scholarly journals COVID-19 PANDEMIC: DIFFICULTIES FACED BY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS DURING EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING AND THEIR OPINIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-84
Author(s):  
Hafiz Tahir Jameel ◽  
Abid Masood Khan ◽  
Tanzila Nabeel

The objective of this study was to explore the difficulties faced by special education teachers during emergency remote teaching through online learning to special needs students during covid-19 pandemic and discuss their opinions. Population of study was special education teachers who were teaching to special needs students of secondary level at government special education institutions Faisalabad division of Punjab province Pakistan. The sample of the study was 15special education teachers were selected through random sampling technique. Phenomenology pattern was used in this research as a method of research.  Semi structure interview was used as a tool of research. Results of the study clearly showed that almost all the special education teachers were motivated towards providing emergency remote teaching to their special students through online learning system. They have practiced a variety of strategies to provide online education to their students but they face a lot of difficulties in this regard. As majority of special students were from low socio economic background, so they have a lack of online learning facilities i.eandroid cell phones, laptops and internet connection etc. It was interesting to know that all the students who have sufficient facilities of online learning were not utilizing this for constructive purpose and to overcome their academic problems.  They were merely wasting it over social media and gadgets are not utilizing for constructive purpose which was creating anxiety for their parents. Key Words: Covid-19, pandemic,special needs students, special education teacher, emergency remote teaching, online learning

Author(s):  
Genevieve Marie Johnson

Twelve special education teachers and teacher assistants who have instructional experience using iPads with children with special needs completed a survey that queried their practices and perceptions. In general, teachers and assistants were extremely positive about the value of iPads for children with special needs, particularly for children with autism, attention deficits and limitations of fine motor control. Special education teachers and teacher assistants reported most frequently using iPads to promote student language and literacy skills, although mathematics learning activities were also commonly reported. Enhanced student motivation was the most frequently reported benefit of using tablet computers in school followed by instructional planning advantages. Tablet computers appear to have the potential to be an essential aspect of individual program plans. Teaching tasks might reasonably include downloading and organizing specific applications on specific children’s tablets and professional development might increasingly focus of evaluation of tablet applications. Douze professeurs en éducation spéciale et aides-enseignants utilisant les iPads dans leur enseignement avec des enfants à besoins spéciaux ont rempli un questionnaire relatif à leurs pratiques et à leurs perceptions. En général, les enseignants et les aides-enseignants se sont révélés extrêmement positifs quant à la valeur des iPads pour les enfants à besoins spéciaux, en particulier pour les enfants avec autisme, avec un déficit d’attention et avec un contrôle limité de la motricité fine. Le plus souvent, les enseignants en éducation spéciale et les aides-enseignants ont indiqué avoir utilisé les iPads pour améliorer les compétences linguistiques et de littératie des élèves, bien que des activités d'apprentissage des mathématiques aient aussi été mentionnées fréquemment. Le renforcement de la motivation des élèves constituait l'avantage le plus souvent associé à l’utilisation des tablettes à l'école, suivi par des avantages liés à la planification de l’enseignement. Les tablettes pourraient devenir un élément essentiel des plans de programme individuel. Les tâches d'enseignement pourraient inclure le téléchargement et l'organisation d’applications spécifiques sur les tablettes particulières des enfants, et le perfectionnement professionnel pourrait de plus en plus être consacré à l'évaluation des applications pour tablettes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
Olateju Oluwayemisi Ruth ◽  
Okanlawon Ayoade Ejiwale ◽  
Fakokunde Jubril Busuyi

Today’s classrooms in Nigerian schools are witnessing heterogeneous student populations. With this current classroom nature, teachers feel generally ill-prepared and are unwilling to accommodate disadvantaged students. According to research findings, unfortunately, disadvantaged students were usually excluded during classroom instruction. Consequently, this resulted in reduced learning opportunities, stigmatization and social exclusion. Thus, this paper investigated pre-service teachers’ level of knowledge about inclusive education and explored their beliefs towards inclusive education. To achieve these objectives, a descriptive study design was adopted. The sample for the study consisted of 166 pre-service science teachers who were drawn from the population of special education undergraduate students from a tertiary institution using the stratified random sampling technique. The study utilized two validated questionnaires, Teachers’ Knowledge about Inclusive Education Test (TKIET), and True-False Twenty-one-Item Test and Teachers’ Belief towards Inclusive Education (TBIS) which is structured on a 5-point Likert scale to elicit the information from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of the study indicated that (1) pre-service teachers had a moderate knowledge about inclusive education and (2) pre-service teachers held positive beliefs about the effectiveness of inclusive education. Major conclusions which arise from this study are that pre-service special education teachers in Nigeria had moderate knowledge about inclusive education. In spite of their moderate knowledge about inclusive education they exhibited positive beliefs about the effectiveness of inclusive education.       Keywords: disadvantage students, struggling learners, adaptive instruction, curriculum modification, inclusive education


