Moradi R, Ahmadi R. The effect of integrating assistive technology in the English
language curriculum in improving the level of academic
motivation of students with physical-motor disabilities. J Except Educ 2024; 4 (182) : 4
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1- , Arak University , rahimnor08@gmail.com
2- Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University
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Abstract
Background and purpose: One of the strategies that can help the inclusiveness of the special education
system is the integration and integration of technology in the curriculum for these people. The purpose of
the present study was the effect of integrating assistive technology in the English language curriculum in
improving the level of academic motivation of students with physical-motor disabilities.
Methods: The research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group.
The statistical population of the research included male students with physical-motor disabilities in Tehran.
The purposeful sampling method was available,24 students with physical-motor disabilities in the seventh
grade of the first secondary school of Imam Ali(AS)complex in Tehran were selected and then the selected
sample was randomly selected in the form Experimental and control groups were included. Abdokhodaei's
educational achievement motivation questionnaire (1987) was used to collect data.The experimental group
was taught the English language course of the first secondary course during using the educational model
enriched with auxiliary technologies (online and offline) during six sessions,and the control group was taught
in the usual way. In the online section, the Koya virtual learning platform was used,and in the offline section,
the multimedia software developed by the researcher was used for the English language course.Analysis of
covariance method was used to analyze the data.
Results: The findings showed that after adjusting the pre-test scores,there is a significant difference
between the experimental and control groups in the academic achievement motivation variable.
Conclusion: The results of this research,in line with other researches, indicate that if technology is used
in the curriculum in a purposeful and intelligent way,it plays an important role in increasing the motivation of
students with special educational needs,including students with physical-motor disabilities.
Article number: 4
Type of Study:
Original Article |
Subject:
Physical Disabilities Received: 2023/Jul/Sat | Revised: 2024/Nov/Tue | Accepted: 2024/Mar/Tue | Published: 2024/Nov/Tue | ePublished: 2024/Nov/Tue
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