RT Journal Article
T1 Knowledge and degree of training of primary education teachers in relation to ICTtaught to students with disabilities.
A1 Fernández-Batanero, José María
A1 Cabero-Almenara, Julio
A1 López Meneses, Eloy
K1 Information and Communications Technology
K1 Disability
K1 Teacher training
K1 Accessibility
AB The integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into the inclusiveclassroom requires competent teaching staff from both the technological and pedagogicalpoints of view. Within this context, and with the aim of looking at one of these theoreticalpremises, this study aimed to identify the degree of training and technological knowledgeof primary school teachers in Spain with respect to the use of ICT with individuals withdisabilities (functional diversity). A descriptive ex post-facto research method was used,where the sample comprised 777 teachers. An ad-hoc questionnaire was used as the data-collection instrument. The results revealed the low skill levels of the teachers with respectto the use of ICT with students with disabilities, where the level of training of the teachingstaff was determined by personal (gender, age), professional (teaching experience) oreducational (qualifications) variables. The findings of this study point to the need forteacher training that instructs teachers on the use of ICT in order to favour the learningand educational innovation of students with disabilities.
PB Wiley
YR 2018
FD 2018-08-14
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10433/16731
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10433/16731
LA en
NO British Journal of Educational Technology, vol 50, nº 4, p. 1961-1978.
NO The  work  was  financed  by  the  Spanish  Ministry  of   Economics  and  Competitiveness  within  the  State  Plan  for  the  Development  of   Scientific  and  Technical  Research  of   Excellence  2013–2016  (DIFOTICYD EDU2016 75232-P).
NO Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026