As TIC na educação de alunos cegos e com baixa visão. a perspetiva dos professores das escolas de referência

• Autor(a) principal: Ramos, Sara Isabel Moça
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Andrade, António Manuel Valente de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34632/investigacaoeducacional.2014.3417

Considering the changes that technological evolution has provoked in the education system and the fact that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) cannot be dissociated from the pedagogical practices adopted with blind or visual impaired students, for the study and understanding of this reality, it is essential to assess the opinion of the professionals who work daily in the educational process of these students with special needs. This research, predominantly quantitative, intends to analyze the teacher’s perceptions, who teach blind or visually impaired students of 2nd and 3rd cycles of primary and secondary education in the reference schools for the education of blind or visual impaired students, in mainland Portugal, of their knowledge, teaching and training in this area of ICT. The results reveal a sample confident in their technological capabilities, however with little resourcefulness in some tools and applications specific to the area of visual impairment and blindness, and a very significant number of teachers ignoring many of these. Another finding is that the lack of specific training is considered the main obstacle for teachers, with regard to a real integration of ICT in the teaching and learning of these students.