ERIC Number: EJ1442808
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
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Empowering Hearing-Impaired Students: A Mobile Learning Intervention in Israeli Arab Elementary Education
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, v24 n4 p1093-1104 2024
This study evaluates an intervention program that uses mobile learning, designed for Israeli Arab hearing-impaired elementary school students, focused on language and mathematics. Participants included 23 hearing-impaired students, 39 teachers, and 46 parents. The evaluation combined quantitative and qualitative methods, using questionnaires, knowledge mapping, observations, individual semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions. Findings revealed: (1) integrating mobile learning promoted learning enjoyment of learning, and satisfaction with program implementation; (2) content knowledge development contributed to mathematical knowledge and all language components except grammar; (3) inequality among students persisted since only hearing-impaired students benefited from the program, leading to another kind of inequality; (4) teachers coped with various challenges: lack of technological skills, need for differential teaching for different populations in the classroom, and general lack of attention in the classroom when using apps with audible instructions and (5) parents have vital role in implementing new learning approaches for special needs students.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Hearing Impairments, Elementary School Students, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Mathematics, Language, Equal Education, Barriers, Technology Uses in Education, Classroom Techniques, Student Empowerment, Arabs, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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