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3a) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lasmini

Corona virus or covid 19 is a dangerous virus that attacks the human respiratory system. Corona virus able to change the order of almost all of life’s joints in the world of education. In order to break the chain of the covid 19, goverments introduce a pattern of long range learning by means online learning. Application of this learning model certainly brings its own impact to students. The puspose of this study is to know the impact students are experiencing class 5 country primary school Pandawei during the online learning system. The method used was qualitative research methods with data collection techniques thrugh interviews and observations. The analysis technique used is qualitative descriptive. The main find of this research is increased students study habits using this online learning methods because the students are becoming accustomed  with technology so they’re easier discovering additional information about the lesson materials received search school.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Rodríguez-Oramas ◽  
Pilar Alvarez ◽  
Mimar Ramis-Salas ◽  
Laura Ruiz-Eugenio

In the international context of a progress toward more inclusive educational systems and practices, the role of Special Education teachers is being transformed. From an inclusive perspective, these professionals increasingly support students and their teachers in the mainstream classroom, avoiding segregation. However, Special Education teachers often struggle to reach and support all students with special needs and their teachers to provide quality inclusive education. For this reason, more research is still needed on in-service training strategies for the inclusion of students with special needs that effectively translate into evidence-based school practices that improve the education of all students. This article analyses the impact of two evidence-based dialogic training programs of Special Education teachers working in mainstream schools carried out in Mexico during the 2018–2019 school year. Through in-depth interviews with participants, it was identified how, after the training, teachers increasingly grounded their actions on scientific evidence and promoted interactive learning environments that improved the educational inclusion of their students with special needs. This training also became the venue to make evidence-based educational actions available to other students without special needs, improving the quality of education provided to all students.


2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 484-490
Author(s):  
Diana Treahy ◽  
Susan Gurganus

Teachers describe five proven, effective co-teaching strategies for collaborative partnerships with special education instructors and other professionals.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ely Indriani

