الكفايات التكنولوجية التعليمية لدى معلمي التربية الخاصة في مدينة حلب

Abstract

This search aimed to identify the Technological Educational Competencies among Special Education Teachers in Aleppo City, and the differences in it according to variables: (Experience, academic qualification, category).

The scale of Technological Educational Competencies which prepared by Al-qahtani (2018) was used after checking its psychometric characterizes, then it was applied on a sample of (85) female teachers. The descriptive curriculum was followed. To obtain results SPSS program was used. Results indicated that there is a moderate level of Technological Educational Competencies among Special Education Teachers in Aleppo City, teachers have the desire to obtain a training about employment technology in their job, there are no differences in Technological Educational Competencies according to Experience, and there are differences according to academic qualification for high studies, and category for learning disability.

It can be said that special education in Syria is still far behind other countries. In order to advance the country and contribute to its reconstruction after the crises it has gone through, work must be done on the various groups and give them the necessary importance to benefit from all the capabilities that are in their appropriate place. In light of this, work must be done to prepare special education teachers well; by holding training courses, paying more attention to their prior preparation and training on the use of modern devices, technologies and applications, in addition to setting standards for accepting special education teachers that include several aspects, including academic qualifications, university specialization, and conducting an admission test to ensure the teacher’s eligibility and ability to deal with children with disabilities, preparing individual educational plans, and using appropriate tools in their education.