though the teachers are aware of the importance of assistive technology, they lack essential skills and knowledge. The results of the analysis also indicated that participation in AT training programs and experiencing with students who used AT devices benefited their AT literacy.