The background of the problem in this study is that various obstacles arise in the application of online learning, ranging from limitations to internet access, operational capabilities and online features. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in class X high school students in Mranggen District in PJOK subjects. This research is a quantitative descriptive study using a survey method conducted online by distributing questionnaires using google form. The sampling technique in this study used cluster sampling. Then after the data has been collected, it will be analyzed and in a percentage for later description. The results of the study showed that the PJOK lessons using online learning were 41,% said they were less understood and 52.2% were not fun. In the operation of online learning media Wa and Zoom, 63.6% of students said they understood how to use them, while Gadgets (Hp) were the media that was often used with 72.2%. Limited quotas, slow networks and difficult to understand material are obstacles that students often experience during online learning at home. Giving assignments and examinations online 60.5% of students felt they did not understand and lacked enthusiasm for 62.7%, while during online learning Google classroom was the application most often used with 64.2%. Then 52.8% of the assignments became a model often used by teachers during online learning and online presentations, 21.3%. While the assignment given by the teacher when online was 47.5% for theory assignments and 22.2% of motion tasks. The conclusion in this study is based on the data and results that online learning for PJOK during COVID-19 class X SMA in Mrangggen sub-district is less effective from the various problems and obstacles that exist. Suggestions, to improve the online learning system so that it is easier to understand, learning during the COVID-19 pandemic can be done face-to-face or online and for further research to follow up on the factors of the online learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic. Abstrak Latar belakang masalah pada penelitian ini adalah berbagai kendala muncul dalam penerapan pembelajaran daring, mulai dari keterbatasan pada akses internet, kemampuan operasional dan pada fitur-fitur online. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas implementasi pembelajaran daring dimasa pandemi COVID-19 pada siswa SMA kelas X se-Kecamatan Mranggen mata pelajaran PJOK. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode survey yang dilakukan secara online dengan penyebaran angket menggunakan google form. Teknik sampling pada penelitian ini menggunakan cluster sampling. Kemudian setelah data telah  terkumpul, maka akan dianalisis dan di persentase untuk kemudian di deskripsikan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pelajaran PJOK dengan menggunakan pembelajaran daring 41,% mengatakan kurang di mengerti dan 52,2% tidak menyenangkan. Dalam pengoperasian media pembelajaran daring Wa, dan Zoom 63,6% siswa mengatakan mengerti dalam menggunakan nya, sementara Gadget (Hp) menjadi media yang sering digunakan dengan 72,2%. Kuota yang terbatas, jaringan yang lambat dan materi yang sulit dipahami menjadi kendala yang sering dialami siswa selama pembelajaran daring dirumah. Pemberian tugas dan ujian secara daring 60,5% siswa merasa kurang paham dan kurang semangat 62,7%, sedangkan selama pembelajaran daring google classroom menjadi aplikasi yang paling sering digunakan dengan 64,2%. Kemudian 52,8% penugasan menjadi model yang sering digunakan guru selama pembelajaran daring dan presentasi online 21,3%. Sementara penugasan yang diberikan guru ketika daring 47,5% tugas teori dan tugas gerak 22,2%. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini adalah berdasarkan data dan hasil bahwa pembelajaran daring PJOK selama COVID-19 kelas X SMA se-kecamatan Mrangggen kurang efektif dari berbagai permasalahan dan kendala yang ada. Saran, untuk meningkatkan sistem pembelajaran daring agar lebih mudah dipahami, pembelajaran selama pandemi COVID-19 dapat dilakukan dengan tatap muka atau secara daring dan untuk penelitian selanjutnya agar ditindaklanjuti faktor-faktor proses pembelajaran daring selama masa pandemi COVID-19.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
Maria Gayatri

Purpose of the study: The study examined the implementation of early childhood education during the pandemic of COVID-19. Methodology: A systematic review identified the implementation in early childhood education settings. Electronic databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, and manual search on Google Scholar were explored with specific keywords from the inception of the pandemic COVID-19 to November 30, 2020. Main Findings: Early childhood education has been influenced due to school closure. Most of the children experience online learning, to reduce the spread of the outbreak, especially when face-to-face learning cannot be conducted. Parents and teachers have significant roles in supporting the children to improve their cognitive and social development. However, the implementation of home learning causes some difficulties in relation to the self-regulation of very young children, the readiness to utilize digital technology and learning materials, parent’s beliefs and attitudes on online learning compared with traditional learning, and requirements of demanding time and knowledge to accompany the children. Therefore, it is important to have good communication between parents and teachers to support early childhood online learning during the outbreak. Applications of this study: This article will provide evidence from some countries about the matter of early childhood education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study will be useful for improving the quality of early childhood education. Novelty/Originality of this study: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the early childhood education has changed from the traditional system to online education system to reduce the spread of the diseases. This article will show the various implementations of learning system during the outbreak and the lesson learned.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2110 (1) ◽  
pp. 012018
Author(s):  
B Jatmiko ◽  
B K Prahani ◽  
N Suprapto ◽  
S Admoko ◽  
U A Deta ◽  
...  

Abstract Research will focus on generating a profile of research trends in online physics learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main research is bibliometric. Scopus document data collection in August 2021. The 1007 document results with keywords online physics learning. Then focused on 2020 and 2021* as 277 document results of which these 2 years are the COVID-19 pandemic period. In general, the research results show that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a positive impact on accelerating online learning in developing countries. Another finding is online learning which is proven to be effective for improving student learning outcomes in physics learning. Educational transformations today and after the COVID-19 pandemic can occur in online education, changes in learning from home, changes in roles, and approaches. The research implications are supported by recent research: (1) These findings will provide an empirical basis for the development of physics education research, especially online physics learning during the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) Deep learning system, machine learning system, and education computing can still become a research trend in current research, especially in the integration and adaptation in physics learning; (3) Retracing the trend and novelty of physics education research, especially in the physics education undergraduate program.


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